Job summary
Join our team as aSenior Staff Nursein the Cardiac Cath Labs and become a key player in our cutting-edge service. Your expertise will be vital in upholding and enhancing our high standards of patient care, with a strong focus on patient-centered outcomes and experiences. As a leader, you'll ensure safety and efficiency in every aspect of care, while also mentoring junior staff and integrating them into our team.
Key Responsibilities:
- Deliver planned care to patients with advanced clinical skills.
- Maintain a safe patient environment.
- Act as a scrub or circulating nurse during invasive cardiac procedures.
- Perform venepuncture, cannulation, and remove venous and arterial sheaths.
- Assist in the safe transfer of critically ill patients.
- Participate in on-call commitments as needed.
Why Apply?
- Professional Growth:Enhance your skills at one of London's leading Trusts.
- Innovative Environment:Work at Hammersmith Hospital, renowned for its strong research connections and as a regional specialist heart attack center.
- Dynamic Team:Be part of a growing healthcare team, rotating within our state-of-the-art cardiac cath labs, day ward, and recovery unit.
Take the next step in your career and apply today to join our dedicated team at Hammersmith Hospital!
Main duties of the job
- To provide high quality, effective, individualised care to all patients
- To assess care needs and develop, implement and evaluate them without supervision
- To assist in leading and monitoring the performance of the nursing team
- To deputise for the Senior Sister or Senior Charge nurse when required
About us
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.
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 overviews please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.
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 overviews please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.
Person Specification
Education/ qualifications
Essential
- RGN with cardiac cath labs and/or cardiac day ward experience
- Immediate Life Support
- Cannulation and Phlebotomy certification / skills
Desirable
- Relevant Courses specific to specialty i.e., Cardiac Course
- Advanced Life Support
Experience
Essential
- Extensive experience in Acute Cardiac Nursing and Cardiac Cath Labs
- Ability to scrub and circulate in various cardiac cath lab procedures
- Experience of doing on-call shifts for primary / emergency cases, out of hours.
Desirable
- Experience in cath lab / day coordination, working with MDT to ensure efficient flow of patients
Skills/knowledge/ abilities
Essential
- Able to work in a dynamic environment and deal with job demands and pressures
- Ability to manage own workload; solve problems and use own intitiative
Desirable
- Knowledgeable of various coronary intervention, electrophysiology, device and structural procedures performed in the cardiac cath labs
Person Specification
Education/ qualifications
Essential
- RGN with cardiac cath labs and/or cardiac day ward experience
- Immediate Life Support
- Cannulation and Phlebotomy certification / skills
Desirable
- Relevant Courses specific to specialty i.e., Cardiac Course
- Advanced Life Support
Experience
Essential
- Extensive experience in Acute Cardiac Nursing and Cardiac Cath Labs
- Ability to scrub and circulate in various cardiac cath lab procedures
- Experience of doing on-call shifts for primary / emergency cases, out of hours.
Desirable
- Experience in cath lab / day coordination, working with MDT to ensure efficient flow of patients
Skills/knowledge/ abilities
Essential
- Able to work in a dynamic environment and deal with job demands and pressures
- Ability to manage own workload; solve problems and use own intitiative
Desirable
- Knowledgeable of various coronary intervention, electrophysiology, device and structural procedures performed in the cardiac cath labs
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).
