Band 6 - Team Leader - Coronary Care Unit - Team Leaders - EDGH

Job description

We are proud to provide 'Outstanding' care and be a great place to work.

East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust provides safe, compassionate and high quality hospital and community care to the half a million people living in East Sussex and those who visit our local area.

We are one of the largest organisations in East Sussex with an annual income of £700 million and we are the only integrated provider of acute and community care in Sussex.

Our extensive health services are provided by over 8,000+ dedicated members of staff working from two acute hospitals in Hastings and Eastbourne, three community hospitals in Bexhill, Rye and Uckfield, over 100 community sites across East Sussex, and in people's own homes.

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) rated us as 'Good' overall, and 'Outstanding' for being Caring and Effective. The Conquest Hospital in Hastings and our Community Services were rated 'Outstanding' and Eastbourne DGH was rated 'Good' Our two acute hospitals have Emergency Departments and provide 24 hour a day care, offering a comprehensive range of surgical, medical, outpatient and maternity services, supported by a full range of diagnostic and therapy services.

Job overview

We have an exciting opportunity to offer a Band 6 Team Leaders 2 permanent positions an 1 Fixed Term 12 months on CCU & Cath labs. CCU is a busy 11 bedded Unit nursing elective and emergency admissions. In addition, the role will have the potential to involve rotation into the Cardiac Catheter Laboratories. This could be a wonderful opportunity for your professional development, which is encouraged, and the unit has good links to the University of Brighton. The team is both friendly and supportive, with a strong commitment to providing a high standard of care.

You should be a 1st level RGN, have excellent communication and interpersonal skills and hold ENB 998/Mentorship level 3 or equivalent. Four years post registration experience is desirable and at least two years' experience at Band 5 with proven management and leadership skills and a Cardiac pathway qualification would be desirable.

You will provide strong leadership, excellent communication skills and the ability to develop and support staff with clinical expertise. The successful applicants will be expected to function effectively under pressure without compromising basic standards of care and professionalism. In return we will offer you excellent managerial support and continued commitment to your personal professional development.

Main duties of the job

You will provide strong leadership, excellent communication skills and the ability to develop and support staff with clinical expertise. The successful applicants will be expected to function effectively under pressure without compromising basic standards of care and professionalism.

In addition the role will have the potential to involve rotation into the Cardiac Catheter Laboratories.

Working for our organisation

A wide range of staff benefits are available to our staff including staff development, enrolment in the NHS pension scheme, auto-enrolment to our Temporary Workforce Service, access to onsite nurseries. staff restaurants and accommodation.

In addition to an internal Occupational Health department, all staff also have access to free psychological support through our confidential Employee Assistance Programme. Onsite parking is available from only £50 a year.

There has never been a better time to join East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust, submit your application today.

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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please refer to the job description attached.

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Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Registered Nurse and hold active registration with Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC)
• Degree level qualification relevant to role
• Professional qualification and training to lead the clinical team with relevant knowledge and skills for specialist area
• Evidence of mandatory and statutory essential training skills, for example, Basic Life Support, manual handling, infection control, fire etc

Desirable criteria

• Management or leadership qualification or training
• Education and training qualification
• Quality improvement training and qualification

Experience

Essential criteria

• Experience in nursing care, knowledge and expertise relevant to the clinical area within NHS or relevant health care organisation
• Experience in the take charge role and be able to lead a shift in the clinical area, demonstrating the ability to manage the clinical area, lead people and deal with emergencies and queries effectively

Desirable criteria

• Experience in leading a team or service change/QI project

Skills / Knowledge / Abilities

Essential criteria

• Professional clinical knowledge skills and skills that demonstrate the ability to assess, plan, develop and implement programmes of care
• Skills to assess and interpret complex needs of patients and able to give expert advice and guidance
• Clinical skills and competence relevant to role to support innovative, evidence based practice.

Other

Essential criteria

• Able to manage the physical and emotional demands of the role, including moving and handling of patients, able to concentrate to provide clinical care, calculation of drug dosages and communication of distressing or unwelcome information
• Flexibility in working hours and patterns

Patients come first at East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust.

Our vision is to be:

• The healthcare provider of first choice for the people of East Sussex.

Our mission is to:

• Deliver better health outcomes and an excellent experience for everyone we provide with healthcare services.

Our strategic objectives are to:

• Improve quality and clinical outcomes by ensuring that safe patient care is our highest priority.
• Play a leading role in local partnerships to meet the needs of our local population and improve and enhance patients' experiences.
• Use our resources efficiently and effectively for the benefit of our patients and their care to ensure our services are clinically, operationally and financially sustainable.

Our aims are that all services delivered by the Trust are:

• Safe
• Effective
• Caring
• Responsive and
• Well led

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