Cardiac & Respiratory Medicine Nurse - Band 5

Barts Health NHS Trust

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Job summary

We are recruiting for dynamic and motivated Band 5 Nurses to join our Cardiac & Respiratory Medicine department at the Royal London Hospital.

Bart's Health is an internationally recognised leading respiratory centre of excellence and is home to the Barts Health Difficult Asthma service, offering nurses the unique opportunity to work across variety of clinical specialties to advance their professional development.

Our Specialist Cardiac & Respiratory ward offers unique opportunities to develop skills & experience in caring for patients with a tracheostomy and non-invasive ventilators (NIV), as well as caring for patients on cardiac monitors and telemetries. Experience on this ward provides palatable skills and further opportunities for development in cardiology and respiratory nursing.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate should possess excellent communication skills and be committed to delivering safe and compassionate care. We welcome new ideas and strive to constantly improve our delivery of care to patients.

Newly qualified nurses seeking acute medical experience are welcome to apply, as well as more experienced nurses wishing to consolidate previous experience and contribute positively to our nursing establishment.

About us

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment where staff treat one another with dignity and respect. We aim to create an equitable working environment where every individual can fulfil their potential.

Date posted

06 April 2022

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£30,786 to £37,841 a year per annum inc

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

259-1576533RLH-02SM

Job locations

Royal London Hospital

London

E1 1FR

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Job responsibilities

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Job responsibilities

Person Specification

Qualifications & Knowledge

Essential

NMC Registration

Experience

Essential

Recent Acute experience or in a Cardiac/Respiratory care setting

Communication

Essential

Clear written communication

Person Specification

Qualifications & Knowledge

Essential

NMC Registration

Experience

Essential

Recent Acute experience or in a Cardiac/Respiratory care setting

Communication

Essential

Clear written communication

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).