Sister/Charge Nurse – Cardiovascular Stephen Ward

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Full time
Location: London
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Band 7

Main area: Cardiac Grade: Band 7 Contract: Permanent (12 Month Secondment would also be considered for the post) Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week Job ref: 196-NM12489 Employer: Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust Employer type: NHS Site: St Thomas' Hospital Town: London Salary: £54,320 - £60,981 p.a inc. HCA Salary period: Yearly Closing: 07/02/2025 23:59 Guy’s and St Thomas’ is among the UK’s busiest and most successful NHS foundation trusts. We provide a full range of hospital and community services for people in south London and specialist care for patients from further afield including cancer, renal, orthopaedic, respiratory and cardiovascular services. Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen in the Cardiovascular Directorate for a full time position of Ward Sister / Charge Nurse on Stephen ward. Are you a highly motivated, experienced cardiac nurse, interested in developing your leadership and clinical skills? This post could be for you, working in a renowned and innovative multi-disciplinary team at one of the UK's leading teaching hospitals in the heart of London. Stephen ward is a 33 bedded Cardiovascular ward, based on the St Thomas's Hospital site. The ward cares mainly for cardiology patients who have complex cardiac medical conditions, including Heart failure, Adult Congenital Heart Disease (ACHD), Structural Heart (TAVI) service, Electrophysiology (EP), invasive and non-invasive cardiology, and cardiac surgery. You will be a confident, clinically competent, proactive and motivated individual and be able to demonstrate excellent communication and leadership skills to your nursing team and wider multi-disciplinary colleagues. There is scope to further lead and develop the nursing team to ensure patients continue to receive the safest and best evidence-based care. Please note consideration will be given to offering the post as 12 Month Secondment (please contact the recruiting Manager before applying) Closing Date: 07/02/2025 at Midnight Proposed Interview date: Mid February 2025 (date TBC) Main duties of the job

The Ward Sister/Charge Nurse will have the skill and experience to provide a high standard of cardiac care at level 1 to acute cardiac patients and will have the knowledge of telemetry and cardiac monitoring to respond to all clinical situations. You will lead a large team of band 5 and 6 nurses and will have overall responsibility, together with the Practice Development Nurse, in developing the skills and knowledge of your team. You will work alongside your Matron in ensuring such standards in staff development as well as the overall environmental compliance, patient safety and satisfaction, as well as all elements to ward accreditation criteria. Person specification

Knowledge

NMC current registered Nurse Specialist Course in relevant specialty Mentorship or equivalent teaching qualification Management/leadership qualification or equivalent experience Skills

Ownership - Takes charge, high standards, has drive Integrity - has the courage to do the right thing Relating - develops others, recognises and supports people’s needs Recognises and actively seeks appropriate support Demonstrates understanding/ability to meet deadlines Experience

Able to manage individual and team performance Ability to plan staff/non-staff resources effectively Effectively presents information to groups and professional teams Can analyse/identify data trends and review and amend impacts on care Trust Values

Upholds Trust Values Guy’s and St Thomas’ celebrates, respects and values the diversity of its staff and patients. We review our policies, procedures and practices to ensure that all employees, patients, and carers are treated equitably according to their needs. We are actively committed to ensuring that no one who applies for a job, works, or studies at the Trust, or accesses our services is discriminated against on the grounds of race, ethnicity, nationality, disability, religion or belief, age, gender identity, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity/paternity, or marital/civil partnership. Applications are welcomed from applicants with a disability. We can make reasonable adjustments and offer support and advice in a variety of ways throughout the application process. Equality of opportunity is our policy. As an organisation we are committed to developing our services in ways that best suit the needs of our patients. This means that some staff groups will increasingly be asked to work a more flexible shift pattern so that we can offer services in the evenings or at weekends. We are committed to supporting all employees to achieve a healthy work-life balance and to work in a way that is best for them and our patients. We will consider all requests to work flexibly, taking into account the individual’s personal circumstances as well as the needs of the service. We encourage all prospective applicants to discuss their individual circumstances with the recruiting manager as part of the on-boarding process. Your e-mail address is important to us - We communicate to all job applicants via the e-mail address which has been provided on the application form. Please ensure that you check your e-mail on a regular basis. Please apply for this post by clicking "Apply Online Now." Employer certification / accreditation badges

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. Our dedicated and talented staff make it their mission to provide outstanding care for our patients.

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