Staff Nurse The Heart Centre
NHS AfC: Band 5
Job overview
Band 5 Nurse – THE HEART CENTRE
We are looking for experienced or newly qualified nurses to join our friendly team. We provide high quality care to cardiac patients and elective day care patients awaiting coronary angiograms, angioplasty and PPCI, with an out of hour on call system. This is an excellent opportunity for those interested in cardiac care wishing to gain experience in the care of patients experiencing acute MI, heart failure, and arrhythmias along with other cardiac conditions. We are a friendly supportive team offering opportunities to develop skills within the cath labs and cardiac pacing. It is an exciting time to join this dynamic team. The expansion of the heart centre enables us to provide more advanced procedures giving the team the opportunity to develop new skills and experience.
Work as part of the team to provide high quality nursing care for cardiology and medical patients in your care, supervise healthcare assistance, junior staff and students on the ward. Communicate effectively with patients’ relatives and the MDT. Willing to learn to circulate and scrub in the cath labs and participate in the emergency on‑call rota.
Main duties of the job
Assess, plan, deliver and evaluate nursing care for patients within all of the acute cardiac care areas, providing the prescribed nursing care without supervision.Contribute to the development and evaluation of nursing practice in the acute cardiac areas.
Great opportunity for registered nurse to join our friendly enthusiastic team, gain new skills and experience.
Working for our organisation
At NCIC, we have an ambition to deliver outstanding hospital and health services to half a million people. Established on 1st October 2019, the Trust is creating a centre of excellence in providing rural and remote healthcare and provides a wide range of community and acute services throughout north Cumbria and beyond. We’re responsible for delivering over 70 services across 15 main locations and we employ more than 6,500 members of staff.
Our 5 key principles demonstrate our belief in the delivery of ‘safe, high quality care every time’.
- Being a clinically led organisation
- Quality and safety at the heart
- A positive patient experience every time
- A great place to work
- Managing our money well
As an organisation we are serious about supporting a diverse workforce that reflects our local community and are very much focused on being an inclusive and compassionate place to work.
Person specification
Qualifications
- Registered nurse with active registration.
Knowledge and Experience
- Continuing professional development with portfolio.
- NMC code of professional conduct.
- Equality issues
- Relevant field of nursing.
- Budgetary awareness.
- Equality legislation and best practice
Skills and Aptitude
- Able to work as a member of a team.
- Effective communication and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to act as a mentor to HCAs.
- Ability to demonstrate the compassionate values and behaviours needed for dignified care.
- ECG interpretation, Cardiac Rhythm analysis, central line administration
- IT Skills
Other requirements
- Flexible approach to shift patterns and participation in on‑call rota to provide a 24/7 PPCI service.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
Benefits
27‑day holiday scheme rising to 33 after 10 years.
NHS Discounts*
Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars and Cycle to Work*
Vivup is a free, confidential counselling and information service to assist with personal or work‑related problems.
*Subject to eligibility.
Disclosure and Barring Service
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.
The cost of the DBS must be met by the successful candidate(s) through salary deduction. DBS charges are as follows if applicable to the post:
- Standard Check: £21.50 + Administration cost of £6.50 = £28.00. Deducted from salary over following 4 months or one off payment.
- Enhanced Check: £49.50 + administration cost of £6.50 = £56.00. Deducted from salary over following 4 months or one off payment.
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