Staff Nurse Ward 39 Cardiothoracic

To work within a team ensuring all patients receive timely and appropriate care, ensuring utilisation of Allied Health Professionals support and guidance to promote a safe and timely discharge.

Maintain current knowledge to ensure compliance with NMC requirements.

Main duties of the job

Providing patient care and ensuring all activities of daily living are maintained whilst ensuring the patient receives safe and appropriate care.

Linking with all AHP's ensuring the patient receives timely and appropriate.

Ensuring the patient receives their prescribed medications at the correct time.

Participating in a research and audit completion.

Ensuring all knowledge is recorded and up to date via the Trust system.

About us

Working with all AHP's ensuring patient care is provided safely and timely.

Participating in all research and audit for the Trust.

Participating in all Trust iniatives.

Details

Date posted

15 October 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£32,073 to £39,043 a year

pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

382-SWC145-26

Job locations

Blackpool Teaching Hospitals

Whinney Heys Road

Blackpool

FY3 8NR

United Kingdom

Job responsibilities

To work within a team ensuring all patients receive timely and appropriate care, ensuring utilisation of Allied Health Professionals support and guidance to promote a safe and timely discharge.

Maintain current knowledge to ensure compliance with NMC requirements.

Providing patient care and ensuring all activities of daily living are maintained whilst ensuring the patient receives safe and appropriate care.

Linking with all AHP's ensuring the patient receives timely and appropriate.

Ensuring the patient receives their prescribed medications at the correct time.

Participating in a research and audit completion.

Ensuring all knowledge is recorded and up to date via the Trust system.

Answerable to Ward Manager and Matron.

Job responsibilities

To work within a team ensuring all patients receive timely and appropriate care, ensuring utilisation of Allied Health Professionals support and guidance to promote a safe and timely discharge.

Maintain current knowledge to ensure compliance with NMC requirements.

Providing patient care and ensuring all activities of daily living are maintained whilst ensuring the patient receives safe and appropriate care.

Linking with all AHP's ensuring the patient receives timely and appropriate.

Ensuring the patient receives their prescribed medications at the correct time.

Participating in a research and audit completion.

Ensuring all knowledge is recorded and up to date via the Trust system.

Answerable to Ward Manager and Matron.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered Nurse (1st or 2nd Level)
• Willingness to undertake teaching and assessing qualification
• Willingness to undertake conversion course to Part 1 of the NMC register
• Diploma/willingness to undertake Diploma
• Teaching & assessing qualification

Desirable

• Post Registration qualification*

Experience

Essential

• Ability to teach peers within clinical area
• Evidence of continuous professional development
• Experience of team and ward management*

Skills/Attributes

Essential

• Ability to establish priorities
• Team Player & Team Leadership qualities
• Assertiveness
• Good time management
• Basic I.T. skills
• Decision maker
• Communicate at all levels
• Problem solver
• Lateral thinker
• Decision maker
• Basic Life Support

Desirable

• Venepuncture & Cannulation skills

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered Nurse (1st or 2nd Level)
• Willingness to undertake teaching and assessing qualification
• Willingness to undertake conversion course to Part 1 of the NMC register
• Diploma/willingness to undertake Diploma
• Teaching & assessing qualification

Desirable

• Post Registration qualification*

Experience

Essential

• Ability to teach peers within clinical area
• Evidence of continuous professional development
• Experience of team and ward management*

Skills/Attributes

Essential

• Ability to establish priorities
• Team Player & Team Leadership qualities
• Assertiveness
• Good time management
• Basic I.T. skills
• Decision maker
• Communicate at all levels
• Problem solver
• Lateral thinker
• Decision maker
• Basic Life Support

Desirable

• Venepuncture & Cannulation skills

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see

NHS Careers website .

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see

NHS Careers website .

Employer details

Employer name

Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Blackpool Teaching Hospitals

Whinney Heys Road

Blackpool

FY3 8NR

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.blackpoolteachinghospitals.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Blackpool Teaching Hospitals

Whinney Heys Road

Blackpool

FY3 8NR

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.blackpoolteachinghospitals.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Job responsibilities

To work within a team ensuring all patients receive timely and appropriate care, ensuring utilisation of Allied Health Professionals support and guidance to promote a safe and timely discharge.

Maintain current knowledge to ensure compliance with NMC requirements.

Providing patient care and ensuring all activities of daily living are maintained whilst ensuring the patient receives safe and appropriate care.

Linking with all AHP's ensuring the patient receives timely and appropriate.

Ensuring the patient receives their prescribed medications at the correct time.

Participating in a research and audit completion.

Ensuring all knowledge is recorded and up to date via the Trust system.

Answerable to Ward Manager and Matron.

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered Nurse (1st or 2nd Level)
• Willingness to undertake teaching and assessing qualification
• Willingness to undertake conversion course to Part 1 of the NMC register
• Diploma/willingness to undertake Diploma
• Teaching & assessing qualification

Desirable

• Post Registration qualification*

Experience

Essential

• Ability to teach peers within clinical area
• Evidence of continuous professional development
• Experience of team and ward management*

Skills/Attributes

Essential

• Ability to establish priorities
• Team Player & Team Leadership qualities
• Assertiveness
• Good time management
• Basic I.T. skills
• Decision maker
• Communicate at all levels
• Problem solver
• Lateral thinker
• Decision maker
• Basic Life Support

Desirable

• Venepuncture & Cannulation skills