This is an exciting opportunity to work within the Cardiology specialty as a Staff Nurse. Our department encompasses an 8 bedded Coronary Care Unit which is the PPCI Centre for Norfolk, a 37 bedded acute Cardiology Ward, Cardiac Elective Area and Angiography suite. Our center provides some of the latest Cardiology interventions in our 5 Cath Labs and is involved in National and International Research projects.
Within the departments we pride ourselves on supporting colleagues therefore please note that full training and support will be given to the successful applicant.
Full and part-time positions available.
We pride ourselves on being a friendly and supportive team providing high standards of care. If as an individual you have excellent communication skills, consider yourself to be caring and compassionate and want to make a difference to patients, their relatives and your colleagues on a daily basis then we need you!
All of these skills complement our team and we would actively encourage you to apply.
Main duties of the job
This role would involve assessing, planning and implementing care for the acute cardiology patients within the hospital. You would care for patients post MI, pre and post procedures, heart failure, arrhythmias, pre and post cardiac surgery amongst others.
The Band 5 role is rotational therefore you would have the opportunity to work within all the above teams to optimize your skills as a Cardiology Nurse. There are also lots of learning and development opportunities within the department for you to become involved in.
About us
Join us at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital and be part of a workforce of over 10,000 staff!
The NNUH is one of the largest NHS trusts in the UK, providing first-class acute care for around one million people, living in Norfolk and surrounding areas. We are a teaching and research hospital, at the forefront of innovation, home to state-of-the-art facilities, such as the Quadram Institute. We are pleased to work closely with the University of East Anglia, providing teaching opportunities for our staff and placement opportunities for their students. We attract some of the best and leading professionals from across the country and are proud that our workforce represents 94 countries from across the world.
We are a friendly, collaborative hospital, working with local services and home to N&N Hospitals Charity.
Job responsibilities
To support the delivery of a high quality, safe and compassionate healthcare service, all staff are expected to act as a role model to others in all aspects of their work and consistently demonstrate NNUHs PRIDE values of People focused, Respect, Integrity, Dedication and Excellence and demonstrate behaviours that support and encourage an inclusive culture.
* Ensure practice is in accordance with the NMC Code of Professional Conduct and work within limits of competence.
* To have successfully completed the Trust's preceptorship programme.
* Maintain a high standard of nursing care applying evidence-based practice.
* Carry out assessment, planning, delivery and evaluation of nursing care without supervision.
* Carry out the daily personal care of patients.
* Maintain accurate records of all care given.
* Update patient administration systems e.g. PAS to ensure real-time data collection and confidentiality.
* To effectively use information technology for the benefit of patient care in accordance with the Trust's Cyber Code of Conduct.
* To maintain confidentiality of information (written, verbal, electronic), whilst being aware of the Freedom for Information Act.
* To promptly and effectively communicate relevant changes in patient status to the multi-disciplinary team.
* Communicate effectively with patients, relatives, carers, significant others, the multi-disciplinary team and support services.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Registered Nurse on the appropriate part of the NMC Register
* Post registration qualification relevant to the clinical area
Experience
* Recent experience of nursing in an acute hospital environment
* Knowledge/experience of relevant speciality
Skills
* Excellent communication and inter-personal skills
* Competency in clinical skills including enhanced practice relevant to the level of experience and clinical area
* Effective role model, demonstrating NNUH's PRIDE values of People focussed, Respect, Integrity, Dedication and Excellence
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.
£29,970 to £36,483 a year, pro rata.
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