Job Description

Senior Staff Nurse – Cardiology
London, London Bridge Hospital
Full time, 37.5 hours
Permanent
Salary: Competitive + shift enhancements

There’s a difference between being experienced in cardiology — and leading it.

At London Bridge Hospital, you’ll step into a role where your clinical judgement, leadership and specialist expertise directly shape how cardiac care is delivered. This is a team that manages some of the most complex cardiovascular conditions, supported by advanced technology and consultants who are recognised leaders in their field. Here, you won’t just follow best practice — you’ll help define it.

Our cardiology service sits within a hospital rated Outstanding by the CQC and is widely recognised as one of the UK’s leading private cardiovascular centres. From complex interventional procedures to cardiac surgery and recovery, everything is designed around delivering high-quality, patient-centred care with precision and consistency.

What makes this environment different is how it brings expertise together. You’ll work alongside multidisciplinary teams in a setting where diagnostic services, cardiac procedures and specialist clinics are closely integrated, giving patients faster access to treatment and allowing you to see the full patient journey through.

As a Senior Staff Nurse, you’ll be trusted to lead on the floor — supporting your colleagues, influencing standards and ensuring every patient receives care that reflects both excellence and compassion.

At HCA UK we care about what you care about. We care that you want to deliver the very best care. We care that you want a career you can be proud of. We care that you want working conditions that support your health and wellbeing. Let us care for you and your career, the same way you do for others.

What you’ll do:

• Lead the nursing team in delivering safe, high-quality care across a specialist cardiology ward
• Act as a clinical role model, supporting and guiding colleagues while driving best practice
• Take ownership of patient pathways, ensuring personalised and responsive care
• Work closely with consultants and multidisciplinary teams to deliver complex cardiac treatments
• Contribute to service development, quality improvement and evidence-based practice initiatives

What you’ll bring:

• Registered General Nurse with active NMC registration
• Proven experience within cardiology, interventional cardiology or cardiothoracic surgery
• Strong leadership capability with experience supporting or mentoring nursing teams
• Advanced clinical knowledge across cardiac procedures, patient monitoring and post-operative care
• Confidence in working within a fast-paced, specialist environment with complex patient needs

Why HCA UK?

Originally founded over 50 years ago by Dr Thomas Frist, HCA has gone on to become one of the world’s leading healthcare providers. In the UK, we’re one of the largest providers of privately funded healthcare and have invested over £500 million in the latest treatments, technology, techniques, medication and facilities. Being part of a large multisite, established healthcare group we can offer you unrivalled opportunities for career progression through internal and external courses, as well as working conditions that prioritise both your mental and physical wellbeing.

We believe that by caring for our employees, we empower them to provide exceptional care for our patients. That’s why we offer a host of flexible benefits that reflect the invaluable contribution they make every day. As a Senior Staff Nurse in our Cardiology department you’ll be eligible for:

• 25 days holiday each year (plus bank holidays) increasing with service, with option to buy or sell leave to suit you
• Private Healthcare Insurance for treatment at our leading hospitals
• Private pension contribution which increases with length of service
• Season Ticket Loan and Cycle to Work scheme
• Group Life Assurance from day one
• Critical illness cover
• Enhanced Maternity and Paternity pay
• Corporate staff discount for all facilities including Maternity packages at The Portland
• Comprehensive range of flexible health, protection and lifestyle benefits to suit you
• Discounts with over 800 major retailers

Culture and values

At HCA UK we believe exceptional care starts with our people. We celebrate the unique perspectives and different experiences each of us bring as we know that when you feel seen, heard and supported you can be at your best for our patients, and each other.

Our mission is simple, above all else we’re committed to the care and improvement of human life, a clear statement that extends to both our patients and colleagues. To achieve this, we live and breathe four core values:

• Unique and Individual We recognise and value everyone as unique and individual

• Kindness and compassion: We treat people with kindness and compassion

• Honesty, integrity and fairness: - We act with absolute honesty, integrity and fairness

• Loyalty, respect and dignity: We trust and treat one another as valued members of the HCA UK family with loyalty, respect and dignity

Reasonable adjustments

We believe everyone should feel comfortable to bring their full self to work and be afforded the same opportunities. As a Disability Confident committed organisation, we’re happy to discuss flexible working arrangements to suit your needs as well as offer reasonable adjustments throughout our recruitment process, and in the workplace, to anyone that needs them.

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