Ward Manager - Coronary Care Unit

Barts Health NHS Trust; Greater London; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Greater London is seeking an experienced Cardiology Nurse Manager. You will lead a team while managing a 40-bedded Coronary Care Unit, ensuring safe and high-quality patient experiences. The role demands a minimum of 2 years at band 6 level in Cardiology, with responsibilities including team leadership and quality improvement. A supportive environment promotes professional growth and innovation in patient care. Full-time position with competitive benefits, dedicated to diversity and inclusion.

Qualifications

• RGN/RN qualified with relevant nursing experience.
• Experience coordinating shifts in a clinical environment.
• At least 2 years of Cardiology experience at band 6 level.

Responsibilities

• Lead the nursing team to ensure high-quality patient care.
• Coordinate daily patient flow and manage ward operations.
• Actively contribute to quality improvement initiatives.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Teamwork

Problem-solving

Teaching

Adaptability

Patient Care

Education

RGN/RN

Evidence of degree-level education

Leadership Training

ALS

CPD evidence

Job description

We are looking for an inspired individual with Cardiology experience to lead our 3A Coronary Care Unit. The job will be suitable for senior nurses looking to advance their leadership and managerial career. The job offers the unique opportunity to bring your expertise to ensure safe and compassionate patient experience whilst maximising our capacity utilisation through innovative ways.

You will work alongside another Ward Manager and lead your team of junior sister and charge nurses, staff nurses, nursing associates and healthcare support workers to deliver high quality care in our 40 bedded CCU and Cardiology Ward. We have a 24/7emergency pathway with our catheterisation labs offering world renowned emergency care to cardiology patients.

Main duties of the job

You will have the opportunity to ensure patients receive high quality care whilst also ensuring the smooth daily patient flow through the 3rd floor. The post holder will pro-actively lead and manage the nursing team and help the team to achieve their aspirations through audit and quality improvement initiatives. The post holder will actively contribute to realise the service vision and key targets by working closely with the service leads. The ward manager will partner with the peers to drive incremental innovation to achieve safe and compassionate patient experience.

This is an exciting opportunity for a experienced nurse to contribute to the successful operations of a busy Cardiology unit. The post holder will be able to apply their clinical expertise, uphold professional reputation through empowering others and produce results though collboaratively working.

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.

Job responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment

Person Specification

Qualifications

• RGN/RN
• Intravenous accreditation
• Mentorship course or equivalent
• Leadership Training
• Evidence of degree level education
• ALS
• Evidence of CPD

Experience

• Experience of co-ordinating shifts.
• At least 2 years Cardiology experience at band 6 level
• Experience in acute hospital setting / CCU
• Knowledge of clinical governance issues such as complains handling and clinical risk management.
• Rostering, appraisal and sickness management experience
• Previous ward manager experience
• Ability to recognise a deteriorating patients
• Ability to solve problems and use initiative
• Good interpersonal skills
• Ability to work as a team member
• Ability to manage own workload
• Demonstrates clear verbal and written communication skills
• Positive attitude and ability to work under pressure
• Adaptability to changing workload
• Willing to broaden knowledge and learn specific competencies.
• Ability to respond positively to constructive criticism
• Level 2 care competencies
• Quality improvement project experience

Personal and people development

• Ability to demonstrate enthusiasm towards teaching and sharing knowledge
• Understanding of own ability to identify learning needs and interests
• Ability to self- reflect, carry out tasks of own job and identify what further learning is required to do current role more effectively
• Ability to take an active role in agreed learning activities and keep a record of them
• Ability to identify learning needs of others and take an active role developing skills

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.