Job summary
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.
You will have an opportunity to rotate internally between Cardiology Intervention, Electrophysiology & Structural in order to develop a full range of skills and be supported with in house training.
We have created exciting opportunities for experienced Cath Lab nurses to develop clinically in advanced nursing practices such as Implantable Loop recorders Implantations, Nurse-Led Sedation and Valve loader.
You will be expected to take an active role in helping us to continuously improve our patient centred care.
Our cath lab is lucky enough to have their own dedicated Education Sister who supports all staff in their development and works closely with new starters.
Click on the link below to see one of our cath lab nurses story and our day to day running of the cath labs:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9GBnkVzGR7k
The hospital is situated in beautiful surroundings close to St Paul's Cathedral, has excellent public transport links and is close to a wide range of social and cultural attractions that London has to offer, making St Bartholomew's Hospital a great place to work!
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 policies.
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.
Job description
Job 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 documents, please view the attachment/s below.
Job description
Job 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 documents, please view the attachment/s below.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- oNursing Degree/Registered Nurse
- oNMC Registration/ NMC PIN
Experience
Essential
Desirable
- oPreferably had previous experience working in Cardiology and/or Cardiac Cath Labs department.
- oEvidence of mentoring and development of staff
Skills
Essential
- oDemonstrate an ability to listen and comprehend
- oAbility to work under pressure
- oAbility to prioritise and organize workload
- oAbility to manage potentially difficult situations
- oAbility to plan, deliver and evaluate interventions and/or treatments
- oAbility to develop own skills and knowledge
- oPhysiological assessment of acutely unwell patient
- oAbility to assess and escalate deteriorating patients
- oMaintain own knowledge up to date to provide evidence based care at all times
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- oNursing Degree/Registered Nurse
- oNMC Registration/ NMC PIN
Experience
Essential
Desirable
- oPreferably had previous experience working in Cardiology and/or Cardiac Cath Labs department.
- oEvidence of mentoring and development of staff
Skills
Essential
- oDemonstrate an ability to listen and comprehend
- oAbility to work under pressure
- oAbility to prioritise and organize workload
- oAbility to manage potentially difficult situations
- oAbility to plan, deliver and evaluate interventions and/or treatments
- oAbility to develop own skills and knowledge
- oPhysiological assessment of acutely unwell patient
- oAbility to assess and escalate deteriorating patients
- oMaintain own knowledge up to date to provide evidence based care at all times
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).
