Job overview
The post holder will work as a highly skilled and autonomous practitioner within the multidisciplinary team to deliver safe, effective and compassionate care to elective and emergency cardiac surgical patients throughout the pre-operative and post-operative pathway. The role requires advanced clinical decision-making to support the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of patient care, ensuring high standards of clinical practice and patient safety at all times.
Main duties of the job
1. Provide skilled assessment of elective and emergency patients before and after operations both within a variety of clinical settings including history taking, physical assessment and requesting, interpreting and acting on appropriate tests and investigations in a timely manner.
2. To review urgent patients referred for vascular surgery within the trust and coordinate the urgent referrals from other NHS organisations. Communicating with the Senior Registers and Pre assessment team to manage and plan the patient in preparation for surgery.Demonstrate specialist knowledge of a wide range of vascular surgical procedures in order to provide excellent information to staff and patients, contributing to the informed consent process.
3. Demonstrate specialist knowledge and skills relating to the impact of patient condition and co-morbidities in terms of outcomes and level of care required
4. Demonstrate skills in a wide range of practical procedures including arterial blood gas estimation and blood culture, insertion of peripheral lines with the insertion of further invasive monitoring following advanced training, management of fluid balance and cardiac monitoring and prescribing of medication once qualified and registered as a non-medical prescriber with the NMC.
Working for our organisation
At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care.
Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You’ll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career.
Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.
We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part time or job share. Please talk to us at interview.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required.
For both overviews please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.
Person specification
Education/ qualifications
Essential criteria
5. Registered General Nurse
6. Advanced or Intermediate Life Support provider
7. Evidence of accredited post registration level 3 education development in relevant subject
8. Independent prescribing qualification
Desirable criteria
9. Degree Relevant Post basic course
10. Teaching qualification
11. Health related diploma, degree, Masters or equivalent level of knowledge in the specialism
12. Previous vascular experience
Experience
Essential criteria
13. Substantial experience of caring for patients with complex disease
14. Relevant pharmaceutical knowledge
Desirable criteria
15. Database management
16. Report writing
Skills/knowledge/ abilities
Essential criteria
17. Evidence of developing relevant clinical expertise
18. Formal and informal teaching experience
19. Highly knowledgeable with regard to up to date care of surgical patients/ vascular procedures
20. Evidence of Critical care experience
21. Physical assessment and diagnostic reasoning skills
Desirable criteria
22. Involvement in relevant professional networks/group
23. Research experience
Right to work
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