17 Oct
Barts Health NHS Trust
London
Job description
Job overview
We are looking for an inspired individual with Cardiology Catheterisation Lab experience to lead our Cardiac Cath Lab Nursing team.
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 be leading the staff members to deliver high quality care in our Ten Cath Labs at St.Bartholomew’s site. The Cath Lab manages all speacliaties in Cardiology and functions as the emergency Heart Attack Centre for LAS activations in East London.
We have 24 / 7 catheterisation labs offering world renowned emergency care to cardiology patients. You will have a team of highly competent nurses, your peers from other cardiology wards and senior nursing team working collaboratively to achieve the Trust’s vision.
You will have the opportunity to ensure patients receive high quality care whilst ensuring the smooth daily passage of the emergency pathway.
The post holder will pro-actively lead and manage the nursing team and help the team to achieve their aspirations. 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.
Main duties of the job
To lead a successful Coronary Care Unit by ensuring optimum experience for patients, staff and other stakeholders.
Working for our organisation
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.
Detailed job description and main 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 / s below.
We are dedicated to being an outstanding place to work and will work with you to get the best experience.
We know flexible working is not a one size fits all and will mean something different to everyone.
We are inclusive, so if you are interested in flexible working, please speak to the recruiting manager.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Evidence of Degree education
- Registrant with NMC
- Post registration Cardiac qualification
- Mentorship course or equivalent
- Evidence of CPD
Desirable criteria
Leadership Training
Experience
Essential criteria
- Band 6 experience in Coronary Care Unit / Cardiology Ward / Critical Care setting
- Direct level 2 care experience
- Leading teams as nurse in charge
- Collaborative working with MDT
Skills
Essential criteria
- Level 2 care competencies
- Understand the principles of incident management and shared learning culture
- Advanced communication skills
- IT skills
Desirable criteria
- Presentation skills
▶️ Senior Sister/ Charge Nurse
🖊️ Barts Health NHS Trust
📍 London