About this role
Job summary
We are looking for an enthusiastic staff nurse to join our team within the cardiology catheter labs. The applicant should be able to work under pressure and ideally have a knowledge of cardiology procedures carried out within the unit. The applicant should be a team player and be able to react to the switch between specialities within the labs. Initially will be a band 5 post with progression to band 6 once all training has been completed. Part of the role there will be a requirement to rotate onto the day case unit whereby there will be a requirement to take charge within this capacity and co ordinate the daily activities.
Main duties of the job
As a cardiology catheter lab nurse you will be instrumental in supporting the registrar and consultant, within a small team you will be responsible for sedation and airway management of patients undergoing procedures and ensure that this is completed in a professional and safe manner following up to date guidelines available. Monitoring of the patient throughout the procedure and a safe handover is given to the returning ward. You will be expected to cover on call on evenings, weekend and bank holidays on a rota basis, and undertake all other aspects of your job role as required.
About us
This is a busy unit where we take elective patients, inpatients and emergency patients for procedures. Due to the geographical area this incorporates a wide range of people from many different locations. The nursing team works alongside the cardiac physiologists and radiologists in a multidisciplinary manner leading to strong inter team relationships whereby we support one another in our day to day working. Through rotation strong working relationships will be formed with the cardiac day case unit who are instrumental in preparing patients for their procedures for both elective and interpatient transfers.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For further information on the job description and main responsibilities please see the attached job description, and person specification to ensure that you have the relevant criteria for the post.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse (1st Level)
- Diploma
- Teaching & Assessing qualification/conversion completed as per NMC guidelines
Desirable
- Degree or working towards
- Leadership course
- Post Registration qualification in specialty
- ALS
Experience
Essential
- Substantial post registration cath lab experience and signed off for on call emergency service.
- Experience of regularly managing own workload across all specialties within the cath labs
- Teaching within clinical area
- Evidence of continuous professional development
- Experience of clinical audit and research
- Experience of managing acutely unwell patients
- Experience of taking charge of ward area
Desirable
- Experience of change management
Skills & Attributes
Essential
- Ability to set and establish priorities
- Team player and team leadership qualities
- Assertiveness
- Excellent time management
- Good IT skills
- Decision maker
- Communicates at all levels
- Lateral thinker and problem solver
- Management of change
- Influencing skills
- Delegation skills
- Venepuncture/cannulation
- IV drug administration
- ILS
- Ability/willingness to train to scrub assist for Angio/PCI procedures or be working towards sign off for this
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 (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Blackpool Victoria Hospital
Whinney Heys Road
Blackpool
FY3 8NR
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.blackpoolteachinghospitals.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)