Ward Sister/Charge Nurse

East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust; Ashford; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job description

We need your help to run the emergency heart attack service for the whole of Kent! The friendly, supportive CCU Team at the William Harvey would like you to join us in saving lives in Kent.

Responsibilities

• Taking part in huddles/handover meetings with consultants, junior doctors, and colleagues from the Cardiology Ward.
• Ward rounds with consultants.
• Cardiac bed and patient flow management, liaising with the site team and cardiology registrar seeing referrals.
• Receiving primary PCI patients out of hours in the cardiac catheter lab, acting as the running nurse for those emergency procedures.
• Supporting clinical governance activities to maintain high standards of care within the service.
• Liaising with other Trusts/hospitals, including London Trusts, as well as the ambulance service, anaesthetics/ITU and other teams involved in emergency care.
• Collaborating with the wider cardiology "family" including Cardiology Inreach Nurses, Cardiac Rehab, Heart Failure, Physiologists, Arrhythmia Nurse, Research Nurse, Cardiac Radiographers, and Cath Lab Team.
• Taking charge of the shift on Cardiac Care, overseeing the team giving clinical care to acutely ill cardiac patients.
• Receiving referrals on the primary PCI pathway, triaging them and coordinating the team to receive any patient accepted.
• Supporting, teaching and developing junior members of the team.
• Getting involved in the management of the Unit, assisting the Ward Manager with e.g. rostering, investigating incidents, organising team days, and educational activities.
• Managing cardiac beds in close collaboration with the MDT in the context of fast‑changing clinical priorities and pressurised resources.

We'll close this job advert once we've received sufficient applications which may be before the closing date so please apply as soon as possible. We only accept online applications.

The ability to converse easily and provide advice in accurate spoken English is essential for all customer facing roles. Most positions require a Disclosure and Barring check and will be exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. Posts working regularly or unsupervised with children or vulnerable adults require an enhanced check. Applicants for eligible roles requiring Tier 2 sponsorship must meet UK Visas and Immigration eligibility criteria. We operate a no‑smoking policy on all our sites and grounds.