An exciting opportunity for a Band 5 Staff Nurse with an interest in Cardiology!

Cardiac Investigation Unit

Working Environment:

The cardiac investigation Unit is a 21 bedded unit which is a combination unit for both elective and inpatient cardiac patients. It is a unit that admits both day cases and short admissions for elective and routine cardiac investigations and interventions. We also care for cardiac inpatients which include those being remotely monitored via our telemetry system in the Coronary care Unit.

What we are proud of:

Providing patients with both physical and psychological support pre and post procedure. Great use of Criteria led discharge means that patients are discharged in a timely way. Use of our Radial lounges to promote Day case procedural recovery.

Main duties of the job

What you will be involved in:

Our dedicated nursing team provide speciality care which will include procedure and investigation work-up utilising skills such as cannulation and venepuncture and post-operative skills such as arterial sheath removal.

A close working relationship with both Coronary care and the cardiac catheter laboratory provides our nurses with a unique learning opportunity.

The unit interacts with our experienced cardiac specialist nursing teams to provide enhanced support to our patients in areas such as heart failure, Chest pain and the cardiac rehabilitation and surgical liaison team

About us

The Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust (RCHT) is the main provider of acute and specialist care services in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. We serve a population of around 500,000 people - a figure that can increase significantly with

visitors during the busiest times of the year. We employ approximately 6,700 staff and have a budget of approximately £580 million.

We are a teaching hospital in partnership with the University of Exeter Medical School, University of Plymouth School of Nursing and Midwifery, and Peninsula Dental School.

The Knowledge Spa on the Royal Cornwall Hospital site is the base for medical and nursing as well as ongoing education for health professions in clinical and non-clinical roles.

Keeping at the forefront of medical advances, we are continually developing our clinical services as well as our facilities and are committed to maximising the range of specialist care that can be offered locally. Allied to this is a growing reputation for research and innovation.

Job description

Job responsibilities

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• Identity Checks
• Professional registration and qualification checks
• Employment history and reference checks
• Work health assessments
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Many of our staff work flexibly in many different ways. Please talk to us at interview about any flexible working arrangements you would prefer or require. While we may not be able to fully accommodate all requests, such requests will not be referenced during the interview scoring process, and we will fully consider and try to accommodate them for successful applicants.

We reserve the right to close this advert early, or when the allocated number of applications has been reached. Please submit your application at the earliest opportunity.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Level 1 Registered Nurse with valid NMC registration / students pending registration

Desirable

• Assessing & Mentoring qualification

Experience

Essential

• A minimum of six months experience in an acute Trust within the last twelve months (this can include student placement)

Desirable

• Acute Cardiac Experience

Knowledge

Essential

• Understanding of evidence based practice to enhance care.
• Understanding of professional and current issues in nursing.
• Understanding of the importance of research and evidence based practice.

Desirable

• Specialist Cardiac Knowledge

Employer details

Employer name

Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust

Address

Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust

Truro

TR1 3LJ

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156-6735663