Junior Sister/Charge Nurse

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust; Manchester; On-site; GBP 37,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity awaits motivated Registered Nurses to join a dedicated team in Cardiology at a leading NHS Trust. This role offers the chance to develop clinical skills in a dynamic environment, focusing on high-quality patient care and teamwork. You'll work in a busy acute ward, learning about cardiac monitoring and telemetry while providing exceptional care to patients with complex conditions. Join a supportive organization that values professional development and inclusivity, where your contributions will make a significant impact on patient outcomes and the community.

Qualifications

• NMC Registered Nurse with experience in adult Critical Care.
• Excellent communication and clinical skills in cardiology.

Responsibilities

• Provide high quality care to cardiology patients pre and post surgery.
• Maintain high standards of care in a busy acute cardiology ward.

Skills

Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Clinical competence in cardiology

Telemetry and ECG rhythm recognition

Education

NMC Registered Nurse

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Main area Cardiology Grade Band 6 Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (rotational shifts) Job ref 349-MRI-7131765

Site Ward AM1 Manchester Royal Infirmary Town Manchester Salary £37,338 - £44,962 Per Annum, (Pro Rata) Salary period Yearly Closing 15/05/2025 23:59

Job overview

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

Ward 4 is a busy 28 bedded acute cardiology 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. You'll also be part of a fantastic and dedicated team that supports each other and operates with consideration and dignity at all times.

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 Trusts in England with a turnover of £2.8bn & 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

• NMC Registered Nurse

EXPERIENCE

• Relevant Senior Staff Nurse post registration experience within adult Critical Care.
• Previous experience as band 6
• Previous band 5 experience

SKILLS, ABILITIES AND KNOWLEDGE

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Clinically competent in name clinical area

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 01612765036 Additional information

Faith Mutamba

Matron - Cardiovascular Clinical Services

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