Junior Sister/Charge Nurse Cardiac Day Ward

Junior Sister/Charge Nurse Cardiac Day Ward

Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

We are looking for an experienced and dynamic Registered Nurse to join our Senior Nursing team on the Cardiac Day Ward. The post holder will work alongside the Band 7 Manager and the band 6 Cath Lab Charge Nurses to deliver high quality elective and acute care for Cardiology patients across the region, including the tertiary hospitals including Scarborough, Scunthorpe and Grimsby.

They will lead by example, bringing their own experience to the role to guide and support their team and patients. The role is varied and requires someone who is adaptable, reliable and has a passion for Cardiology Nursing.

Main duties of the job

The main duties include the coordination of the Cardiac Day Ward including the elective patient flow from admission through to discharge, sometimes providing overnight care as well. There are acute cardiology patients as well who require preparing for invasive cardiology procedures alongside the elective patient caseload who need to be factored into the daily running of the area.

The Junior Sister/Charge Nurse will work collaboratively with the Senior Nursing team in conjunction with the multi-professional teams who all have input into patient care on the unit.

They will be expected to deputise for the Band 7 during periods of leave and provide direct patient care. There will be managerial responsibilities and development in this area will be supported. Some of these duties include attending to Datix reports and the learning from these, dealing with PALS complaints and direct complaints and queries from patients and their relatives in real time as well.

Job responsibilities

For further details with regard to this vacancy opportunity, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

Person Specification

Qualifications/Experience

• Registered Nurse - Adult Branch
• Live NMC Registration
• Cardiology experience at Band 5 or above
• Experience managing patient flow
• ILS or ALS
• BSc in Nursing-related subject
• Teaching/assessing qualification
• Experience of managing change
• Experience in the recruitment and selection process

Skills/Knowledge and Ability

• To be able to plan, assess, evaluate and implement patient care.
• Demonstrates knowledge of Nursing strategy and evidence-based practice and Trust policies
• Ability to prioritise care associated with changing environment/patient and workload demands
• Good communication and interpersonal skills
• Able to work on own initiative
• Work well as part of a team and able to coordinate smooth running of the department
• Ability to make difficult decisions and solve problems
• Facilitate learning of students, staff and colleagues
• IV Medication and fluid administration
• Understanding of invasive Cardiology procedures
• Cannulation and venepuncture
• Management of PALS/complaints
• Participate in standard setting and research projects
• Participates in audit and benchmarking
• Knowledge of post-procedure care of cardiology patients

Personal attributes

• Personal integrity, credibility and assertiveness
• Motivation in developing own knowledge and skills
• Adaptable
• Friendly and approachable
• Change agent
• Ability to work flexibly

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.

Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust