Job overview

We are looking for a confident and motivated Team Leader to join us on the Coronary Care Unit.  We are a sixteen/seventeen bedded unit on the Bedford Site.

You will need to be a good role model and provide supervision to nursing staff and students under the guidance of the Ward Manager.

You will be required to host MDTs and ward rounds with the cardiology team as well as attend regular meetings both in person and via Teams, and attend management meetings in the absence of the ward manager.

You will be assessing care needs and developing/implementing/evaluating programmes of care for cardiac patients.

You will also require the relevant skills to confidently communicate with other members of the team including consultants, colleagues, patients, relatives and other departments.

We look forward to meeting a new member of our team who holds the same nursing values as we do.

Main duties of the job

The purpose of your job is to work in conjunction with the cardiology team to deliver high quality nursing care to cardiac patients. The nurse is responsible for assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating programmes of care. The care delivered is individualised and research based optimising the effectiveness at all times for every cardiac illness. Support the ward manager with  management duties, these may include staff mandatory training compliance, staff sickness management, attending regular meetings, dealing with any complaints, roster planning,  investigating incidents  and by being an excellent role model to junior colleagues.

Working for our organisation

Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides hospital services to a growing population of around 700,000 people living across Bedfordshire and the surrounding areas across two busy hospital sites in Bedford and Luton.  Both hospital sites offer key services such as A&E, Obstetrics-led Maternity and Paediatrics. You will be joining a friendly, high performing Trust committed to ensuring the health and wellbeing of staff. As one of the largest NHS Trusts in our region you will have access to a programme of high quality training and development to help you grow your career. The Trust continues to be committed to delivering the best patient care using the best clinical knowledge and technology available.

We not only recruit based on qualifications and experience - we recruit individuals who demonstrate the behaviours which underpin our Trusts core values. We achieve this by using values based recruitment. We are dedicated to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible for everyone, we are committed to promoting equality and diversity, and creating a culture that values differences.

Please note that vacancies may close prior to the advertised closing date when sufficient number of applications have been received. All new staff will be subject to a probationary period covering first 6 months in post. Travel between hospital sites may be required. Please review all documents attached to ensure you familiarize yourself with all requirements of the job.

It is an exciting time to join the newly formed Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. We run two busy hospital sites in Bedford and Luton. Our 7,500 staff provide high quality care for a growing population of around 700,000 across Bedfordshire and the surrounding areas.

 

You will be joining a friendly, high performing Trust committed to ensuring the health and wellbeing of staff. As one of the largest NHS Trusts in our region you will have access to a programme of high quality training and development to help you grow your career. Travel between hospital sites may be required. We have state-of-the art facilities placing us at the heart of cutting edge health care. The Trust continues to be committed to delivering the best patient care using the best clinical knowledge and technology available.