Job requirements
Requirements from the employer’s person specification. These describe the role, not your personal match.
Essential
11 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Other
Able to manage the physical and emotional demands of the role, including moving and handling of patients, able to concentrate to provide clinical care, calculation of drug dosages and communication of distressing or unwelcome information
- Other
Flexibility in working hours and patterns
- Experience
Experience in nursing care, knowledge and expertise relevant to the clinical area within NHS or relevant health care organisation
- Experience
Experience in the take charge role and be able to lead a shift in the clinical area, demonstrating the ability to manage the clinical area, lead people and deal with emergencies and queries effectively
- Qualifications
Registered Nurse and hold active registration with Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC)
- Qualifications
Degree level qualification relevant to role
- Qualifications
Professional qualification and training to lead the clinical team with relevant knowledge and skills for specialist area
- Qualifications
Evidence of mandatory and statutory essential training skills, for example, Basic Life Support, manual handling, infection control, fire etc
- Skills / Knowledge / Abilities
Professional clinical knowledge skills and skills that demonstrate the ability to assess, plan, develop and implement programmes of care
- Skills / Knowledge / Abilities
Skills to assess and interpret complex needs of patients and able to give expert advice and guidance
- Skills / Knowledge / Abilities
Clinical skills and competence relevant to role to support innovative, evidence based practice.
Desirable
4 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Experience
Experience in leading a team or service change/QI project
- Qualifications
Management or leadership qualification or training
- Qualifications
Education and training qualification
- Qualifications
Quality improvement training and qualification
Job overview
We have an exciting opportunity to offer a Band 6 Team Leaders 2 permanent positions an 1 Fixed Term 12 months on CCU & Cath labs. CCU is a busy 11 bedded Unit nursing elective and emergency admissions. In addition, the role will have the potential to involve rotation into the Cardiac Catheter Laboratories. This could be a wonderful opportunity for your professional development, which is encouraged, and the unit has good links to the University of Brighton. The team is both friendly and supportive, with a strong commitment to providing a high standard of care.
You should be a 1st level RGN, have excellent communication and interpersonal skills and hold ENB 998/Mentorship level 3 or equivalent. Four years post registration experience is desirable and at least two years’ experience at Band 5 with proven management and leadership skills and a Cardiac pathway qualification would be desirable.
You will provide strong leadership, excellent communication skills and the ability to develop and support staff with clinical expertise. The successful applicants will be expected to function effectively under pressure without compromising basic standards of care and professionalism. In return we will offer you excellent managerial support and continued commitment to your personal professional development.
Main duties of the job
You will provide strong leadership, excellent communication skills and the ability to develop and support staff with clinical expertise. The successful applicants will be expected to function effectively under pressure without compromising basic standards of care and professionalism.
In addition the role will have the potential to involve rotation into the Cardiac Catheter Laboratories.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please refer to the job description attached.
If you have any questions about this position please do not hesitate to contact us.
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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This advert is for Band 6 - Team Leader - Coronary Care Unit - Team Leaders - EDGH with East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust in Eastbourne, England. It is listed as a Band 6 Team leader role. The advertised salary is £39,959 - £48,117 per annum, pro rata. The contract type is Permanent: Internal Rotation also participating in the primary PCI on-call rota. The application deadline is 16 Sep 2026.
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