Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for motivated and enthusiastic Registered Nurses to join our team in Cardiology on Ward 3 at MRI. Ward 3 specializes in the care of cardiology patients.

Ward 3 is a busy 28 bedded acute cardiology ward with lots of opportunities to develop your clinical skills and knowledge. You'll learn about our cardiac monitoring system, use the process of telemetry along with the added advantage of training in ECG rhythm recognition.

To succeed, you'll need to be committed to delivering high quality, patient focused care with pride and respect, have excellent interpersonal skills and be able to provide evidence of personal and professional development. You will also be expected to work a mixture of days, nights and weekends.

In return for your skills, enthusiasm and commitment, you can expect some truly excellent development and progression opportunities and a comprehensive induction program. You'll also be part of a fantastic and dedicated team that supports each other and operates with consideration and dignity at all times.

Main duties of the job

Our key focus is to provide high quality care to our patients, many of whom have complex cardiology conditions, pre and post cardiac surgery and post cardiac catheter lab procedures. The ward also accommodates medical patients who may require cardiac monitoring .

Successful individuals must be highly motivated to take on this challenge and meet head on the pressure to maintain high standards and delivery of quality care.

About us

MFT is one of the largest NHS Trusts in England with a turnover of £ & 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.

Job description

Job responsibilities

To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. So that youre even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, youll need to take time to read the Candidate Essentials Guide that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how we care for you as you care for others. Most importantly, it also contains critical information youll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.

Diversity Matters

MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at .

Were looking forward to hearing from you!

Person Specification

QUALIFICATIONS

Essential

NMC Registered Nurse

Desirable

Mentorship qualification Post graduate cardiology course/certificate

EXPERIENCE

Essential

Relevant Senior Staff Nurse post registration experience within cardiac areas.

Desirable

Previous experience as band 6 Previous band 5 experience

SKILLS, ABILITIES AND KNOWLEDGE

Essential

Excellent written and verbal communication skills. Clinically competent in named clinical area

Desirable

IT/word processing skills