Staff Nurse - Cardiac Care

Salary: £32073.00 to £39043.00

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our forward-thinking, friendly, and diverse team on Cardiac Care. We are an 18-bedded inpatient area including a 4-bedded level 2 Coronary Care Unit within it.

We welcome applications from nurses who:

• To provide high standards of evidence-based patient centred care to cardiac patients.
• To work with the team to maintain the efficient running of the ward and contribute to and deputise in the absence of more senior staff.
• The post holder will communicate highly complex information to patients, relatives and MDT members. This may be sensitive on occasions. A range of interpersonal skills are required to do this e.g. motivational, negotiating, persuasion, empathising, counselling, reassurance skills, and the anility to break bad news.
• The post holder is required to manage time effectively to maintain high standards of nursing care within the challenging environment of the Cardiology ward.
• To respond and care for unpredictable and diverse groups of Cardiac patients and their relatives/carers.
• To improve the patients experience and environment through full explanation of treatments, procedures and expectations.
• Assess, plan implement and evaluate individual patient care.
• Co-ordinate patient centred care from admission to discharge.
• Maintain accurate patient records.
• Act as a patients advocate.
• To promote the health and empowerment of patients.
• Mentor, supervisor and educator of students and other staff as appropriate.
• Act as a resource to the team in an area of special interest.
• Venepuncture and cannulation skills are desirable if these are not possessed there is an expectation that the appropriate training will be undertaken.
• Aid in the planning and implementing of safe discharge pathways for patients in order to maintain safety and patient wellbeing.