Join Our Acute Cardiac Ward Team as a Nurse
This exciting opportunity is open to both newly qualified and experienced nurses eager to advance their careers in Cardiology. You will deliver high-quality nursing care to patients admitted to our 18-bedded Acute Cardiac Ward.
We seek highly motivated, enthusiastic, and flexible candidates with excellent communication skills who thrive in a team environment. Your commitment to providing compassionate care in an inclusive and supportive setting is essential.
You will care for a diverse range of cardiac conditions, including Myocardial Infarction, Heart Failure, Arrhythmias, Endocarditis, and Pericardial Effusions. Additionally, you will be involved in the pre- and post-care of patients undergoing interventional procedures in our adjacent Silver Heart Unit.
Candidates should be prepared to participate in our 24/7 rota, including covering Long Days, Nights, Weekends, and Bank Holidays as required.
Take the next step in your nursing career and make a difference in our patients' lives.
Key Responsibilities
Utilising your clinical skills, you will assess, plan, deliver, and evaluate care for patients pre- and post-procedure. You’ll perform nursing interventions based on evidence-based practice, adapting your knowledge to meet patients' unique needs.
Work Requirements
You will participate in our 24/7 rota, working flexible shifts, including weekends, nights, and bank holidays.
Key Skills
Demonstrating excellent communication skills is essential for delivering sensitive information and lifestyle advice effectively. You will collaborate with the team to ensure optimal patient care.
Additional Responsibilities
You will also play a key role in the education, development, supervision, and assessment of learners and unregistered staff, while supporting departmental clinical governance goals and participating in audit reviews.
Professional Conduct
Maintaining professionalism in line with the NMC Codes of Professional Conduct is expected.
Essential Attributes
We seek a reliable team player with strong interpersonal skills who can manage their workload in a fast-paced environment.
The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.
As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential tomake a differenceand we’re always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values -care,appreciateandinspire– to join our team.
In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.
To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website:
This vacancy is open to those who have a current NMC PIN to practice as an Registered Nurse in the UK, or those who are currently enrolled on a course which means they expect to receive their full NMC PIN within the next 3 months. Please note an NMC PRN PIN is not a full NMC PIN and would not fulfil the essential criteria for this role.
The NCA can no longer accept applications from International Nurses who are yet to complete all competencies needed to receive a full NMC PIN to practice in the UK as we have paused our OSCE programme indefinitely. To learn more about how you can gain a full NMC PIN to be eligible to apply for our vacancies in the future, please see the NMC website:
This advert closes on Sunday 2 Mar 2025
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