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Location

Burton on Trent, Staffordshire | United Kingdom

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Job description

A Vacancy at University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust.

An opportunity has arisen for an experienced cardiac nurse to join our well-established team at Queens Hospital Burton.

This team is a valuable source of knowledge and resource in Cardiology across the trust, implementing, managing and advising on the care of cardiac patients within the Coronary Care Unit.

It is essential that the candidate is a Registered Nurse, enthusiastic and up to date with current national and local guidelines as well as being an excellent communicator and team member.

The role will involve autonomous working and clinical decision making, implementing trust guidelines as well as providing expert support, knowledge and advice on potentially complex cardiac patients to medical and nursing staff across the trust.

A good level of cardiac experience /knowledge is crucial to this role.

They will be given the support and guidance to fulfil this role and it provides an excellent opportunity for personal development into a specialist nurse within CCU.

This post holder will work as part of the cardiac rehabilitation team, dealing with cardiac patients throughout their care pathway from acute hospital admission to providing advice and support after discharge.

This post will be responsible for their own caseload and will supervise the day to day workload of the cardiac rehabilitation team.

There will be some administrative responsibilities as delegated by the team leader.

This post has no direct budgetary responsibilities.

Closing date of applications: 05 March 2024

Interview date: 11 March 2024

As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together

Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.

In return we will offer:
• Development opportunities, including both professional and leadership development
• On-going support through every step of the way from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
• A variety of other staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes

Key Facts about our Trust:
• We see on average 4810 OP appointments per day.
• We are the 4thbusiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England – an average of 2077 per week.
• An average of 1115 patients are seen in A&Es across our network every day – 3rd largest in the country.
• Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily.
• Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres.
• We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres.
• We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day.

Please see attached Job description and Person Specification. To apply please click APPLY FOR THIS JOB – this link will take you to the TRAC Recruitment Site. You will need to register if you do not already have an account

This advert closes on Tuesday 5 Mar 2024

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