Bank TAVI Nurse Specialist

Tollerton, England, United Kingdom

11/1/2024

Job Description

Bank Cath Lab Nurse | Cardiac Catheter Lab | Competitive hourly rate | Monday - Saturday shfits available | No Nights | Tollerton, South Nottinghamshire

Spire Nottingham Hospital has an opportunity for an experienced Cardiology Nurse with TAVI expertience to join our award winning specialist cardiology team. We are in the process of growing our Cardiac service to include more vascular and structural procedures, as well as also increasing our cardiac surgery, with the aim to become the leading cardiology department in the East Midlands.

Spire Nottingham Hospital reached a milestone in July, treating its 100 th NHS PFO (Patent Foramen Ovale closure) case. We are now Europe’s leading centre in completing the most PFO closures.

“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 recently opened a new ITU department to allow more complex cardiac procedures and TAVI. 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 a Cardiology Nurse you will 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.

• Undertake clinical procedures that require dexterity and accuracy this includes scrubbing for a full range of basic and complex interventional cardiology procedures and assisting with cardiology patient care.
• Assist in the non-invasive cardiology services within the Outpatient Department and Surgical Ward departments where appropriate; acting as a subject matter expert to other staff.
• Pre-assessment on cath lab patients
• Provide and aspire to a regional centre of excellence approach to the service.
  
  

Who We're Looking For

• You will be an experienced cardiology nurse in all cardiac areas including structural work.
• Current TAVI experience is essential, including scrub trolley preperation and TAVI valve prep.
• Formal signoff from at least one leading manufacturer for independent valve preparation and loading would be desirable.
• Current NMC registration with no restrictions on practice
• At least 2 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
  
  

Benefits

We offer competitive rates to our bank colleagues who work on a flexible basis, often to cover busy periods, sickness or annual leave

• Bank colleagues are paid weekly
• We offer competitive rates to our bank colleagues who work on a flexible basis, often to cover busy periods, sickness, or annual leave
• Save an average of £50 per month with our free onsite car park
• Access to Spire Healthcare pension
• Free uniform
• Free DBS
• Full induction, including mandatory training updates
• Opportunities for further training and progression into permanent posts
• Knowledge, support and guidance through your recruitment journey from Spire’s specialist Resourcing Team
  
  

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.

Spire Healthcare is a leading independent hospital group in the United Kingdom and the largest in terms of revenue. From 39 hospitals and 8 clinics across England, Wales and Scotland, Spire Healthcare provides diagnostics, inpatient, day case and outpatient care.

Spire Healthcare are proud to be an equal opportunities employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive culture for all. Our people are our difference, it’s their dedication, warmth and pursuit of excellence that sets Spire Healthcare apart.

For further information about this role or for an informal conversation about the range of career options available with Spire please contact George Milonas on george.milonas@spirehealthcare.com

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