Job summary
- Main area
- Nursing - Cardiology
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Job ref
- 423-6833649
- Employer
- Airedale NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Airedale General Hospital, Cardiac Catheter Unit
- Town
- Steeton
- Salary
- £29,970 - £36,483 pro rata Per Annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 26/12/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Staff Nurse - Cardiac Catheter Lab (Band 5)
NHS AfC: Band 5
Be part of our future landscape
At Airedale, we are committed to promoting equality, diversity and inclusion. We actively encourage applications irrespective of people’s age, lived experience of living with a disability or long-term conditions, gender, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or other personal circumstances.
Increasing our diversity and supporting our organisation to be more inclusive is a key priority here at Airedale and our teams are at the centre of how we work towards this.
We appreciate all people may have diverse and individual needs and we pride ourselves on supporting all people to thrive and flourish at work. We have frameworks in place that support reasonable adjustments and flexible working for colleagues throughout their working lives which starts at recruitment.
These are exciting times for Airedale. We have the once-in-a-career opportunity to be involved in the planning and building of a completely new hospital here on our Steeton site by 2030. By joining us now you’ll be a key part of our journey over the next few years, with the chance to input into a state-of-the-art, modern healthcare facility that will deliver care to our communities for decades to come. We are also on the journey to a new electronic patient record, part of our wider ambition for our digital future – a future that builds on our significant telemedicine and digital care success. Ultimately, what makes Airedale special is our people. Not just our staff, but our volunteers, patients, visitors, and wider population who make up the Airedale family. This is a Trust that sits at the heart of our community, and our communities are very proud of their Trust.
Job overview
To provide the safest and highest quality care and environment for the practice of cardiology procedures, including diagnostic angiography, pacing and TOE. Our priorities are patient safety, achieving the best clinical outcomes from the procedures that we perform and valuing the professionalism of the team that performs them.
The post holder will work as part of the Cardiac Catheter Lab multi disciplinary team assisting medical staff with diagnostic and emergency procedures. In this theatre style environment the nurse will have scrub, recovery and circulating duties. There is a requirement to wear a lead coat during procedures.
Main duties of the job
1. Be able to admit and discharge patients from the cardiac catheter lab following a patient care pathway. Provide patients with safe & skilled nursing care for diagnostic procedures
2. Be able to recognize and deal with complications that may arise, and implement corrective measures.
3. Be competent in the use of intravenous infusion mechanical devices and be able to prepare infusion devices and problem solve, following appropriate training.
4. Be able to provide expert nursing skills in caring for patients under sedation.
5. Support team members and colleagues in service delivery.
6. Act as a scrub nurse to provide specialist nursing skills in all diagnostic procedure. Assist the operator performing the procedure, and prepare the patient as required.
7. Act as a runner nurse during diagnostic procedures.
8. Prepare equipment for the procedures, and monitor and observe the patient during the procedure.
9. Transfer patients on and off equipment following Trust manual handling policy.
10. Understand and take own responsibility for radiation protection.
11. Liaise with other members of the multi-disciplinary team, to ensure the best patient care is delivered.
12. Maintain accurate documentation about the care given to patents, in both written and computerized form.
13. Liaise with wards and departments to maintain positive working relationships
Working for our organisation
We are delighted to offer a wide range of benefits to employees including:
- Cycle to Work
- Travel Scheme
- Childcare Vouchers with Salary Sacrifice
- Onsite Nursery
- Buying and Selling Annual Leave
- Car Leasing
- Employee Assistance Program
- Employee Health and Wellbeing
- Extensive Reward Scheme
- Counselling Service
- Financial packages including Vivup and Wagestream
- Staff Networks, Enable, Rainbow, Gender, Race Equality Ecoaware & Admin Network.
Our values:
We understand that it’s down to the hard work, effort and dedication of our staff that makes a difference for our patients. Our people really do make our Airedale experience – we take pride in fostering a friendly, effective and caring work environment. Our values are part of our DNA, which are:
- Committed to Quality of Care
- Compassion
- Working together for patients
- Improving Lives
- Everyone Counts
- Respect and Dignity
Got questions before you apply, please contact the recruiting manager to find out more.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For more information on this vacancy please see the attached job description and person specification for full details.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Registered General Nurse Diploma/ Degree in nursing. NMC PIN
Desirable criteria
- Operating Theatre Scrub Skills/ Recovery
Experience
Essential criteria
- 1 year post qualification experience
Desirable criteria
- Cardiology Experience in other areas. Cardiac catheter lab experience/Scrub skills / recovery
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Evidence of professional development. Knowledge of current issues relating to health care.
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of underpinning knowledge to support perioperative practice. Cardiology knowledge.
Skills
Essential criteria
- Able to provide high standards of patient care. Can demonstrate good organisational skills.
Desirable criteria
- IV cannulation, ILS
Personal attributes
Essential criteria
- Flexible, dynamic, motivated & adaptable with excellent communication skills. Able to work as part of a team
Desirable criteria
- Willingness to accept additional responsibilities. Willingness to undertake further training to benefit self and service needs.
Other
Essential criteria
- Must be able to wear lead apron
Desirable criteria
- Must be able to wear lead apron
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Marieke Koenhorst
- Job title
- Sister Cardiac Catheter Lab
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01535295073
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