An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Cardiac Cath Lab Practitioner role for a Registered Nurse to join the team.

We are looking for a nurse with extensive experience in Cardiology who has the skills and knowledge to progress their career within the Cardiac Cath Labs.

The role includes full in-house training for relevant Senior Cath Lab nursing, Cardiac Physiology and Radiography aspects of the job.

There is an expectation that the successful applicant will undertake an area of service improvement that benefits the Cath Lab service.

Main duties of the job

• To undertake scrubbing and circulating roles for a wider variety of Cath Lab procedures
• Undertake the Cardiac Physiology role for Interventional Cardiology procedures (angiogram/PCI - to include Primary PCI intervention)
• To undertake Cardiac Radiography for Cath Lab procedures
• Design, develop and lead on a service improvement project which will benefit the Cath Lab service
• Contribute to the Cath Lab on-call rota

About us

With over 19,000 staff, we are one of the biggest employers in the city with a central role in supporting the health and wellbeing of our local population. We play a leading role in research, education and innovation.

Come and join our wonderful team at NUH. We are big believers in diversity and welcome new ideas to help develop our team in order to deliver world class healthcare to the vast patient populations we serve. With endless personal development opportunities available, at NUH we will endeavour to turn your job into a career!

We particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, or Disabled, as we are striving to be better represented at NUH.

Job description

Job responsibilities

When working as Cardiac Radiographer

To undertake imaging procedures within area of speciality.

To maintain a high standard of work and to strive for continual improvements in radiographic standards and patient care.

To manipulate and manoeuvre radiographic equipment and patients in order to obtain high quality diagnostic images within the departments protocols and procedures.

When working as Senior Cardiac Catheter Lab Nurse

Work within a clinical team to deliver a specialist service, based on principles that are research based and which enhance the quality of patient care.

Develops the skills to assess and interpret specialist information and conditions and takes appropriate action.

Undertakes clinical procedures that require dexterity and accuracy, including scrubbing for the full range of cardiac procedures in the Cardiac catheter lab including complex procedures such as structural cardiac interventions and ablation.

When Working as Cardiac Physiologist

Have in-depth knowledge of the anatomy and physiology of the cardio-vascular system and the full range of interventional equipment in use

Be highly competent in ECG application and able to recognise and report on a wide range of abnormalities on ECG, intra-cardiac pressure waves / shunts, valve gradients and cardiac output if necessary

Provide technical support for coronary interventional and structural interventional procedures

Please see attached Job Description for further information on detailed responsibilities

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered with NMC
• Willingness to work towards ALS
• Degree within specialist field

Desirable

• MSc within specialist field
• ALS certification

Experience

Essential

• Substantial experience of management of patients with cardiac disease
• Proven evidence of management, leadership skills and autonomous practice
• Experience of delivering change management
• Recent formal or informal teaching experience
• Evaluating evidence based practice, audit, service development and benchmarking

Desirable

• Radiology experience or knowledge of Radiology procedures
• Physiology experience or knowledge of Physiology procedures
• Nursing experience in Cardiac Cath Labs

Communication

Essential

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills (verbal and written)
• Computer literate, data base management skills
• Able to write reports, deliver presentations to audiences external to the specialty

Analytic and Judgement

Essential

• Advanced clinical, managerial and leadership skills in specialty
• Experience of research, audit and evidence based care
• Ability to critically analyse data

Planning and Organisational Skill

Essential

• Able to work autonomously and as a member of multidisciplinary team
• Excellent time management and organisational skills

Physical skills

Essential

• Ability to stand for long periods wearing a lead apron
• Dexterity and accuracy required for administering clinical procedures

Employer details

Employer name

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trusts

Address

Nottingham City Hospital

hucknall road

Nottingham

NG5 1PB

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