Sister/ Charge Nurse/Team Leader – Cardiothoracic
At a glance
- Band
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 15/09/2026
- Closes
- 24/09/2026
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Role summary
This role is for a Band 6 Senior Theatre Nurse Practitioner/Associate Team Leader in Cardiothoracic Theatres at the new Barts Heart Centre. The successful candidate will provide clinical leadership support across the cardiac surgical programme, working in a new 10-theatre complex. Opportunities are available for leadership development, mentorship of junior staff, and further academic studies. The position is within one of Europe's largest cardiovascular centres, offering a challenging and rewarding environment.
Essential criteria
- Experience at band 5 Thoracic theatre scrub experience.
- Supervision on non-registered staff.
- Pre-registration and post basic students.
- Evidence and ability to mentor.
- Ability to manage the clinical area efficiently and effectively.
- Ability to convey sensitive information in an empathetic manner to patients, relatives/carers and staff.
- Good inter personal skills with the ability to communicate effectively using a variety of methods, both written and oral.
- Ability to plan, allocate and supervise the work of the team.
- Able to work in a fast changing challenging environment actively supporting and promoting planned change.
- Good understanding of current NHS issues and requirement for efficiency and effectiveness whilst maintaining quality.
- Evidence of competent clinical skills.
- Able to encourage/instruct all staff to use resources effectively and efficiently.
Desirable criteria
- Able to work within set time frames, with good prioritising skills in meeting deadlines.
- Registered nurse.
- Recognised post graduate theatre course.
- Mentorship Course or equivelant.
- Evidence of Leadership course/training.
- Evidence of continuing professional development/education
- Leadership course /completed programme.
- Experience at band 5 Thoracic theatre scrub experience.
- Supervision on non-registered staff.
- Pre-registration and post basic students.
- Evidence and ability to mentor.
- Ability to manage the clinical area efficiently and effectively.
- Ability to convey sensitive information in an empathetic manner to patients, relatives/carers and staff.
- Good inter personal skills with the ability to communicate effectively using a variety of methods, both written and oral.
- Ability to plan, allocate and supervise the work of the team.
- Able to work in a fast changing challenging environment actively supporting and promoting planned change.
- Good understanding of current NHS issues and requirement for efficiency and effectiveness whilst maintaining quality.
- Evidence of competent clinical skills.
- Able to encourage/instruct all staff to use resources effectively and efficiently.
- Able to work within set time frames, with good prioritising skills in meeting deadlines.
- Registered nurse.
- Recognised post graduate theatre course.
- Mentorship Course or equivelant.
- Evidence of Leadership course/training.
- Evidence of continuing professional development/education
- Leadership course /completed programme.
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 6 at £37,338 – £44,962 a year, across England.
This advert: £47,951 – £56,863 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Barts Health NHS Trust
Sister/ Charge Nurse/Team Leader – Cardiothoracic
The closing date is 24 September 2026
Job summary
Barts Heart Centre - Help us build one of Europe's largest cardiovascular centres
Cardiothoracic Surgery
Band 6 Senior Theatre Nurse Practitioner/Associate Team Leader
Cardiothoracic Theatres
The new Barts Heart Centre has brought together the services of some of the best cardiovascular experts in the country who will work together to create a single specialist centre for cardiovascular disease to cover all our local communities.
You will be joining us at an incredibly exciting time, as we realise a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to improve services for today's patients and future generations and create a world class cardiovascular service. This post is for our Cardiothoracic Theatres.
Main duties of the job
The development of a new centre has created vacancies for Band 6 senior cardiothoracic scrub practitioners. We are looking to recruit skilled and experienced individuals who are looking for a new challenge. They will be providing clinical leadership support across the cardiac surgical programme delivered in a new 10 theatre complex with cardiac, thoracic, Robotic and thorocoabdominal aneurysm surgery, complex electrophysiology cases and the nationally recognised Heart Attack Centre which services North and East London.
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