Sister/Charge Nurse - Acute Coronary Care Unit | Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 03 July 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £37,338 - £44,962 per annum (pro rata) |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 02 August 2025 |
| Location: | Manchester, M23 9LT |
| Company: | Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7304808/349-WTWA-7304808 |
Summary
Are you a skilled and compassionate nurse with a passion for cardiac care? Do you thrive in fast-paced, high-acuity environments where every second counts? If you're ready to take the next step in your career and play a key role in shaping exceptional patient outcomes, this job could be for you!
OurAcute Coronary Care Unitis at the cutting edge of emergency cardiac treatment, managing some of the most complex and rewarding cases in the hospital. As aBand 6 Nurse, you'll be at the forefront of clinical leadership, guiding a team of dedicated professionals while continuing to deliver hands-on, expert care to patients in critical need.
Sister/Charge Nurse - Acute Coronary Care Unit
Permanent, full time position.
ACCU is an innovative Coronary Care unit caring for a wide range of acute patients often undergoing invasive cardiology procedures such as coronary angiogram, coronary angioplasty, pacemaker implantation, TAVI, acute patients admitted from Intensive care and longer stay patients often awaiting Heart Transplants.
The post holder will be responsible for providing care for patients in the acute phase of their care, and will be expected to regularly take charge of the unit. The successful applicant will also be responsible for co-ordinating the movement of staff and patients between the Cardiac Catheter labs, cardiology wards and Intensive care units ensuring patients receive the appropriate level of care. You will have the opportunity to develop your leadership and management skills with the full assistance of the ward manager and matron.
Applicants should have at relevant nursing experience including CCU and cardiology with a minimum of 2 years. You should be motivated, innovative and dynamic in your thinking and practice and be able to work flexibly as an integrated member of the team.
MFT is one of the largest NHS Trust In England with a turnover of over £3bn & 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.
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you’ll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the ‘Supporting Documents’ heading. So that you’re even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, you’ll 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 you’ll 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 atresourcing@mft.nhs.uk.
We’re looking forward to hearing from you!
This advert closes on Thursday 17 Jul 2025
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