Job Description
Senior Cardiac Catheter Lab Nurse - Bank | Competitive rates plus benefits | Mon – Sat | No Nights | Tollerton, South Nottinghamshire
Spire Nottingham are in the process of growing our Cardiac service to include more vascular and structural procedures, as well as also increasing our cardiac surgery to include more complex procedures such as TAVI, with the aim to become the leading cardiology department in the East Midlands.
“Spire Nottingham Hospital has the most modern, state of the art cardiac hybrid theatre to perform such sophisticated procedures. Thanks to the leadership of the hospital and dedication of the cardiac unit staff, we have been able to successfully treat over 100 patients from the region." - Consultant Cardiologist, Professor Jan Kovac
We have one of the largest stroke prevention programmes in the UK supporting the NHS with its COVID-19 recovery which started in May 2021.
Duties And Responsibilities
As Senior Nurse you will support and lead our experienced cardiac team to ensure our patients receive the highest levels of care. Every day is different in this role and you will work across various areas of the hospital including cardiology pre-assessment, cardiac catheter lab, cardiac outpatients, theatres and the supporting the wards with cardiac patients.
- Supporting the Cardiology consultants in clinics
- You will utilise your inter-departmental communication skills to support your cardiology patients throughout the whole Spire Healthcare journey
- To undertake clinical procedures that require dexterity and accuracy this includes scrubbing for a full range of complex interventional cardiology procedures and assisting with implantation of IABP, TAVI and complex devices as the Hospital grows in complexity.
- To support the non-invasive cardiology services within the Outpatient Department where appropriate; acting as a subject matter expert to other staff.
- To provide cardiology support to ward & critical care patients; acting as a subject matter expert to other staff.
- To support the senior staff, ensuring high standards of effective cardiology care are delivered to all patients within the Theatre Cardiology/Hybrid suite, Wards and Outpatient Cardiology Department.
- Prepare an operating Hybrid theatre/anaesthetic room/outpatient cardiology suite for procedure in relation to instrumentation, equipment and supplies required for specific cardiology procedures, ensuring waste is kept to a minimum. Ensure all necessary and emergency equipment is available and in working order.
- Run a cardiology list without supervision and supervise / mentor junior staff (subject to experience).
- Perform duties supporting all the cardiology functions within the hospital.
Who We're Looking For
You will be an experienced cardiac nurse in all cardiac areas including structural work, ideally with previous senior experience. Although we will consider someone stepping up into a senior post who holds the right skills and experience.
- Current NMC registration with no restrictions on practice
- At least 3 years’ experience within a cardiac catheter lab scrubbing for routine and complex cardiology procedures including EPS ablation.
- ALS trained
- Capable and confident, with the ability to work on own initiative
- Excellent organisational skills
- Flexible approach to work and working patterns
- Previous scrub experience is essential, experience with EPS Ablation would be a distinct advantage
Working Hours: Monday - Saturday
Contract Type: Bank
Benefits
We offer competitive rates to our bank colleagues who work on a flexible basis, often to cover busy periods, sickness or annual leave.
Our Values
We are extremely proud of our heritage in private healthcare and of our values as an organisation:
- Driving clinical excellence
- Doing the right thing
- Caring is our passion
- Keeping it simple
- Delivering on our promises
- Succeeding and celebrating together
Our people are our difference; it's their dedication, warmth and pursuit of excellence that sets Spire Healthcare apart.
We commit to our employees well-being through work life balance, on-going development, support and reward.
For us, it's more than just treating patients; it's about looking after people.
Closing date: In order to streamline our recruitment process, we reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once we have received a sufficient number of applications
About Us
At Spire Healthcare, caring is our passion. We have been putting patients at the heart of everything we do for over 25 years. We’re committed to looking after people, both patients and staff. We deliver high standards of care to our insured, self-pay and NHS patients across 39 hospitals and 33 clinics, medical centres and consulting rooms. Our successful business is led by an experienced and stable senior management team, we provide the highest quality of care through the latest medical technology, new facilities, and a focus on inspiring leadership and employee development.
We have achieved our market leading position because of our Purpose, which is to
'make a positive difference to people's lives through outstanding personalised care'. Everyone at Spire is aligned to this purpose, which underpins a culture of respect, inclusion, passion and collaboration across our business, enabling us to achieve more than 98% of our hospitals being rated ‘Good’ or ‘Outstanding’ by the Regulators; these are sector leading standards.
About The Team
Spire Nottingham Hospital is a state-of-the-art private hospital. We offer consultations with specialists in a wide range of treatments, supported by advanced imaging and diagnostic technology. Appointments available at a convenient time, you can usually be seen in as little as 24 hours. We're committed to looking after you.