Staff Nurse - Acute Cardiac Unit

East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Acute Cardiac Unit for a Registered Nurse to join our dynamic friendly team as a Staff Nurse.

The Acute Cardiac Unit is a 29 bedded Acute Cardiac Ward. We are a busy unit which specializes in the care of patients with a wide range of cardiac conditions requiring acute care, treatment and intervention. Are you looking for a new challenge?

Our goal is to provide our patients with thehighest standards of care, if you think you have the commitment and skills to join our team andbe able to deliver high quality care, we are waiting for your application.

As a team we are committed to recruiting staff that uphold our values and can deliver excellent care putting patients at the heard of everything we do, with an emphasis on working in partnership with patients and their families to provide the best possible experience and outcomes.

Main duties of the job

To provide high quality, individualised nursing care to patients and their parents/carers through working as an effective member of the inter-disciplinary team.
To develop clinical and managerial skills by taking charge of the ward in the absence of the Ward Manager or her deputy.
To contribute to the supervision, assessment and education/development of ward staff and students.
To contribute to the continuing development of nursing practice through research and audit.

About us

One of the largest Trust's in East Anglia, East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust provide hospital and community health services to people living across a wide geographical area. We deliver care from two main hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, six community hospitals and in patients' own homes. You will be joining a team of almost 12,000 amazing colleagues providing care to approximately a million people.

Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (if applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a range of services including mental health support. We offer a range of flexible working opportunities.

Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which do not work or cause time delays for our staff and patients.

To support our employees to achieve their career aspirations you may be eligible to obtain a qualification via an apprenticeship. All successful applicants will be required to undertake a skills review to facilitate this. For full details please see the attached Apprenticeship Handbook.

If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge then we are keen to hear from you.

Find out about living and working with us - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GkPu7HphU8A

Date posted

18 May 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£28,407 to £34,581 a year Starting salary from £28,407 per annum pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

432-HR357-23

Job locations

Colchester

Turner Road

Colchester

CO4 5JL

Job description

Job responsibilities

For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

oNMC Register
oEvidence of continuing professional development through portfolio

Desirable

oPreparation for mentorship or equivalent
oOther relevant enhanced nursing qualifications

Experience

Essential

oProven NHS experience
oExperience of delivering evidence based practice
oTeam / people management

Desirable

Cardiology experience
Medical Ward experience

Knowledge and Skills

Essential

oAwareness and understanding of current Government/Trust initiatives/NMC Code of Conduct
oGood knowledge of infection control procedures/initiatives

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

oNMC Register
oEvidence of continuing professional development through portfolio

Desirable

oPreparation for mentorship or equivalent
oOther relevant enhanced nursing qualifications

Experience

Essential

oProven NHS experience
oExperience of delivering evidence based practice
oTeam / people management

Desirable

Cardiology experience
Medical Ward experience

Knowledge and Skills

Essential

oAwareness and understanding of current Government/Trust initiatives/NMC Code of Conduct
oGood knowledge of infection control procedures/initiatives

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.