Staff Nurse

Job overview

Band 5 staff nurse in Coronary Care

CCU is a 13 bedded acute cardiac unit, emergency portal, tertiary centre for PPCI, nursing level 2 patient with acute cardiac needs such as life threatening arrythmias, heart failure and other acute complex cardiac conditions.

Main duties of the job

Registered Nurse on NMC register Diploma in Nursing Evidence of degree level study in health/nursing related studies

Ongoing personal / professional development

Good communication skills.

Evidence of on-going professional education in a specialist area

Mentorship qualification or equivelant Formal teaching to groups of staff

Able to use own initiative Ability to work as part of a team Effective communication skills Reliability Effective interpersonal skills Clinical reasoning Problem solving and independent decision making Proven leadership skill

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• The Post holder will be responsible for the assessment of the needs, development of programmes of care, and for the implementation and evaluation of these programmes for patients and their relatives.
• To provide a high standard of clinical nursing within the department
• To manage a group of patients
• To take charge of the unit when rostered and assessed as competent to take on the roles and responsibilities of leadership and supervision
• To act as a role model to students and Nursing Assistants, Assistant Practitioners/trainees and Nursing Associates/trainees.
• To present a positive, professional image of the organisation and of the nursing team.

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.