Staff Nurse - Cardiac Investigations Unit / Ward 23

Staff Nurse - Cardiac Investigations Unit / Ward 23 Band 5

Main area: Cardiology
Grade: Band 5
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Part time - 34.5 hours per week
Job ref: 153-ME04327

Department name: UHD - General Recruitment Site Royal Bournemouth Hospital
Town: Bournemouth
Salary: £29,970 - £36,483 pa/pro rata
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 27/03/:59
Interview date: 10/04/2025

As University Hospitals Dorset, we are a three site acute trust with 'university hospital' status through our partnership with Bournemouth University, working with an annual budget of £730m.

We offer highly regarded health services, employing some 10,000 staff. Our ambitious £250m estates programme is well on the way to delivering state-of-the-art facilities over the next two years to meet the current and future healthcare needs of the populations we serve.

In an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty with over seven miles of sandy beaches, you'll find inspirational opportunities to achieve your perfect work/life balance. With the New Forest and the Purbecks on our doorstep, we're also less than three hours from London by road or train.

We believe that having a diverse workforce, and allowing people to be themselves, is essential in ensuring we offer an inclusive, welcoming and productive place to work.

At UHD, our active staff network groups are the Women's Network, Black Asian Minority Ethnic Group (BAME), Pride Network, European (EU), Pro Ability Staff Network, and the Armed Forces Support Group.

As a Trust, we are proudly signed up to the Disability Confident and Armed Forces Covenant guaranteed interview schemes.

Job overview

An exciting opportunity to be part of a special team.

Ward 23 is a unique Cardiology ward as we also have the opportunity to rotate into our Cardiac Intervention Unit (CIU) which is a day elective cardiac unit caring for up to 16 patients pre and post procedures such as angiograms, cardiac ablations, and pacemaker insertions. On Ward 23, we have 19 inpatient beds to care for patients post-acute cardiac events and those patients requiring ongoing treatments and investigations.

Ward 23 and CIU is a friendly team and exciting place to work with no two days the same. We have close working relationships with the wider cardiology department which includes the specialist nursing and research teams. We are also at an exciting stage of our transformation work and we will be the one acute site for Cardiology patient care from the 1st April. We are looking for dynamic, motivated nurses willing to deliver the highest standards of compassionate care to our patients.

This role requires an active UK NMC Registration

Based site: Royal Bournemouth Hospital

Interview Date: TBC

Main duties of the job

• Excellent team spirit, engaging in outside social activities.
• Positive culture where everyone's voice is heard.
• Practice Educator within the Directorate.
• Regular in-house teaching and education opportunities.
• Development opportunities within the Cardiology directorate.
• Friendly and approachable staff.

Improve existing and learn new clinical skills and competencies.

Working for our organisation

Our values define who we are as . They underpin everything we do now and in the future. They define how we treat our patients, visitors, and each other, our valued team mates and colleagues.

UHD are investing in services across the Trust, with many being transformed and developed following merger and the New Hospital Programme.

In some cases, this means that services may move site this year or next, either temporarily or long term. Recruiting Managers interviewing for this role will be happy to answer any specific questions that you have at interview.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert.

Person specification Qualifications

• NMC Registered Nurse
• Degree in Nursing

Experience

• Demonstrable clinical experience
• Demonstrate Cardiology experience.
• Planning and prioritisation skills
• Non IV and IV medication administration
• Experience in complying with nursing, infection control and risk management policies

Knowledge

• Ability to demonstrate fundamental nursing knowledge and practice skills
• Knowledge of conditions relevant to Cardiology

Other requirements specific to the role

• Adaptive to unpredictable workloads
• Ability to work under pressure and with frequent interruptions

Personal Attributes

• Highly motivated
• Flexible approach to the needs of the service
• Ability to demonstrate compassion
• Ability to recognise stress in self and manage it appropriately

Language requirement

• Be able to speak English as necessary to undertake the role

Please note:

Staff recruited are expected to be available to work flexibly across all our Trust locations to meet service demands.

This advert may be closed early if sufficient applications are received.

COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself and our patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst this vaccination is not a condition of employment, we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated.

Internal Candidates: staff employed prior to merger who voluntarily change jobs will be appointed to UHD terms and conditions.

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.