Registered Nurse – Cath Lab – Training position
This role is ideally suited to a Registered Nurse with post registration experience and a desire to develop specialist skills and gain expert cardiac knowledge in coronary angiograms, PCI, Pacing and EP Studies.
Your working hours will be 21 Hours per week, Monday – Friday, 8am – 4pm, 9am – 5pm, 10am – 6pm or 11am – 7pm on a rota basis.
Role Responsibilities Include
- Providing care and support to patients throughout their pathway with KIMS Hospital including pre-operative assessment right through to discharge
- Scrub for a case load of patients undergoing cardiac procedures including catheterisation, pacing and ICD fitting
- Ensure the patient experience and well-being remain at the heart of the business at all times and best practices are implemented and maintained within the Cardiac Cath Lab
- Assist the cardiac technicians and radiographers as necessary in placing ECG electrodes, setting up transducers and preparing equipment ready for procedures
- Day to day duties of a cardiac nurse including taking bloods, cannulation, performing angiograms, pacing’s as well as assessing and monitoring patients
- Be a Registered Nurse
- Be fully trained in resuscitation and have the ability to handle emergencies appropriately
- Have experience in cannulation, venepuncture and carrying out ECG’s
- Have experience working in a Cath Lab
- Have a post registration qualification in Cardiology
- Have demonstrable knowledge of current nursing and clinical developments.
KIMS Hospital Employees Enjoy The Following Benefits
- Competitive Salary
- Free Staff Parking
- Pension Scheme
- Private Health Insurance
- 33 Days annual leave plus extra time off for your birthday
- Life Assurance
- Annual Flu Vaccination
- Free Eye Test
- Flexible working and annualised hours contract’s available.
Whilst we make every effort to contact all candidates we often receive a high volume of applications. if you do not receive a reply within 1 working week, please assume you have not been shortlisted on this occasion. Previous applicants need not apply.
If you have any queries regarding this vacancy, Diane would be happy to help. Please give her a call on 01622 237634 or email recruitment@kims.org.uk.
Any offers of employment made by KIMS Hospital for this/these position(s) will be subject to proof of eligibility to work in the UK and receipt of a satisfactory DBS Certificate from the Disclosure & Barring Service. Information about the DBS checks can be found at https://www.gov.uk/disclosure-barring-service-check
Posted 17th May 2024
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