Cardiology Staff Nurse Ward 4

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Job summary

A leading NHS Trust in the UK is seeking a motivated and enthusiastic Cardiology Staff Nurse for Ward 4 at Manchester Royal Infirmary. This busy ward specializes in the care of cardiology and cardiac surgical patients and offers excellent development opportunities. Successful candidates will demonstrate a commitment to high-quality, patient-focused care. Applications from diverse backgrounds are encouraged.

Qualifications

• Must be a Registered Nurse with appropriate UK professional registration.
• Experience of working both independently and as part of a team.
• Evidence of supervising and supporting junior staff.

Responsibilities

• Provide high quality care to cardiology patients.
• Supervise and support junior nursing staff.
• Maintain high standards of care under pressure.

Skills

Patient care focus

Interpersonal skills

Ability to supervise

Education

Registered Nurse

Degree or Diploma

Teaching Qualification

Job description

Employer Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Manchester Royal Infirmary Hospital Town Manchester Salary £31,049 - £37,796 per annum (pro rata) Salary period Yearly Closing 07/10/2025 23:59

Cardiology Staff Nurse Ward 4

Band 5

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for motivated and enthusiastic Registered Nurses to join our team in Cardiology/Cardiothoracic on Ward 4 at MRI. Ward 4 specializes in the care of cardiology and cardiac surgical patients.

Ward 4 is a busy 28 bedded acute cardiology/cardiac surgery ward with lots of opportunities to develop your clinical skills and knowledge. You’ll learn about our cardiac monitoring system, use the process of telemetry along with the added advantage of training in ECG rhythm recognition.

To succeed, you’ll need to be committed to delivering high quality, patient focused care with pride and respect, have excellent interpersonal skills and be able to provide evidence of personal and professional development. You will also be expected to work a mixture of days, nights and weekends.

In return for your skills, enthusiasm and commitment, you can expect some truly excellent development and progression opportunities and a comprehensive induction program.

Main duties of the job

Our key focus is to provide high quality care to our patients, many of whom have complex cardiology conditions, pre and post cardiac surgery and post cardiac catheter lab procedures. The ward also accommodates medical patients who may require cardiac monitoring.

Successful individuals must be highly motivated to take on this challenge and meet head on the pressure to maintain high standards and delivery of quality care.

Working for our organisation

MFT is one of the largest NHS Trust In England with a turnover of over £3bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We’re creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.

Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 30,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you’ll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.

We’ve also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.

We’re proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What’s more, we’re excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.

At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you’ll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the ‘Supporting Documents’ heading. So that you’re even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, you’ll need to take time to read the ‘Candidate Essentials Guide’ that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how ‘we care for you as you care for others’. Most importantly, it also contains critical information you’ll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.

Diversity Matters

MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating, and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at [e-mail].

We’re looking forward to hearing from you!

Person specification

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse
• Degree or Diploma
• Teaching Qualification
• Degree level 6 study

Experience

• Experience of working on own and as part of a team
• Ability to supervise and support junior staff
• Evidence of teaching and assessing skills/ability
• Awareness of clinical Audit
• Experience in relevant area of practice
• Evidence undertaking a mentor/preceptor role

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Name Ian Garner

Job title Ward Manager

Email address [e-mail]

Telephone number 0161 276 5036

Additional information

Faith Mutamba

Matron - Cardiovascular Clinical Services Unit

[e-mail]