Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 6 Deputy Sister / Charge Nurse on our Acute Cardiac Unit at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust.
Acute Cardiac Unit (ACU) is a thriving busy acute Cardiology unit consisting of 20 beds and caring for those patient's in their acute phase of their cardiac illness. We care for a variety of patients with Cardiac conditions and take patients from a variety of sources: home, ED, teriarty centres, Gp, clinics. We care for patients requiring up to level 2 cardiology cares and take those requiring emergency or urgent admission.
Main duties of the job
ACU is a 20 bed acute Cardiology admissions unit. We Care for those patients that are very sick, with many Level 2 patients whilst also taking acute cardiology admissions direct from home, GP, other tertiary centres and other wards and admission areas within the trust. We have a direct admission pathway for our PPCI patients and have recently expanded to take severely Bradycardia patients via our Bradycardia pathway direct to the unit in order to relieve bed flow pressure through ED. We care for patients with many various cardiac conditions who require various treatments and procedures such as Angioplasty, ablations, TAVI, PPM and ICD insertions.
In addition to the below summary you need to familiarize yourself with full Job Description and Person Specification documents attached to this advert.
We are currently classed as a yellow/Green covid area due to the fact we take direct admissions.
About us
Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust is one of the largest in the UK and has the Major Trauma Centre for the East Midlands. It has one of the busiest Emergency Departments in the UK and is a major teaching Trust, NUH enjoys close links with the city's universities and attracts and develops the highest calibre of staff. It continues to be the hospital of choice for patients and remains at the forefront of research.
City campus at NUH has now received its Magnet status, we as a trust are keen to teach and educate our staff.
We are one trust that is split between two campus's but work well and closely together ensuring our patients receive the correct treatment and care in the correct ward/settings.
We adhere to the trusts set 6 values and behaviours which can be found on the intranet.
Cardiology continues to be a very popular division and ACU is no exception. We have a very dynamic yet friendly team of staff that would welcome anyone new to the unit.
Job description
Job responsibilities
If you are a motivated and enthusiastic individual who has a keen interest in acute Cardiology then this is the job for you!
We would love to welcome you to an interview for ACU if you have previous acute Cardiology experience, can take charge of a busy acute admission unit whilst delivering optimal patient care and providing excellent leadership on the unit when in charge. We would also expect you to have your ALS course so you can take charge and carry the cardiac arrest bleep. You will need to be able to interpret ECG's as you will be triaging PPCI and Emergency Bradycardia patients over the emergency phone.
If you are keen, motivated, adaptable, excellent a communication and cope well under pressure, ACU is the place for you.
We welcome you to come and have an informal visit and meet the excellent team we have on the unit.
If you think you meet the above, then please apply to join our amazing team on ACU
Job description
Job responsibilities
If you are a motivated and enthusiastic individual who has a keen interest in acute Cardiology then this is the job for you!
We would love to welcome you to an interview for ACU if you have previous acute Cardiology experience, can take charge of a busy acute admission unit whilst delivering optimal patient care and providing excellent leadership on the unit when in charge. We would also expect you to have your ALS course so you can take charge and carry the cardiac arrest bleep. You will need to be able to interpret ECG's as you will be triaging PPCI and Emergency Bradycardia patients over the emergency phone.
If you are keen, motivated, adaptable, excellent a communication and cope well under pressure, ACU is the place for you.
We welcome you to come and have an informal visit and meet the excellent team we have on the unit.
If you think you meet the above, then please apply to join our amazing team on ACU
Person Specification
Training And Qualifications
Essential
- Current level one NMC registration
- Completion of all local competency packages or equivalent
- Heart services or equivalent Cardiology course
- Mentor qualification/ willing to be undertaken
- als course current
Desirable
- Formal leadership and management training
Experience
Essential
- Experience at taking charge at band 5 in acute Cardiology for a minimum of 2 years
- Recent or current experience within Acute Cardiology
Desirable
- Demonstrate an involvement in link nurse, or project work
- Audit or research within the clinical area
- Providing staff with feedback on their individual performance and use of the knowledge and skills framework
Communication and relationship
Essential
- Demonstrate effective written and verbal communication skills
- Evidence of negotiation and influencing skills
- Demonstration of team working and ability to work within a team
Desirable
- Demonstrate evidence of providing formal teaching sessions
Analytical and Judgement skill
Essential
- Demonstrate an ability to assess, plan, deliver, prioritise and evaluate patient care
- Demonstrate an understanding of the deputy sister/charge nurse role
- Ability to identify own learning needs
Desirable
- Demonstrate a knowledge of current issues related to the NHS policies
- Able to respond to problem situations and to ensure that effective interventions are put in place
Planning and organisation skil
Essential
- Demonstrate an ability to prioritise own workload and recognise, prioritise and respond appropriately to urgent and emergency situations
Desirable
- Able to contribute to the development of implementation and monitoring of local objectives and action plans
Physical skills
Essential
- Physically able to perform the full range of nursing duties
Desirable
- Evidence of manual handling training
- Competent and capable of using medical equipment
- Dexterity and accuracy in undertaking clinical skills, use of equipment and documentation
Person Specification
Training And Qualifications
Essential
- Current level one NMC registration
- Completion of all local competency packages or equivalent
- Heart services or equivalent Cardiology course
- Mentor qualification/ willing to be undertaken
- als course current
Desirable
- Formal leadership and management training
Experience
Essential
- Experience at taking charge at band 5 in acute Cardiology for a minimum of 2 years
- Recent or current experience within Acute Cardiology
Desirable
- Demonstrate an involvement in link nurse, or project work
- Audit or research within the clinical area
- Providing staff with feedback on their individual performance and use of the knowledge and skills framework
Communication and relationship
Essential
- Demonstrate effective written and verbal communication skills
- Evidence of negotiation and influencing skills
- Demonstration of team working and ability to work within a team
Desirable
- Demonstrate evidence of providing formal teaching sessions
Analytical and Judgement skill
Essential
- Demonstrate an ability to assess, plan, deliver, prioritise and evaluate patient care
- Demonstrate an understanding of the deputy sister/charge nurse role
- Ability to identify own learning needs
Desirable
- Demonstrate a knowledge of current issues related to the NHS policies
- Able to respond to problem situations and to ensure that effective interventions are put in place
Planning and organisation skil
Essential
- Demonstrate an ability to prioritise own workload and recognise, prioritise and respond appropriately to urgent and emergency situations
Desirable
- Able to contribute to the development of implementation and monitoring of local objectives and action plans
Physical skills
Essential
- Physically able to perform the full range of nursing duties
Desirable
- Evidence of manual handling training
- Competent and capable of using medical equipment
- Dexterity and accuracy in undertaking clinical skills, use of equipment and documentation
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.
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).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
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).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).