East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust

Registered Nurse - Coronary Care Unit - EDGH
The closing date is 20 November 2026

Job summary
This is an exciting opportunity to join our Coronary Care Unit and Cardiac Catheter Laboratory team. CCU is a busy 11 bedded high dependency unit nursing elective and emergency cardiology admissions. In addition, the role will involve rotation into the Cardiac Catheter Laboratory and recovery areas.

You will need to be well motivated and committed to high standards of patient care and personal, professional development. The team is both friendly and supportive, with a strong commitment to providing a high standard of care.

We will provide a supportive atmosphere, mentorship and clinical supervision in the unit and are committed to professional development of all staff. This includes training and support for assisting allied healthcare professional teams with imaging services- including cardiac CT and nuclear imaging, and complex echocardiography.

As well as our elective and primary angioplasty services, we undertake complex pacing and have a variety of well-established electrophysiology and arrhythmia services, including AF and VT ablation and nurse-led DC Cardioversion service.

We have strong links with the University of Brighton and encourage further education and gaining qualifications within the field of cardiology, multi-disciplinary team working with allied healthcare professionals and senior nurses is an integral part of this unit with all staff enabled and empowered to make a real difference for their patients.

Main duties of the job
This is an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic and motivated nurse with good interpersonal skills. Whether you are just starting out on your Nursing career, looking for a change of specialty, or returning to practice, we would welcome the opportunity to meet with you.

About us
A wide range of staff benefits are available to our staff including staff development, enrolment in the NHS pension scheme, auto-enrolment to our Temporary Workforce Service, access to onsite nurseries, staff restaurants and accommodation.

In addition to an internal Occupational Health department, all staff also have access to free psychological support through our confidential Employee Assistance Programme. Onsite parking is available from only £50 a year.

There has never been a better time to join East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust, submit your application today.

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Details
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 5
Salary: £32,073 to £39,043 a year, per annum, pro rata
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: 374-LL0401
Job location: Eastbourne DGH, Kings Drive, Eastbourne, BN21 2UD, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities
Please refer to the job description attached.

Person Specification
Essential

• Experience in nursing care, knowledge and expertise acquired through training
• Registered Nurse and hold active registration with Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC)
• Diploma/Degree level qualification relevant to role
• Professional qualification and knowledge of patient assessment, planning, developing and implementing programmes of care
• Evidence of mandatory and statutory essential training skills, for example, Basic Life Support, manual handling, infection control, fire etc
• Professional clinical knowledge skills and skills that demonstrate the ability to assess, plan, develop and implement programmes of care
• Ability to apply professional judgement and problem solve
• Able to support learners and clinical supervision of junior staff
• Day to day management of a patient caseload and delegate effectively to clinical support workers
• Able to manage the physical and emotional demands of the role, including moving and handling of patients, concentration for clinical care, drug dosage calculation and communication of distressing information
• Flexibility in working hours and patterns

Desirable

• NHS experience or relevant health care organisation
• Post Graduate qualification at Degree level relevant to role to demonstrate clinical skills

Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

Employer contact details
Contact: Nurse Ward Managers, Tracey King or Catherine Nicholls, tracey.king6@nhs.net, 03001315438

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