Employer: North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Cumberland Infirmary
Town: Carlisle
Salary: £37,338 - £44,962 pa pro rata
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 07/01/2025 23:59
Cardiology Procedural Nurse *Internal Applicants*
NHS AfC: Band 6
Job overview
INTERNAL ONLY TO NORTH CUMBRIA INTEGRATED CARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST (NCIC) EMPLOYEES
We are seeking a Registered Nurse to join our Cardiology Departmental team and work as a procedural nurse. You should have post-registration experience of working within an acute medical setting, preferably with cardiology experience. Experience of working within cardiology investigations and procedures is desirable.
Based at the Cumberland Infirmary, you will provide expert nursing care for patients with ischaemic, congenital, and valvular heart disease. You will be responsible for providing nursing support primarily during Stress Echo (DSE) but also some other cardiology procedures. You will also be responsible for running pre-assessment and consent clinics for pacemaker implants and other procedures. You will liaise with Consultant Cardiologists, Cardiac Physiologists, and other Cardiology Nurses.
Main duties of the job
* Provide nursing support during Stress Echo (DSE) and other cardiology procedures (TOE, Bubble and contrast Echo).
* Run pre-assessment and consent clinics for pacemaker implants and other procedures.
* Provide nursing support to the Cardiology Department.
Working for our organisation
At NCIC, we have an ambition to deliver outstanding healthcare services to the population of North Cumbria. The Trust is committed to creating a centre of excellence in providing rural and remote healthcare and provides a wide range of community and acute services throughout our county.
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 of our Trust
* 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.
Across the North East and North Cumbria, we are working together to deliver our ambition to be the greenest region in England by 2030. All staff are expected to support sustainability.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached job description and person specification for further information regarding the role and the essential and desirable criteria required to be met by applicants.
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Disclosure and Barring Service:
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Person specification
Qualifications
* First level Registered Nursing Qualification
* ENB 998/730 or D32 / 33 or equivalent
* ILS or equivalent
* ALS
* Qualification in Specialty
Experience
* Post Registration Medical Nursing with Acute and chronic disease management
* Clinical supervision, mentoring and preceptorship
* Evidence of continuous professional development
* Expanded nursing role including cannulation, venepuncture, IV drug administration and defibrillation
* Working within Cardiology Procedures.
* Mentor to pre-registration nursing students
Knowledge
* Cardiac anatomy, physiology and pathology.
* Continuing professional development with portfolio
* Understanding of Cardiology investigations, procedures and care.
* Professional leadership within area of practice
* Budgetary awareness
Skills and Aptitudes
* Counselling skills
* Ability to work unsupervised and as part of the multi-disciplinary team.
* Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
Personal Circumstances
* Motivation
* Positive approach to change
* Commitment to continued professional and personal development.
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
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