Bank Cath Lab Nurse | Cardiac Catheter Lab | Competitive hourly rate | Monday - Saturday shfits available | No Nights | Tollerton, South Nottinghamshire
Spire Nottingham Hospital has an opportunity for an experienced Cardiology Nurse with TAVI expertience to join our award winning specialist cardiology team. We are in the process of growing our Cardiac service to include more vascular and structural procedures, as well as also increasing our cardiac surgery, with the aim to become the leading cardiology department in the East Midlands.
Spire Nottingham Hospital reached a milestone in July, treating its 100th NHS PFO (Patent Foramen Ovale closure) case. We are now Europe's leading centre in completing the most PFO closures.
"Spire Nottingham Hospital has the most modern, state of the art cardiac hybrid theatre to perform such sophisticated procedures. Thanks to the leadership of the hospital and dedication of the cardiac unit staff, we have been able to successfully treat over 100 patients from the region." - Consultant Cardiologist, Professor Jan Kovac
We have recently opened a new ITU department to allow more complex cardiac procedures and TAVI. We have one of the largest stroke prevention programmes in the UK supporting the NHS with its COVID-19 recovery which started in May 2021.
Duties and responsibilities:
As a Cardiology Nurse you will ensure our patients receive the highest levels of care. Every day is different in this role and you will work across various areas of the hospital including cardiology pre-assessment, cardiac catheter lab, cardiac outpatients, theatres and the supporting the wards with cardiac patients.
* Undertake clinical procedures that require dexterity and accuracy this includes scrubbing for a full range of basic and complex interventional cardiology procedures and assisting with cardiology patient care.
* Assist in the non-invasive cardiology services within the Outpatient Department and Surgical Ward departments where appropriate; acting as a subject matter expert to other staff.
* Pre-assessment on cath lab patients
* Provide and aspire to a regional centre of excellence approach to the service.
Who we're looking for:
* You will be an experienced cardiology nurse in all cardiac areas including structural work.
* Current TAVI experience is essential, including scrub trolley preperation and TAVI valve prep.
* Formal signoff from at least one leading manufacturer for independent valve preparation and loading would be desirable.
* Current NMC registration with no restrictions on practice
* At least 2 years' experience within a cardiac catheter lab scrubbing for routine and complex cardiology procedures including EPS ablation.
* ALS trained
* Capable and confident, with the ability to work on own initiative
* Excellent organisational skills
* Flexible approach to work and working patterns
* Previous scrub experience is essential, experience with EPS Ablation would be a distinct advantage
Benefits
We offer competitive rates to our bank colleagues who work on a flexible basis, often to cover busy periods, sickness or annual leave
* Bank colleagues are paid weekly
* We offer competitive rates to our bank colleagues who work on a flexible basis, often to cover busy periods, sickness, or annual leave
* Save an average of £50 per month with our free onsite car park
* Access to Spire Healthcare pension
* Free uniform
* Free DBS
* Full induction, including mandatory training updates
* Opportunities for further training and progression into permanent posts
* Knowledge, support and guidance through your recruitment journey from Spire's specialist Resourcing Team
Our Values
We are extremely proud of our heritage in private healthcare and of our values as an organisation:
* Driving clinical excellence
* Doing the right thing
* Caring is our passion
* Keeping it simple
* Delivering on our promises
* Succeeding and celebrating together