Staff Nurse Ward 39 Cardiology

Job summary
To work within a team ensuring all patients receive timely and appropriate care, ensuring utilisation of Allied Health Professionals support and guidance to promote a safe and timely discharge.

Maintain current knowledge to ensure compliance with NMC requirements.

Main duties of the job
Providing patient care and ensuring all activities of daily living are maintained whilst ensuring the patient receives safe and appropriate care.

Linking with all AHP's ensuring the patient receives timely and appropriate.

Ensuring the patient receives their prescribed medications at the correct time.

Participating in a research and audit completion.

Ensuring all knowledge is recorded and up to date via the Trust system.

About us
Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is ideally situated just a forty five minute drive from Manchester. The Trust provides services to the 440,000 residents of Blackpool, Fylde & Wyre and North Lancashire, as well as specialist tertiary care for Cardiac and Haematology patients.

As one of the United Kingdom's largest coastal resort, Blackpool has plenty to offer its residents - it's not just a good place to work; it's a great place to live . In addition to its bustling centre and historic seafront, the town is world famous for its many attractions, including the famous Blackpool Tower. Blackpool also offers a number of scenic cycling routes round our local parks and across the surrounding countryside, as well as boasting panoramic views of the coast on its picturesque Promenade. Further afield, Blackpool also benefits from less than three-hour connections via rail to Edinburgh in the north and London in the south.

Job responsibilities
To work within a team ensuring all patients receive timely and appropriate care, ensuring utilisation of Allied Health Professionals support and guidance to promote a safe and timely discharge.

Maintain current knowledge to ensure compliance with NMC requirements.

Providing patient care and ensuring all activities of daily living are maintained whilst ensuring the patient receives safe and appropriate care.

Linking with all AHP's ensuring the patient receives timely and appropriate.

Ensuring the patient receives their prescribed medications at the correct time.

Participating in a research and audit completion.

Ensuring all knowledge is recorded and up to date via the Trust system.

Answerable to Ward Manager and Matron.

Qualifications
Essential

• Registered Nurse (1st or 2nd Level)
• Willingness to undertake teaching and assessing qualification
• Willingness to undertake conversion course to Part 1 of the NMC register
• Diploma/willingness to undertake Diploma
• Teaching & assessing qualification

Desirable

• Post Registration qualification*

Experience
Essential

• Ability to teach peers within clinical area
• Evidence of continuous professional development
• Experience of team and ward management*

Skills/Attributes
Essential

• Ability to establish priorities
• Team Player & Team Leadership qualities
• Assertiveness
• Good time management
• Basic I.T. skills
• Decision maker
• Communicate at all levels
• Problem solver
• Lateral thinker
• Decision maker
• Basic Life Support

Desirable

• Venepuncture & Cannulation skills

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.

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).