Staff Nurse - Cardiothoracic Critical Care Unit

Staff Nurse - Cardiothoracic Critical Care Unit Band 5

Main area: CTCCU Grade Band 5

Contract: Permanent

Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Includes rotation to night duty.)

Job ref: 349-CSS-

Site: Wythenshawe Hospital

Town: Manchester

Salary: £29,970 - £36,483 Per Annum (Pro Rata)

Salary period: Yearly

Closing: 27/03/:59

Job Overview

The Cardiothoracic Critical Care Unit is the North West centre for Cardiopulmonary Transplantation, including the VAD (ventricular assist device) programme, and an established respiratory ECMO service. As a part of our heart failure service, we provide cardiac ECMO. The unit consists of a 26 bedded purpose-built Cardiothoracic Critical Care Unit and a 5 bedded satellite Post Operative Recovery Unit, combining both level 3 and level 2 care.

Our team is committed to delivering the highest standards of care and encourages staff development with the support of our excellent practice education team.

Main Duties of the Job

We are a fast-paced 31 bedded critical care unit, caring for level 3 and level 2 patients who require critical care due to surgery, trauma, heart failure, and other reasons.

We offer excellent in-house training courses for new staff and continued staff development with various courses available.

If you would like to develop your career and be part of our exciting development across the cardiothoracic critical care service, please contact us.

Working for Our Organisation

MFT is one of the largest NHS Trusts in England, creating an exceptional integrated health and social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.

Bringing together 10 hospitals and community services from across Manchester, Trafford, and beyond, we champion collaborative working and transformation, encouraging our 30,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals.

Detailed Job Description and Main Responsibilities

To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you'll need, please refer to the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the 'Supporting Documents' heading.

Diversity Matters

MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity, and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce.

Person Specification Qualifications

• Registered Nurse Degree or Diploma
• Degree level 6 study
• Diploma

Experience

• Experience of working on own and as part of a team
• Ability to supervise and support junior staff
• Evidence of teaching and assessing skills/ability
• Awareness of clinical audit
• ICU experience is required for this role
• Evidence undertaking a mentor/preceptor role

Knowledge

• Knowledge of current nursing issues
• Knowledge of clinical governance
• IT/Word Processing

Skills and Abilities

• Well-developed organisational skills
• Dexterity and accuracy in physical skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Proven ability to problem-solve
• Able to work as part of a team
• Demonstrates awareness of own limitations
• Ability to organise workload and delegate tasks appropriately

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.