Ward Sister - Heart Centre
The closing date is 01 December 2025
Job summary
Lead with heart. Make a difference.
Are you an experienced and passionate nurse ready to take the next step in your career? Our Heart Centre is seeking a dynamic Charge Nurse/Ward Sister to lead and inspire our dedicated team in delivering exceptional cardiac care.
About the Heart Centre
Our Heart Centre is a leading specialist unit providing advanced cardiac care to patients across the region. We deliver a full range of services, including in-hours Elective Primary PCI, Pacemaker insertions, Diagnostic Angiograms, PCI and Direct Current Cardioversion (DCCV).
We are proud of our reputation for clinical excellence and innovation, and our team works collaboratively to provide safe, effective, and compassionate care. Looking ahead, we have an exciting vision to establish a 24/7 Primary PCI Service, further enhancing our ability to deliver life-saving interventions around the clock.
Joining us means becoming part of a forward-thinking, supportive environment where your expertise will make a real difference to patient outcomes.
Main duties of the job
As a Charge Nurse/Ward Sister, you will:
Provide clinical leadership and ensure high standards of patient care.
Manage day-to-day ward operations, staffing, and resources.
Support and mentor nursing staff, fostering professional development.
Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to deliver safe, effective, and compassionate care.
About You
We are looking for someone who:
Is a registered nurse with current NMC registration.
Has proven leadership experience in an acute or cardiac setting.
Demonstrates excellent communication, organisational, and decision-making skills.
Is committed to patient safety and continuous improvement.
What We Offer
Opportunities for professional development and leadership training.
Supportive team environment within a leading Heart Centre.
Access to staff wellbeing programmes.
About us
We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients' own homes.
We are one of the largest NHS organisations in England, employing more than 12,000 staff.
We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options.
Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services.
Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients.
We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what's widely regarded as the world's best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients.
If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you.
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Details
Date posted
17 November 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 7
Salary
£47,810 to £54,710 a year per annum
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
432-HR903-25
Job locations
Ipswich Hospital
Ipswich
IP4 5PD
Employer details
Employer name
East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Ipswich Hospital
Ipswich
IP4 5PD
Employer's website
https://www.esneft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
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