Job summary
- Main area
- Cardiology
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 384-SB-EMF17421
- Employer
- Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Royal Surrey Hospital
- Town
- Guildford
- Salary
- £39,205 - £47,084 Pro Rata Per Annum inc. HCAS
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 05/12/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Junior Sister
Band 6
Job overview
Are you passionate about cardiology?
Do you want to make a difference to your community?
Are you motivated and have the drive to be a band 6 Sister within Cardiology?
Do you want to learn new skills?
Then we are looking for You!!!!!!
The CCU team prides itself on providing excellent, well-rounded care in acute, interventional and diagnostic cardiology with nurses rotating in Coronary Care Unit (CCU), Cardiac Catheterisation Laboratory and Cardiac Diagnostics. This is a unique opportunity for learning and training in all these specialised areas of Cardiology since most of the other Trusts have dedicated staff for each area.
CCU has 6 monitored beds catering to high dependency patients who have acute cardiac conditions such as heart attack, abnormal heart rhythms, valve issues and heart failure. Nurses here are trained to develop a strong eye for clinical deterioration, identify ECG abnormalities and perform special procedures such as CPAP (continuous positive airway pressure) and ultrafiltration. Despite having a quick patient turnover, nurses are able to deliver patient-centred in a diverse range of cardiac illnesses.
Main duties of the job
• To assist in leading the nursing team in the provision of high quality, research based, nursing care that is patient and family focused.
• To act as a leader, advisor and role model to less experienced nurses, ensuring appropriate care is planned, implemented and evaluated.
• To support the senior sister in the management and facilitation of the development of staff creating an effective team.
• To take responsibility for identified management/professional/clinical areas and projects under the direction of the senior ward sister.
• To foster a multidisciplinary approach to patient care in line with Clinical Governance
Working for our organisation
Royal Surrey is a compassionate and collaborative acute and community Trust. Recognising that our 5000 colleagues are our greatest strength, we offer a comprehensive health and wellbeing program along with a commitment to developing and advancing your career. Our diverse and welcoming Royal Surrey family will ensure you that you feel valued from your initial interview through your entire tenure.
We are clinically led and provide joined up care by bridging the gap between hospital and community services alongside regional specialist cancer care. Our main acute hospital site is in Guildford with community hospital sites at Milford, Haslemere and Cranleigh. We provide adult community health services in homes across Guildford and Waverley.
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) have given us an overall rating of Outstanding.
Royal Surrey has a strong reputation and history to build on. We are proud of our achievements and we are investing in our colleagues through our commitment to supporting professional development as well as investing more than £45 million in our physical environment and new equipment in the next few years. There has never been a better time to join us.
Although it isn't the Trusts normal practice, adverts may close early, so you are encouraged to submit an application as soon as possible.
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Detailed job description and main responsibilities
On the other hand, the Cathlab and Cardiac Diagnostics run weekday lists of stress echocardiograms, nuclear MPS, diagnostic coronary angiograms, left and right heart catheterisation, electrophysiology studies with ablation, and implantation of simple and complex cardiac devices. Here, nurses get to scrub and circulate for the procedures and practice their cannulation and venepuncture skills. They also hone their non-technical skills such as communication, teamwork and time management, which are all important in getting all the procedures done in a safe and timely manner.
Since staff joining the team will be growing in all these different areas, they are well-supported with an experienced sister/charge nurse every shift who are always keen to help. They will also have dedicated experienced mentors, guiding them in a carefully planned personalised learning and development pathway. The managers also organise regular in-house study days and proactively encourage professional development through the cardiac care pathway at the University of Brighton where you can earn a degree in Acute Clinical Practice. Moreover, cardiology nurses enjoy a closer relationship with the multidisciplinary team as they regularly work in proximity to attend to patients’ complex needs. Finally, the team has ties with Frimley Park, St. George’s, Royal Brompton and Barts Hospitals in the event that a patient needs a tertiary level of care.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Registered Nurse Part 1 or 12
Desirable criteria
- Teaching qualification ENB 998 or City & Guilds 730 or equivalent
- D32/33 [A1]NVQ Assessors Award
Knowledge and Experience
Essential criteria
- Recent post qualification or equivalent experience in acute setting
- Demonstrates professional updating of knowledge in past one/two years
- Experience at Band 5 or above within acute hospital setting
- Can demonstrate up-to-date clinical credibility / competence
- Evidence of advanced skills in practice i.e. iv additives, cannulation and venepuncture
- Knowledge and understanding of current issues in acute NHS setting
- Knowledge of clinical governance issues such as complaints handling, clinical risk management
- Evidence of research based practice
Desirable criteria
- Clinical audit
- Evidence in changing practice and project management
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Noemi Findlay
- Job title
- Manager for Coronary Care/ Catheter Laboratory
- Email address
- [email protected]
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