Staff Nurse (Cardiac Cath Labs, Glenfield Hospital) - #145500

Full / Part Time (considered) & On Call commitment.

Working pattern 08:00 - 18:00 4 days a week, mainly with some Saturdays on a reduced rota.

Would you like to work in a friendly environment, closely supported by our team of Nurses, Doctors, Radiographers & Cardiac Physiologists?

Learn about all the latest Cardiology Interventions in a center with an international profile which is right here in Leicester.

Gain invaluable clinical skills in this sought-after field of nursing.

Interventional Cardiology is part of the wider Renal, Respiratory, Cardiac and Vascular management group (RRCV) at Glenfield Hospital (GH).

The campus has its own emergency ambulance bay and helipad, modern specialty theatres and intensive care units are also based on this site. GH campus is a regional centre for clinical research with both Respiratory and Cardiac Biomedical Research Units based here with close links with both the University of Leicester and De Montfort University.

Cardiac Cath Lab is an area where most of our procedures are under local anesthetic . This role is similar to theatre nursing with one to one patient contact with the opportunity to build a unique relationship with your patient and make a profound difference to their lives.

This is particularly relevant when you start to work on-call as you will be part of the team who regularly save lives with the emergency intervention service for Heart Attack and Out of Hospital Arrest patients

On Call commitment is essential to provide cover for emergency admissions, you will work as part of the on call team.

• Responsible for assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating programmes of evidence-based nursing care for a group of patients. Assist in and contribute to the management and organisation of a ward/clinical area
• Actively contribute to setting and maintaining high standards of quality nursing care
• Actively participate in the education, development and supervision of other staff members.
• Work collaboratively and co-operatively with others to meet the needs of patients and their families
• Act as a clinical and professional role model, mentoring, assessing and supporting students and learners on placement within the clinical area
  
  

We offer:-

• A fully supported induction and training program will be tailored to the individual – we ask for prior experience in acute care experience.
• When you work on-call you will be paid at Band 6 rate.
• Regular in-house technical and clinical skills training sessions supported by industry.
• The opportunity to train as an Interventional Cardiology scrub nurse
• Experience of TAVI, Advanced EP studies and Coronary Intervention procedures
  
  

To see some of our staff at work at Glenfield Hospital please search for 'Glenfield Shine' on Vimeo

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