Job summary
Employer heading
Staff Nurse - Cardiac Catheter Laboratory & Recovery
Band 5
We encourage applications from all with protected characteristics and from those in the Armed Forces Community. Applicants are invited to apply in Welsh, any application submitted through the medium of Welsh will not be treated less favourably than applications made in English.
If you are successful at interview for this post you will receive your conditional offer of appointment and information pack via email.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy at any time. Therefore we encourage early applications to ensure consideration for this post. If you are short listed for this post, you will be contacted via your email account you used to apply for this post, therefore please check your account regularly.
Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.
Aneurin Bevan University Health Board support flexible working.
Please note that this vacancy may be withdrawn at any time should it be filled via the internal redeployment process
Please be advised that there is a temporary top up for Bands 1,2 and 3 to reflect the incorporation of the top up to the living wage of £12 per hour - £23,465 per annum. This temporary top up will be in place until the annual pay uplift for 2024/25 is confirmed
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen to work in the Cardiac Catheter Lab / Cardiac Day Unit in the new Grange University Hospital. Cardiology is fortunate in having a dedicated Cardiac Catheter Suite.
We undertake a variety of procedures including Angiography, Percutaneous Coronary Interventions (PCI), Pacemakers and Complex devices, Implantable loop recorder, Cardioversions, Transoesophageal Echocardiogram(TOE), and Dobutamine Stress Echocardiograms(DSE).
In this role you will provide nursing care to patients undergoing Coronary Angiograms, PCI, Pacemakers (including defibrillators and heart failure devices), TOE and DSE.
Main duties of the job
Clinical Responsibilities
To assess, plan, implement and evaluate patient care using the Nursing Process under the delegation of the Team Leader and without direct supervision
To be accountable for own practice following an approved induction programme.
To effectively manage an allocated patient caseload delegated by the Team Leader.
To contribute to the clinical nursing care of all patients within the unit as required.
To implement care that is evidenced based in practice
To contribute towards a multidisciplinary approach to service delivery
To support a clinical environment that is patient and public focussed and encourages patient advocacy
To acknowledge limitation of practice and seek appropriate referral as necessary.
To maintain accurate and current documentation
To participate in clinical audit and clinical research activity.
To implement clinical nursing practice regardful of budgetary constraints.
To maintain and assist data collection records in the unit.
To adhere to the clinical risk management policies of the Unit
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.
Working for our organisation
Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is a multi-award-winning NHS organisation with a passion for caring. The Health Board provides an exceptional workplace where you can feel trusted and valued. Whatever your specialty or stage in your career, we have opportunities for everyone to start, grow and build your career. The health board provides integrated acute, primary and community care serving a population of 650,000 and employing over 16,000 staff.
We offer a fantastic benefits package and extensive training and development opportunities with paid mandatory training, excellent in-house programmes, opportunities to complete recognised qualifications and professional career pathways including a range of management development programmes. We offer flexible working and promote a healthy work life balance, provide occupational health support and an ambitious plan for a Wellbeing Centre of Excellence to support you at work.
Our Clinical Futures strategy continues to enhance and promote care closer to home as well as high quality hospital care when needed. Join us on our journey to pioneer new ways of working and deliver a world-class healthcare service fit for the future.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click “Apply now” to view in Trac.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- NMC Registration
Desirable criteria
- Post registration cardiology course
- ILS/ALS
- ALERT course
Experience
Essential criteria
- Acute ward experience
Desirable criteria
- Cardiology ward experience
- Cardiac Cath Lab experience
Skills
Essential criteria
- Meets all essential criteria as per attached job description/person specification
Desirable criteria
- IV medication and cannulation
- ECG rhythm recognition
- ANTT
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Welsh language skills are desirable
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Lauren Bosher-Lewis
- Job title
- Ward Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01633493463
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