Job summary
Do you want to work with the best in the world?
St Bartholomew's Hospital, the oldest hospital site in England, is home to world-leading cardiac and cancer centres, providing state of the art treatment to our patients in the very heart of the City of London. We offer robotic surgery, ECMO, complex electrophysiology and are a leading provider of stem cell transplantation and immunotherapy for cancer treatment. We also are one of the top five busiest Heart Attack Centres in the UK and home to the largest Atrial Fibrillation Ablation centre in Europe.
We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced and motivated band 5 staff nurse.
Here at Barts Heart Centre we have 10 cath labs that provide treatment for patients undergoing a variety of elective procedures, interventional, electrophysiology and TAVI. Our cardiac catheter labs also support our nationally recognised emergency heart attack, arrhythmia and structural pathways. We also provide specialist cardiology services for heart failure, endocarditis, grown up congenital heart and inherited cardiac conditions.
Main duties of the job
- To work within the cath lab multidisciplinary team to provide care to critically ill patients in a complex acute environment.
- To supervise and teach junior members of staff and learners as required and maintain own personal development with support.
- To be a safe and effective practitioner able to provide high quality nursing care to the patient and their families, in accordance with agreed Trust and local
About us
Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.
The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.
Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.
We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment where staff treat one another with dignity and respect. We aim to create an equitable working environment where every individual can fulfil their potential.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The successful applicant will be supported with their own development and there are clinical and leadership opportunities available in-house and with our partner higher education institutions. The successful candidate will have a commitment to the provision of safe and compassionate care and demonstrate a willingness to learn, and to teach. Successful candidates will be able to demonstrate excellent communication and organisational skills.
The successful candidates will broaden their knowledge in cardiology and aim to independently circulate and competently scrub for various procedures such as coronary interventions, devices implantations, electrophysiology ablations, trans-aortic valve implantations and other structural cases. The post holder will work as part of the emergency team at the Barts Heart Centre which includes Heart Attack and Direct Arrhythmia services. The post holder will be required to join the on-call team once an adequate level of experience has been achieved.
The senior nursing team will ensure that adequate support is provided to achieve core Cath Labcompetencies.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The successful applicant will be supported with their own development and there are clinical and leadership opportunities available in-house and with our partner higher education institutions. The successful candidate will have a commitment to the provision of safe and compassionate care and demonstrate a willingness to learn, and to teach. Successful candidates will be able to demonstrate excellent communication and organisational skills.
The successful candidates will broaden their knowledge in cardiology and aim to independently circulate and competently scrub for various procedures such as coronary interventions, devices implantations, electrophysiology ablations, trans-aortic valve implantations and other structural cases. The post holder will work as part of the emergency team at the Barts Heart Centre which includes Heart Attack and Direct Arrhythmia services. The post holder will be required to join the on-call team once an adequate level of experience has been achieved.
The senior nursing team will ensure that adequate support is provided to achieve core Cath Labcompetencies.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- oRegistered Nurse or equivalent with live NMC registration
Experience
Essential
- oMinimum of nine months recent acute experience
Skills
Essential
- oPhysiological assessment of acutely unwell patient
- oDemonstrate an ability to listen and comprehend
- oAbility to work under pressure
- oAbility to prioritise and organize workload
- oAbility to manage potentially difficult situations
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- oRegistered Nurse or equivalent with live NMC registration
Experience
Essential
- oMinimum of nine months recent acute experience
Skills
Essential
- oPhysiological assessment of acutely unwell patient
- oDemonstrate an ability to listen and comprehend
- oAbility to work under pressure
- oAbility to prioritise and organize workload
- oAbility to manage potentially difficult situations
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
