Job summary
Applications are invited for this exciting position leading the team as the Coronary Care Unit Manager in the Coronary Care Unit within the Tertiary Cardiac Centre at Morriston Hospital.
If you are an experienced nurse who is passionate, enthusiastic, dedicated and committed to ensuring the delivery of high quality evidence based care to this patient group, then we actively invite you to apply.
You will work within the multidisciplinary team here within the cardiac centre, where your excellent communication skills will aid ongoing development of acute cardiology services within this regional centre that delivers expert interventional cardiac care to the wide population of South West Wales.
If you have a passion for leading a dedicated team of nurses, caring for their wellbeing as well as their development individually and as a team, to provide expert patient care in line with organisational and national guidelines, then please apply.
Main duties of the job
The post-holder has continuing responsibility for the management of the clinical area. This includes the 8 bedded Coronary Care Unit and the 7 bedded CCU Stepdown area.
Will ensure the safe delivery of efficient and effective care in accordance with professional and national clinical standards.
Be visible in providing strong professional leadership and acts as a clinical advisor.
Manage staff performance and service improvement.
Be able to adapt / prioritise duties and undertake a clinical role when needed, autonomously managing a caseload of patients.
Create a culture that promotes educational development and a positive learning environment for nursing, medical and other allied health professionals.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.
About us
We believe staff are our best asset and wewant you to be happy and confident about starting your career here in Swansea Bay University Health Board.
As one of the biggest healthcare groups in the UK we can offer a wealth of professional training and development opportunities in an innovative, forward-thinking organisation.
You might be a nurse ordoctor, maybe you specialise in a health science/therapy or can offer skills in one of our support services - wehave a job for you.
There are also apprenticeships, work placementsand volunteering roles available.
We are an inclusive employer and welcome applications from everyone whatever their sex; religion or belief; race; age; sexual orientation; gender identity or, whether they are pregnant or have recently been on maternity leave, married or are in a civil partnership; or, whether they are disabled.
Our values - Caring For Each Other, Working Together and Always Improving, show thatour commitment to equality is at the heart of everything we do.
If you want excellent career and training opportunities while living on the doorstep of some of Europe's most spectacular scenery,with all the benefits of a thriving and cosmopolitan city - look no further.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Clinical, supervisory and managerial responsibilities including effective communication within the wide MDT; being a positive role model; managing and developing the workforce to meet patients needs, adapting to an often unpredictable workload; providing clinical expertise including ECG interpretation and care of the patient post interventional cardiology procedures; taking a lead in the STEMI service provision; maintenance of standards of key demonstrable via key KPI's; effective financial management.
Please see attached detailed Job Description for more information.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
1. Bsc
Desirable
2. Supervisory / managerial course/ qualification
3. Teaching /assessing qualification
4. ALS trained / trainer
5. Msc
Experience
Essential
6. Significant senior experience within relevant clinical field, demonstrating expertise
7. Experience managing staff
8. Experience working effectively within MDT
9. Understanding of budgetary management
Skills and ability
Essential
10. effective communication skills
11. organisational skills - change management
12. knowledge audits / standards
Personal Attributes
Essential
13. Motivational skills
14. Experience of managing/ building team
15. Demonstrates personal integrity