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Band 5
Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working

Staff Nurse

University Hospitals of Leicester NHS TrustGlenfield Hospital, Groby Road, Leicester, LE3 9QP, United Kingdom£32,073 - £39,043Closes 05/10/2026

At a glance

Band
Band 5
Contract
Permanent
Pattern
Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working
Posted
21/09/2026
Closes
05/10/2026

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Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications.
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Role summary

This Staff Nurse role is in Interventional Cardiology at Glenfield Hospital, focusing on procedures under local anesthetic. You will learn about the latest cardiology interventions and gain valuable clinical skills, working closely with a multidisciplinary team. The role involves assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating patient care, with an essential on-call commitment for emergency admissions. You will also contribute to maintaining high standards of nursing care and participate in the education and supervision of other staff members.

Key responsibilities

  • Provide on-call cover for emergency admissions as part of the team.
  • Assess, plan, implement, and evaluate evidence-based nursing care for patients.
  • Actively contribute to setting and maintaining high standards of quality nursing care.
  • Participate in the education, development, and supervision of other staff members.
  • Act as a clinical and professional role model, mentoring and supporting students and learners.
  • Perform comprehensive assessments of patients' nursing needs and plan, implement and evaluate care delivery.

Essential criteria

  • RGN 1st or 2nd Level.
  • Evidence of continuing professional development or evidence of reflective profile
  • Have experience in supporting learners in the workplace and supervising their progress and/or assessing their practice.
  • Willingness to undertake new clinical practices, education and training that will enhance service delivery.
  • Demonstrates the ability to communicate well in a variety of settings with patients of all cultures and with differing levels of understanding
  • Ability to made decisions and prioritise a clinical patient workload.
  • Acts as a mentor and/or assessor and provide support to learners within the ward or unit
  • Understands the importance of teamwork and their role within the multi -disciplinary team
  • Ability to develop and maintain effective interpersonal skills and relationships with colleagues across the health setting
  • Has the ability to use initiative and to lead and co -ordinate a multi -disciplinary team with minimal supervision
  • Good basic understanding of the importance of delivering high quality clinical nursing care
  • Demonstrates knowledge of professional and NHS local and national nursing strategies and priorities
  • Demonstrates understanding of quality and change and the importance of new ways of working.
  • Able to present factual written and verbal information and deal with questions
  • Basic Knowledge of IT
  • Able to maintain accurate patient record
  • Demonstrates satisfactory clinical expertise for the grade applied for. Experience will be dependent on the post/ward requirements at the time of recruitment
  • Some posts may be suitable for newly-registered staff and some may require previous experience. Contact the Ward Ward/Unit Manager or appropriate line manager for more information
  • Ongoing professional and personal development
  • Recognises own level of competence and limitations
  • Able to identify own learning needs
  • Must be able to demonstrate behaviours consistent with the Trust's Values and Behaviours
  • Demonstrates understanding of their own role and responsibilities in managing efficient and effective use of resources
  • Able to demonstrate a commitment to and understanding of the importance of treating all individuals with dignity and respect appropriate to their individual needs.
  • All staff are expected to engage in compassionate and inclusive leadership in the provision of high quality care and interactions with others

Desirable criteria

  • Has successfully completed an previous NMC Approved Teaching and Assessing or Practice Assessor programme or equivalent
  • Demonstrates understanding of clinical risk management in the NHS
  • Demonstrates understanding of Clinical Governance in the NHS
  • Displays motivation and ideas of own future career pathway and personal development planning

Useful to know

Band 5 pay context

Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 5 at £29,970 – £36,483 a year, across England.

This advert: £32,073 – £39,043 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.

Application window

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University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust

Staff Nurse

The closing date is 05 October 2026

Job summary

Full / Part Time (considered) & On Call commitment.

Working pattern 08:00 - 18:00 4 days a week, mainly with some Saturdays on a reduced rota.

Would you like to work in a friendly environment, closely supported by our team of Nurses, Doctors, Radiographers & Cardiac Physiologists?

You will:

  • Learn about all the latest Cardiology Interventions in a center with an international profile which is right here in Leicester
  • Gain invaluable clinical skills in this sought-after field of nursing.

Interventional Cardiology is part of the wider Renal, Respiratory, Cardiac and Vascular management group (RRCV) at Glenfield Hospital (GH).The campus has its own emergency ambulance bay and helipad, modern specialty theatres and intensive care units are also based on this site.

GH campus is a regional centre for clinical research with both Respiratory and Cardiac Biomedical Research Units based here with close links with both the University of Leicester and De Montfort University.

Cardiac Cath Lab is an area where most of our procedures are under local anesthetic . This role is similar to theatre nursing with one to one patient contact with the opportunity to build a unique relationship with your patient and make a profound difference to their lives.

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