Junior Sister/ Charge Nurse

Job overview

St Bartholomew’s Hospital, the oldest hospital site in England, is home to world-leading cardiac and cancer centres, providing state of the art treatment to our patients in the very heart of the City of London. We offer robotic surgery, ECMO, complex electrophysiology and are a leading provider of stem cell transplantation and immunotherapy for cancer treatment. We also are one of the top five busiest Heart Attack Centres in the UK and home to the largest Atrial Fibrillation Ablation centre in Europe.

Employees appointed to this role will be subject to Agenda for Change Terms and Conditions of Service, including the applicable provisions for on-call duties and designated rest periods.

If this role interests you and you would like further information prior to applying please contact Senior Sister Ivy Mwiwa Ivy.mwiwa@nhs.net or Senior Sister Yogel Rodriguez yogelrodgreggy.rodriguez@nhs.net

Main duties of the job

Here at Barts Heart Centre we have 10 cath labs that provide treatment for patients undergoing a variety of elective procedures, interventional, electrophysiology and TAVI. Our cardiac catheter labs also support our nationally recognised emergency heart attack, arrhythmia and structural pathways. We also provide specialist cardiology services for heart failure, endocarditis, grown up congenital heart and inherited cardiac conditions. You will have an opportunity to rotate internally between Cardiology Intervention, Electrophysiology & Structural in order to develop a full range of skills and be supported with in house training. We have created exciting opportunities for experienced Cath Lab nurses to develop clinically in advanced nursing practices such as Implantable Loop recorders Implantations and Nurse-Led Radial Access. You will need significant experience in cardiology cath lab and be able to demonstrate advanced clinical knowledge. You will be expected to take an active role in helping us to continuously improve on our patient centred care. Excellent communication skills are essential with a proven ability to support; mentor & line manage junior staff. Applicants will be expected to support the Senior Sister and Charge Nurse both clinically and operationally with the role offering significant development opportunities for the successful candidate.

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.

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Person specification:

Other

Essential

  • • Commitment to continuous professional development.
  • • Flexibility to meet the needs of the service, including shifts and on-call duties if capable.

Desirable

  • • Evidence of contributing to or leading on implementing organizational policies or innovations.
  • • Ability to network and collaborate across multidisciplinary teams.

Skills

Essential

  • • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
  • • Ability to prioritize workloads and manage time effectively under pressure
  • • Ability to work as a team member.
  • • 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.

Knowledge

Essential

  • • Strong clinical knowledge and ability to provide safe, high-quality care.
  • • Awareness of relevant guidelines, policies, and procedures, such as NatSSIPs or local governance standards

Desirable

  • • Advanced knowledge in a specific area relevant to the speciality (e.g. TAVI, Cath Lab procedures).

Experience

Essential

  • • Demonstrable experience working within a similar clinical or specialty area.
  • • Proven ability to manage a team or lead shifts
  • • Experience in mentoring , teaching, and supporting junior staff or students

Qualifications

Essential

  • • RGN/RN
  • • Intravenous accreditation

Desirable

  • • Accredited teaching or mentoring qualification.
  • • Cardiac specialist modules.
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