Job summary
An exciting 12-month secondment opportunity has arisen for a motivated and hard-working Cardiology Clinical Nurse Specialist to join our established Chest Pain Specialist Nurse team. As part of a dynamic team of three members, this role offers the chance to expand and develop our service.
This is a full-time post which typically involves four working days and one day off per week, day off to be negotiated. Applicants are expected to be able to work across both sites: Kingsmill hospital and Newark hospital.
If you have experience of working within Cardiology at a senior level, have experience in managing your own caseload and ALS trained then this role is for you!
Main duties of the job
Please see the job overview and main duties of the job for a detailed job description and main responsibilities
About us
Thank you for your interest in this role.
Sherwood is nationally recognised as being an excellent place to work and deliver care. We are rightly proud of the 5,500 colleagues who work here and we are the Health Service Journal's Trust of the Year in 2020.
The Care Quality Commission rated King's Mill Hospital Outstanding and Newark, and Mansfield Community Hospitals Good. Overall we are rated Outstanding for care.
For the last three years, we have been ranked as the best NHS Trust to work for in the Midlands and in 2020 we were the third best Acute/Community NHS Trust in England.
Happy colleagues deliver better care. Our teams work in a supportive, inclusive environment, which nurtures wellbeing and has opportunities for development and progression. We do not just care for our patients, we also care for you.
We would love you to join us.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the job overview and main duties of the job for a detailed job description and main responsibilities
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the job overview and main duties of the job for a detailed job description and main responsibilities
Person Specification
Knowledge
Essential
- Excellent communication and listening skills.
- Specialist knowledge and expertise
- Good computer skills.
- Good interpersonal and organisational skills
- Team player
- Demonstrable teaching skills
Desirable
- Research awareness.
- Audit methodologies
Qualifications
Essential
- NMC Level One Registered Nurse.
- BSc in Nursing
- ENB 998 or equivalent teaching course.
- Evidence of post-basic specialist education
- Educated to Masters level (or working towards) or equivalent demonstrable experience and learning within a specialist area
- Non-medical prescribing (or willingness to undertake)
- Advanced life support qualification.
Contractual
Essential
- Flexible approach to working
- Ability to work unsupervised.
- Ability to travel between sites
Person Specification
Knowledge
Essential
- Excellent communication and listening skills.
- Specialist knowledge and expertise
- Good computer skills.
- Good interpersonal and organisational skills
- Team player
- Demonstrable teaching skills
Desirable
- Research awareness.
- Audit methodologies
Qualifications
Essential
- NMC Level One Registered Nurse.
- BSc in Nursing
- ENB 998 or equivalent teaching course.
- Evidence of post-basic specialist education
- Educated to Masters level (or working towards) or equivalent demonstrable experience and learning within a specialist area
- Non-medical prescribing (or willingness to undertake)
- Advanced life support qualification.
Contractual
Essential
- Flexible approach to working
- Ability to work unsupervised.
- Ability to travel between sites
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).