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Ref#4863
TitleLondon Nursing Job - Staff Nurse Cardiothoracic Surgical Wards NHS Jobs , Band 5
DescriptionOur Client Hospital Trust is the largest specialist heart and lung centre in the UK and among the largest in Europe. The hospital is a partnership of two specialist hospitals in London which are known throughout the world for their expertise. Each year between 500 and 600 papers by researchers associated with the Trust are published in peer-reviewed scientific journals, such as The Lancet and New England Journal of Medicine.

The Hospital serves more than 90,000 outpatients and 26,000 inpatients each year. On an annual basis staff perform over: 3,000 angiograms; 1,800 thoracic surgery operations; 2,400 coronary angioplasties; 2,000 treatments for respiratory failure; and 1,200 heart bypass operations. Services for children were given the highest possible 'excellent' rating in the most recent Healthcare Commission survey..

The Trust is Europe's top-ranked respiratory research centre and the cardiac, cardiovascular and critical care teams are rated in the top three most highly cited health research teams in Europe.

The Heart Attack Centre has pioneered the use of primary angioplasty for the treatment of heart attacks.

The on-site foetal cardiology service enables clinicians to begin caring for babies while still in the womb; many are scanned at just 12 weeks, when the heart measures just over a millimetre.

Europe's largest unit for the treatment of cystic fibrosis is based at the Hospital:
The hospital is the country's largest centre for the treatment of adult congenital heart disease

We are looking for staff nurses who are keen to gain knowledge and experience in the care of patients in the cardiothoracic surgical speciality. Our Private patients ward has 24 single rooms and a four-bed HDU. Patients requiring investigations and treatments for cardiothoracic conditions are cared for here. Expertise includes cardiology, cardiothoracic surgery and respiratory medicine.

Salary min25,408.00 British Pound
Salary max33,041.00 British Pound
LocationUK (London)
CategoryNursing

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