Closing date: 22 October 2026
Band: Band 7
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Salary: £58,133 to £65,261 a year pa, pro rata incl
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time, Part-time
Reference number: 200-8022269-GO-ND
Job locations: St Georges Hospital, Blackshaw Road, London, SW17 0QT, United Kingdom

Job summary
Band 7 Team Leader Cardio Thoracic Intensive Care Unit (CTICU)

Cardiothoracic Specialist Requirements

• Expert assessment and management of critically ill cardiothoracic patients, including post-cardiac surgery and mechanical circulatory support (IABP, Impella).
• Interpret invasive and minimally invasive monitoring (arterial lines, CVP, PACs, cardiac output systems) and act on complex physiological data.
• Safely manage and troubleshoot MCS devices and vasoactive infusions; titrate inotropes, vasopressors, anticoagulants and antiarrhythmics.
• Manage post-operative cardiac surgery patients including drains, pacing wires, wounds, fluid optimisation and early detection of complications.
• Act decisively in emergencies such as cardiac arrest, tamponade, arrhythmias, acute graft occlusion and haemodynamic collapse.
• Demonstrate advanced cardiothoracic pharmacology knowledge.

Main duties of the job

• Provide excellent, individualised specialist nursing care to critically ill patients.
• Act as shift leader and team leader for a group of nursing staff.
• Support education, training and professional development through the IPR process.
• Lead or participate in audit and research within Critical Care.
• Act as a specialist information resource for internal and external staff.
• Deputise for the Matron when required.

About us
St George's, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals and Health Group cares for a population of four million people in South West London and North East Surrey. Our sites include St George's Hospital, one of 11 major trauma centres in the UK and the largest healthcare provider and major teaching hospital in the area; St Helier Hospital, home to the South West Thames Renal and Transplantation Unit and Queen Mary's Hospital for Children; and Epsom Hospital, home to the South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre (SWLEOC).

After years of collaboration, our two Trusts became a hospitals group in 2021. While remaining as two separate Trusts, being a hospitals group will help us to collaborate more closely on research, and the development, education, and training of our 17,000-strong workforce.

At GESH we are committed to supporting flexible working arrangements. Applicants are encouraged to discuss any flexibility they may need during the recruitment process.

Person Specification
Essential (Application form)

• Competent Cardiothoracic nurse with significant experience
• Shift Leader

Desirable (Application form)

• Significant cardiothoracic experience
• Support education, training and professional development

Essential (Teaching and mentoring)

• Evidence of experience
• Authoritative resource for current evidence based care of the critically ill.

Desirable (Teaching and mentoring)

• Evidence of teaching and mentoring

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.

For questions about the job, contact:
Nurse Recruitment Lead for Critical Care, Anthea Allen, anthea.allen@stgeorges.nhs.uk, 02087250968

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