Senior Staff Nurse - Coronary Care Unit (CCU)

Main area: Coronary Care Unit

Grade Band: 6

Contract: Permanent

Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Long days, nights and weekends)

Job ref: 196-NM12741

Employer: Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

Employer type: NHS

Site: St Thomas' Hospital

Town: London

Salary: £44,806 - £53,134 p.a inc HCA

Salary period: Yearly

Closing: 11/04/2025 23:59

Senior Staff Nurse - Coronary Care Unit (CCU)

Band 6

Guy’s and St Thomas’ is among the UK’s busiest and most successful NHS foundation trusts. We provide a full range of hospital and community services for people in south London and as well as specialist care for patients from further afield including cancer, renal, orthopaedic, respiratory and cardiovascular services.

Job overview

Are you an already experienced cardiology nurse looking to progress your career further? The CCU at St Thomas's hospital is looking for an experienced nurse to join our friendly and supportive team to assist the Charge Nurse with the co-ordination of the unit and primary PCI service for the south east of London. We admit patients via a number of different pathways for a range of cardiology conditions including acute MI, heart failure and arrhythmia management.

We are comprised of six beds and care for a range of patients requiring level 2 care.

You will ideally already have experience with level 2 care and be given the opportunity to develop the below skills further:

• Intra-aortic balloon pumping
• Inotrope therapy
• Invasive blood pressure monitoring
• Temporary pacing

The ideal candidate would have experience with shift co-ordination, experience mentoring both students and junior members of staff and hold ILS. You will have the opportunity to develop your life support skills and cardiac arrest management and would be fully supported to undertake ALS.

If you have any further questions about the unit or the role please don't hesitate to get in touch.

Application closes: 11 April 2025 at Midnight

Interview: 17 April 2025

Main duties of the job

• Independently manage a group of patients within the specialty whilst working as part of the multidisciplinary team, delivering individualised and personalised direct patient care.
• Demonstrate appropriate practice and specialist advice in the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of patient care. This includes history taking, physical examination and the requesting of agreed diagnostic procedures/clinical investigations.
• Responsible for the correct administration of prescribed medication including transfusion of blood and blood products.
• Be responsible for assessing and recognising emergencies in the speciality. To interpret information and take appropriate action and to lead others to do the same.
• Act as an advocate for patients within the department, to ensure a patient oriented approach to the delivery of care and to meet standards within the NHS Plan and other relevant guidelines.

Person specification

Skills

• Demonstrates specialist expertise underpinned by theory acquired through CPD.
• Up to date knowledge of current clinical and professional issues. Knowledge of evidence based practice.
• Good communication skills and ability to deal with sensitive information.

Experience

• Previous post registration experience within the relevant specialty.
• Experienced and competent in the management of patients within the speciality.
• Experience of teaching/assessing/ supervising others in a clinical setting.
• Experience of co-ordinating a shift.

Qualifications/ Education

• Evidence of professional/clinical knowledge in area supplemented by specialist clinical, managerial training and CPD.
• Mentorship/Teaching Qualification.
• Post registration qualification in appropriate area of speciality.

Guy’s and St Thomas’ celebrates, respects and values the diversity of its staff and patients. We review our policies, procedures and practices to ensure that all employees, patients and carers are treated equitably according to their needs. We are actively committed to ensuring that no one who applies for a job, works or studies at the Trust, or accesses our services is discriminated against on the grounds of race, ethnicity, nationality, disability, religion or belief, age, gender identity, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity/paternity, or marital/civil partnership.

Applications are welcomed from applicants with a disability. We can make reasonable adjustments and offer support and advice in a variety of ways throughout the application process. Equality of opportunity is our policy.

As an organisation we are committed to developing our services in ways that best suit the needs of our patients. This means that some staff groups will increasingly be asked to work a more flexible shift pattern so that we can offer services in the evenings or at weekends.

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