Job summary
Working hours - 1 x 27 hr post per week
We are a 16 bedded unit for Critical/Acute Cardiac patients.Six beds are coronary care beds where we provide cardiac monitoring and level 2 cardiac care. We also provide remote telemetry monitoring to other areas of the Trust.
Following a staffing review, we have expanded our Band 6 Nursing team to provide a 24/7 Team Leader role with Deputy Ward Manager responsibilities. This role will require the candidate to regularly rotate on to nights as per the roster requirements.
Candidates should have comprehensive Cardiac Nursing Experience to enable them to lead and to appropriately support the Nursing Team.
Main duties of the job
- Team Leading responsibility and supporting the ward manager in a deputising role.
- Creating and maintaining of the rosters to ensure safe staffing levels and skill mix.
- HR management, including absence management.
- Undertaking audit and being committed to monitoring standards of care that leads to the improvement in patient care and thereby contributing to ward accreditation.
- Recognise and respond appropriately to urgent and emergency situations and assisting in out of hours emergency cardiac procedures.
- Develop own skills, competencies and knowledge and support junior colleagues in their development.
- Ensure your daily practice fulfils your professional roles advocate and accountability
- Work collaboratively with other professionals and agencies to ensure patient needs are met, especially in relation to ongoing care needs, transfer and discharge arrangements.
- Undertake comprehensive assessment of patient nursing needs, plan, implement and evaluate care delivery according to changing health care needs.
- Maintain accurate patient records.
- Involve patients and carers/relatives in the decisions about treatment, planning and delivery of care.
- Ensure own compliance and compliance of others with regard to mandatory training, CPD and revalidation requirements.
- Ensure compliance with policies, standard operating procedures and clinical guidelines for self and others.
About us
The Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust consists of a 600 bedded large District General Hospital, which provides its services on the Countess of Chester Health Park, and a 64 bedded Intermediate Care Service at Ellesmere Port Hospital.The Trust provides services in all of the surgical and medical specialties common to a District General Hospital with some specialist services. The Trust serves the whole of the local population currently in excess of 250,000 residents which geographically covers populations in England and North Wales.The Trust strives to continuously improve and sustain the quality of its services for patients, providing care to more than 445,000 patients per year, with almost 4,000 staff working together putting quality and patient safety, at the heart of everything we do. The organisation provides a wide range of services offering health care to the whole spectrum of the population from birth to the end of life. The Trust complies with its terms of authorisation as a Foundation Trust.
Job description
Job responsibilities
See Job Description for further details.
Recruitment selection processes are based on competence (see Person specification) and values.
Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment. The cost of the DBS application is £23 (standard) or £43 (enhanced), this cost will be deducted from your salary over the first three months of employment.
You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. A small annual fee of £13 per year applies.
New entrants to the NHS will commence on the minimum of the scale stated above.
Applicants are advised to apply early as if a large number of applications are received for this post, we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the advertised date.
Good luck with your application.
Job description
Job responsibilities
See Job Description for further details.
Recruitment selection processes are based on competence (see Person specification) and values.
Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment. The cost of the DBS application is £23 (standard) or £43 (enhanced), this cost will be deducted from your salary over the first three months of employment.
You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. A small annual fee of £13 per year applies.
New entrants to the NHS will commence on the minimum of the scale stated above.
Applicants are advised to apply early as if a large number of applications are received for this post, we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the advertised date.
Good luck with your application.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Adult Nurse
- Post registration qualification / evidence of further study
- Mentorship & Assessing qualification
Desirable
- Management Qualification or equivalent training
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Specialty knowledge & experience
- Basic knowledge of financial management within a clinical setting
- Basic IT skills in word processing/Hospital Systems
- Relevant post registration clinical experience
- Experience in implementation & initiation of change
- Knowledge of professional & NHS issues & an understanding of corporate objectives
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Adult Nurse
- Post registration qualification / evidence of further study
- Mentorship & Assessing qualification
Desirable
- Management Qualification or equivalent training
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Specialty knowledge & experience
- Basic knowledge of financial management within a clinical setting
- Basic IT skills in word processing/Hospital Systems
- Relevant post registration clinical experience
- Experience in implementation & initiation of change
- Knowledge of professional & NHS issues & an understanding of corporate objectives
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
