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Job overview

The Coronary Care Unit at Bolton Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is a busy, dynamic 10 bedded unit and runs alongside a busy Cardiac Pacing Suite, providing elective and emergency care for patients receiving pacemakers/ICDs/cardioversions & TOEs. 

We are seeking to recruit a highly motivated, enthusiastic band 6 Junior Sister/Charge Nurse who has excellent communication skills & a passion for their role and improving patient care.   

Join us here and you will have the opportunity to develop or refresh skills in nursing acute and chronic cardiac conditions in an exciting and advancing speciality.

Main duties of the job

As a band 6 registered nurse you will be expected to promote and lead the team in ensuring the delivery of excellent standards of patient centered care. You will need to demonstrate good organisational skills in the coordinating and managing of patient care between both CCU and the Pacing Suite, whilst ensuring consistency in providing clinically excellent care and support for patients, relatives and the team.  You will work closely with the Ward Manager in driving quality, providing strong leadership, role modelling to junior staff and provide clinical supervision.

We work together with the multi-disciplinary team to deliver comprehensive care at a local level and have strong links with the North West cardiac tertiary centres. As a team we are committed to dealing with current and emerging cardiology and general issues in a proactive manner which provides a safe, professional and enriching environment for all.

Working for our organisation

Bolton NHS Foundation Trust is an integrated provider of acute, intermediate and community health care serving the population of Bolton. This provides us with an opportunity for our services to work closely with our partners in primary care and the local authority to ensure a seamless service for our patients. Here at Bolton our patients are at the heart of everything we do. We ensure our patients receive the highest quality of Care and are guided by our trust Values. We are proud that our Trust is a centre of excellence for maternity, neonatal and care for children, and that it has been rated as Good by the Quality Care Commission (CQC). This is in recognition of the patient experience and quality of care that our staff provide to patients. It is also supported by our Nursing, Midwifery and Allied Health Professional Framework for Professional Practice. The Acute Adult Care Division is one of five Clinical Divisions in the Trust that includes Emergency Care, Complex Care and Specialist Medicine. The Division contains the busiest single site Emergency Department in Greater Manchester and has inpatient wards providing acute medicine, rehabilitation and specialist medicine services. It provides a range of specialist out-patient and community services and is committed to providing excellent clinical performance and patient care