Staff Nurse - Cardiology and Coronary Care Unit London, England
Job description
Main duties of the job
The Nursing team at 10 West - Cardiology ward and Coronary Care Unit (CCU) are seeking Band 5 Staff Nurses to join our fantastic nursing team.
10 West provides the ideal opportunity for exceptional nurses who are looking for a career as a cardiology nurse. We are seeking nurses who are compassionate, bright and motivated to deliver the best care to our very acute and complex group of patients.
You will enjoy working in a busy environment and be a true team player. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills are essential. We provide in-house and post graduate training and have cardiology specific competencies to help our staff demonstrate their professional progression. The 10 West team are hardworking and passionate about their roles and value the importance of teamwork. The band 5 team are supported by two tiers of band 6’s – senior staff nurses and junior sisters who will provide direct mentorship, a cardiology matron, clinical nurse specialists and very enthusiastic cardiology consultants.
As a young and dynamic team, we are particularly involved in patient safety and service improvement, so we are looking for people who possess a natural desire to drive improvement initiatives and sustain excellent standards of our cardiac services.
Working for our organisation
The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s biggest and most innovative trusts. Across three main hospitals, our dedicated army of staff care for over 1.6million patients, treat more than 200,000 in A&E, deliver over 8,000 babies and carry out more than 17million tests.
Our size, scale and influence offer you unrivalled career opportunities and a forward-thinking approach to working that works around your lifestyle. From flexible hours and generous benefits, to next level training, we make it easier to take your career to the top
For more information please follow link https://www.royalfreelondonjobs.co.uk/
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
CLINICAL RESPONSIBILITIES
Maintain a professional behaviour at all times and promote a positive image of Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust at all times, in line with World Class Care values.
To be responsible for the unsupervised assessment of patient care needs and the development, implementation and evaluation of plans of care, ensuring high standards of evidence based care.
To undertake all nursing procedures in accordance with trust policies and ensure that these procedures and policies are understood and adhered to by all staff, within own management responsibility.
To contribute to the development of evidence based guidelines/policies relating to speciality.
To ensure accurate and comprehensive nursing records are maintained using appropriate written and electronic documentation.
To collect data and provide essential information in a timely and accurate manner when requested for e.g. audits or monitoring CQC standards.
To measure patient acuity and/or dependency to inform evidence-based decision making on staffing and workforce.
To monitor and record planned vs actual staffing levels and escalate issues when necessary.
To be responsible for ensuring effective mechanisms are in place so that all clinical and non-clinical incidents, including serious incidents are properly reported, investigated and changes made to avoid recurrence.
Person specification
Royal Free World Class Values
Essential criteria
- Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust Values
Education & Qualifications
Essential criteria
- First level registration
Desirable criteria
- Educated to first level degree
- Evidence of recent and ongoing professional development
- Post qualification in relevant speciality
Experience
Essential criteria
- Post registration experience working in an acute hospital setting
- Awareness of current professional nursing issues
- Demonstrates sound knowledge of infection control standards
- Evidence of experience in conducting quality audits
- Experience of supervising student nurses on placement
Skills & Aptitudes
Essential criteria
- Ability to plan and prioritise workload
- Proven communication skills and ability to negotiate
- Skilled in use of computer/key board
- Ability to supervise registered and unregistered staff
- Ability to work well within a team
- Knowledge of clinical governance issues e.g. handling complaints, clinical risk management
- Aware of quality and safety standards and ward audit requirements
- To maintain a safe clinical environment conducive to patient care
Desirable criteria
- Ability to lead change and service improvement
Personal Qualities
Essential criteria
- Be a positive role model with the ability to demonstrate a credible and professional approach
- Ability to demonstrate initiative and solve problems
- Ability to work as a team and form professional relationships with colleagues
- Enthusiastic and assertive
- Adaptable to change
- Diplomatic and calm
- To be flexible and approachable
- Flexibility in shift & working patterns to meet the needs of the service
Covid-19 Vaccination
Getting vaccinated, and getting a booster, remains the best defence against COVID-19.
We encourage and support staff to get COVID-19 vaccine and a booster dose as and when they are eligible.- AT* - Apprenticeship Training. Where AT* is entered next to the job title indicates that this vacancy is for an apprenticeship role.
- By applying for this role, you accept if successful, that your personal data may be transferred from the Trust to another NHS organisation where your employment transfers within the NHS. This is in accordance with the streamlining programme which aims at saving you time and improving efficiencies within the NHS when your employment transfers. Therefore we require you to complete your stat and Man e-learning modules prior to joining our organisation.
- If you are an EU/EEA citizen who does not have EU Settlement or Pre-Settled status, you will require a visa to work in the UK. Please Note: We are unable to sponsor Band 2 to 4 as the salary does not meet the UKVI Points Based system threshold.
- If you require sponsorship for a visa to work in the UK, to avoid disappointment, please check to ensure you are eligible under the UKVI points based system
- If you are offered a role with one of the NLPSS partner trusts, as part of pre-employment checks your identity and right to work documentation will be verified remotely (in most circumstances), using a certified identity verification service provider TrustID. You will be asked to capture an image of the relevant documents as well as a “selfie” using your smartphone/tablet (if available) for facial matching. TrustID will also perform a digital address check using Trunarrative and Equifax, which is a soft check and does not leave a footprint on your credit rating. For more information, visit www.trustid.co.uk
- The Trust uses electronic new starter forms on Trac to collect personal details. Information collected is securely stored and used to set up the employee record on the ESR HR system.
- The Trust will request a DBS (CRB) if post involves regulated activities. The Trust is compliant with the Disclosure and Barring Service Codes of practice and the Rehabilitation of offenders act.
- By applying for this post you are agreeing to Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust transferring the information contained in this application to its preferred applicant management system. If you are offered a job, information will also be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system.
- Please be aware of scams – unless specified above, we will only communicate with you via @recruit.trac.jobs or nhs.net e-mails and we will never ask you for any payments.
Applications are welcome from people wishing to job share or work flexible patterns. We are committed to equal opportunities.
Please note:
- Due to the high number of applications that are received for some posts we may close this vacancy before the advertised closing date. Therefore please apply for this post as soon as you can, if you are interested and you meet the requirements of the Person Specification
- Only those candidates who clearly demonstrate how they meet the person specification will be shortlisted for this job.
- Interview arrangements will be communicated via email so please check your email regularly following the closing date.
Please be advised that due to exceptionally high demand, all Royal Free accommodation is at full capacity and waiting lists are being held. Average waiting times are 12 months. Please do not rely on Trust accommodation when you commence your role and ensure you investigate alternative accommodation for your arrival.
