Registered Nurse - Coronary Care Unit

Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust; Torquay; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent healthcare trust in Torquay is seeking an enthusiastic Registered Nurse for the Coronary Care Unit. The ideal candidate will provide high standards of care, collaborate with a multidisciplinary team, and be responsible for patient assessments and care planning. This role requires commitment and motivation, along with a diploma or degree in nursing and knowledge in clinical governance.

Qualifications

• Registered nurse with NMC certification.
• Experience in administering IV drugs is required.

Responsibilities

• Document and evaluate care given and discuss with colleagues.
• Act as an advocate for staff, patients and relatives.
• Plan and implement individual nursing care needs.

Skills

Knowledge of clinical governance

Knowledge of individual responsibility to health and safety and clinical risk

Able to assess, plan, implement and evaluate patient care

IV drug administration

Education

Diploma/degree in Nursing or on a pathway

Job description

Overview

Registered Nurse - Coronary Care Unit

The closing date is 07 October 2025

We are looking for an enthusiastic, motivated, dedicated, forward thinking nurse who will be committed to the role with a determination to ensure patients on the ward receive the highest standards of care.

Working within a team responsible to the team leader / shift coordinator, caring for patients and their carers and providing high standards of care for patients as part of a multidisciplinary professional team.

You will be responsible and accountable for the assessment and planning care for designated patients, implementing the appropriate care plan, promoting a safe clinical environment for all patients, their carers, visitors and staff whilst complying with the Trust's values and expected behaviours.

Our philosophy is 'together we can make things better', if this aligns with your ambition, passion and beliefs, we will welcome an application from you.

Main duties of the job

• Document and evaluate care given and discuss progress, condition and treatment with colleagues, alerting the primary team leader / nurse in charge of the shift of the patients' changing health care needs.
• Act as an advocate for staff, patients and relatives at all times.
• Using the information obtained from the assessment of the patient and from subsequent observations, identify the patient's individual nursing care needs, and plan and implement care.
• Be aware of the side effects of any treatment in progress, and adopt a problem-solving approach to minimise the potentially adverse reactions.
• To undertake intravenous drug administration, following successful completion of the Trust training and assessment, within six months of being in post.
• Be aware of all hospital policies and procedures and collaborate with other health care professionals to ensure that these are observed.
• Recognise patients' changing condition and seek the appropriate support and advice from senior staff.
• Be involved in the direct delivery of skilled specialised nursing care with supervision until competent. E.g. wound dressings, removal of drains, and insertion of urinary catheters.
• Collaborate with the team leader in the planning of a patient's discharge from hospital

About us

The Coronary Care Unit at Torbay Hospital is looking for highly motivated, innovative and experienced senior nurse to join our dynamic team. The CCU consists of 8 monitored beds and a 6 bedded Chest pain Unit. The unit directly admits patients suffering from a Myocardial Infarction and cares for other acute cardiac conditions.

We have close working relationships with Dunlop, Cardiac Catheter Suite, Cardiac Research team and Cardiac specialist nurses.

Job responsibilities

Full Vacancy details can be found on the attached Job Description/Person Specification. Please refer to your suitability to the post in your supporting information from the role requirements or person specification.

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Person Specification

Qualifications

• NMC
• Diploma/degree in Nursing or on a pathway

Knowledge and experience

• Knowledge of clinical governance
• Knowledge of individual responsibility to health and safety and clinical risk
• Able to assess, plan, implement and evaluate patient care
• Evidence of meeting PREP requirements
• IV drug administration

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.

The closing date is 07 October 2025