Band 5 Staff Nurse - Cardiology / Cardiac Surgery

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

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An opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated and enthusiastic Staff nurse to join the Cardiac Surgery or Cardiology ward. It is an exciting opportunity for existing and newly qualified staff nurses to join our fast-paced wards.

The Cardiac Surgery Ward is 727 where they care for patient both pre and post op cardiac surgery. Patients are aged 18 and over and treat patients pre and post heart surgery this incudes patient with ventricular assist device systems and heart and lung transplant patients. You will have the opportunity opportunity to develop your clinical knowledge, leadership and management skills and gain competencies in cardiac speciality nursing such as care of chest drains, cardiac pacing, complex wound management and so much more.

The Cardiology Ward is 304 where they care for patient's requiring acute care due to a heart condition this can be elective or emergency admissions. These can be during an acute event such as a heart attack or patients pre or post a heart transplant. You will have the opportunity to develop your clinical knowledge, leadership and management skills and gain competencies in cardiac speciality nursing including ECG monitoring skills, skills in caring for patients post non-surgical heart procedures and so much more.

Main duties of the job

QEHB is a fast growing trust which values the education and professional development of their staff. Staff will receive a comprehensive induction, preceptorship, supervised practice and specialist in house study days supported by the clinical education team. There is opportunity to work alongside advanced clinical practitioners and clinical nurse specialists which help to widen your clinical experience.

We are a dedicated team with the drive and resources to deliver high standards of care to all our patients. Good team work and communication is essential as we work with a mixture of specialist nursing teams, medics and therapists.

About us

We are recognised as one of the leading NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK. Our vision is to Build Healthier Lives, and we recognise that we need incredible staff to do this.

Our commitment to our staff is to create the best place for them to work, and we are dedicated to:

Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff, including a commitment of offering flexible working where we can;Offer our staff a wide variety of training and development opportunities, to support their personal and career development objectives.

UHB is committed to ensuring that our staff are treated fairly and feel that they belong, by creating a kind and inclusive environment. This is about equity of opportunity; removing all barriers, including discrimination and ensuring each individual member of staff reach their true potential, achieve their ambitions and thrive in their work. This is more than words. We are taking action. Our commitment to an inclusive culture is embedded at all levels of the organisation where every voice is heard, driven by our diverse and active staff networks, and at Board level by the Fairness Taskforce led by our CEO. We nurture a culture which empowers staff to challenge discriminatory behaviours and to enable people to bring their 'whole self' to a kinder, more connected and bold place to work.

University Hospitals Birmingham is a Smoke-Free premises hospital.

Date posted

04 January 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£28,407 to £34,581 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

304-1072394GB

Job locations

Queen Elizabeth Hospital

Mindelsohn Way

Birmingham

West Midlands

B15 2TH

Job description

Job responsibilities

*Please Note : For a specific detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*

Job description

Job responsibilities

*Please Note : For a specific detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

* Registered Adult Nurse on the NMC Register
* Evidence and ability to revalidate as required by the NMC

Experience

Essential

* Previous / recent experience or working in an acute secondary NHS care setting (can include student placements within the last 12 months )
* Evidence of achievements and career development in current post and of on-going professional development/ competence
* Experience of working on own and in a team in a health care environment delegating to others within a team / providing supervision to others
* Willingness to become a practice supervisor / assessor to or meets Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) standards for student supervision and assessment
* Understanding and knowledge of the NMC code of conduct
* Understanding of preceptorship and work based learning and assimilation of skills and knowledge
* Awareness of current relevant NHS policy context
* Understanding / experience of the principles of safeguarding and Mental Capacity
* Awareness of health and safety issues

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

* Registered Adult Nurse on the NMC Register
* Evidence and ability to revalidate as required by the NMC

Experience

Essential

* Previous / recent experience or working in an acute secondary NHS care setting (can include student placements within the last 12 months )
* Evidence of achievements and career development in current post and of on-going professional development/ competence
* Experience of working on own and in a team in a health care environment delegating to others within a team / providing supervision to others
* Willingness to become a practice supervisor / assessor to or meets Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) standards for student supervision and assessment
* Understanding and knowledge of the NMC code of conduct
* Understanding of preceptorship and work based learning and assimilation of skills and knowledge
* Awareness of current relevant NHS policy context
* Understanding / experience of the principles of safeguarding and Mental Capacity
* Awareness of health and safety issues

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).