Are you a skilled and compassionate nurse with a passion for cardiac care? Do you thrive in fast-paced, high-acuity environments where every second counts? If you're ready to take the next step in your career and play a key role in shaping exceptional patient outcomes, this job could be for you!
Our
Acute Coronary Care Unit is at the cutting edge of emergency cardiac treatment, managing some of the most complex and rewarding cases in the hospital. As a
Band 6 Nurse, you'll be at the forefront of clinical leadership, guiding a team of dedicated professionals while continuing to deliver hands-on, expert care to patients in critical need.
Sister/Charge Nurse - Acute Coronary Care Unit
Permanent, full time position.
ACCU is an innovative Coronary Care unit caring for a wide range of acute patients often undergoing invasive cardiology procedures such as coronary angiogram, coronary angioplasty, pacemaker implantation, TAVI, acute patients admitted from Intensive care and longer stay patients often awaiting Heart Transplants.
The post holder will be responsible for providing care for patients in the acute phase of their care, and will be expected to regularly take charge of the unit. The successful applicant will also be responsible for co-ordinating the movement of staff and patients between the Cardiac Catheter labs, cardiology wards and Intensive care units ensuring patients receive the appropriate level of care. You will have the opportunity to develop your leadership and management skills with the full assistance of the ward manager and matron.
Applicants should have at relevant nursing experience including CCU and cardiology with a minimum of 2 years. You should be motivated, innovative and dynamic in your thinking and practice and be able to work flexibly as an integrated member of the team.
MFT is one of the largest NHS Trust In England with a turnover of over £3bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We’re creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.
Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 30,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you’ll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.
We’ve also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.
We’re proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What’s more, we’re excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.
At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Emma Byers Job title: Ward manager Email address:
[email protected] Telephone number: 0161 291 6081
Nurse in charge 0161 2916077