An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 6 Nurse to join our Cardiac Catheter lab team based at the Colchester site in the new purpose built IRCA unit.

Do you possess excellent interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to work confidently and collaboratively across professional boundaries? Are you keen and motivated to learn? Do you have experience and/or a keen interest in cardiology?

If so then we are looking for a highly motivated senior nurse who is passionate about the care of cardiac patients to join our cardiac catheter lab team, in delivering an excellent service.

Main duties of the job

Come and join us in our IRCA unit where you will be working with the Cardiac Cath lab team and contributing to the care, treatment and recovery of patients requiring specific cardiac procedures. The procedures performed in the Cardiac Cath Lab are diagnostic Angiograms, Implantation of permanent pacemakers and trans-oesophageal ECHO's to name a few.

The post involves delivering excellent and individualised clinical care to our patients and their families. The ideal candidate will have experience of working within an acute setting, and is responsive to change. If you are an experienced nurse in this area or have a keen interest to pursue a senior role within this field, we would love to hear from you.

About us

One of the largest Trust's in East Anglia, East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust (ESNEFT) provide hospital and community health services to people living across a wide geographical area. We deliver care from two main hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, six community hospitals and in patients' own homes. You will be joining a team of over 11,000 amazing colleagues providing care to 800,000 residents.

Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health & Wellbeing programme offer a range of services including mental health support. We offer a range of flexible working opportunities.

Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which do not work or cause time delays for our staff and patients.

To support our employees to achieve their career aspirations you may be eligible to obtain a qualification via an apprenticeship. All successful applicants will be required to undertake a skills review to facilitate this. For full details please see the attached Apprenticeship Handbook

If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge then we are keen to hear from you.

Find out about living and working with us - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GkPu7HphU8A

Job description

Job responsibilities

For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• oClinical expertise within speciality
• oInterest in cardiac/cardiothoracic nursing

Desirable

• oPrevious experience at Band 6

Knowledge

Essential

• oSound evidence of clinical ability
• oArticulates understanding role of Band 6
• oProvides evidence of ability to make changes in nursing practice

Skills

Essential

• oLeadership
• oGood organisational skills

Desirable

• oComputer skills

Employer details

Employer name

East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Colchester Hospital

Turner Road

Colchester

CO4 5JL

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432-HR1006-24