Job overview

We are looking for an experienced and dynamic Registered Nurse to join our Senior Nursing team on the Cardiac Day Ward. The post holder will work alongside the Band 7 Manager and the band 6 Cath Lab Charge Nurses to deliver high quality elective and acute care for Cardiology patients across the region, including the tertiary hospitals including Scarborough, Scunthorpe and Grimsby.

They will lead by example, bringing their own experience to the role to guide and support their team and patients. The role is varied and requires someone who is adaptable, reliable and has a passion for Cardiology Nursing.

Main duties of the job

The main duties include the coordination of the Cardiac Day Ward including the elective patient flow from admission through to discharge, sometimes providing overnight care as well. There are acute cardiology patients as well who require preparing for invasive cardiology procedures alongside the elective patient caseload who need to be factored into the daily running of the area.

The Junior Sister/Charge Nurse will work collaboratively with the Senior Nursing team in conjunction with the multi-professional teams who all have input into patient care on the unit.

They will be expected to deputise for the Band 7 during periods of leave and provide direct patient care. There will be managerial responsibilities and development in this area will be supported. Some of these duties include attending to Datix reports and the learning from these, dealing with PALS complaints and direct complaints and queries from patients and their relatives in real time as well.

Working for our organisation

The Humber Health Partnership is one of the largest acute and community Partnership arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £1.3 billion.

Made up of two Trusts - Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) - our Partnership has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world-class hospital and community services for the 1.65 million people we serve.

Together we employ nearly 20,000 staff. Our five main hospital sites are Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital, for NLAG and Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH.

As Teaching Hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we both lead and contribute to research in many areas - biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery and oncology.

We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Partnership and our community.

Should we receive a high volume of applications the advert may be closed earlier than stated.