Cath lab circulatory​/scrub nurse

Overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a band 6 Nurse to join us in the Cath Lab/Heart Centre Team. We are a busy department with 2 Cath Labs and a 9 bedded recovery area managing both elective and acute inpatient procedures. These include Angiogram, Percutaneous Coronary Intervention, Rotabalation, orbital, IVL, Permanent Pacemaker Insertion, and Cardiac Re‑synchronisation Device insertion.

In addition to supporting the Cath Lab pre and post procedurally the Recovery area also manages DCCV, DSE, TOE, bubble echo, ILR insertion and nurse‑led pre‑assessments.

Cardiology or theatre experience is essential as this post is for a Cath lab circulatory/scrub nurse and must be able to wear leads.

If you are enthusiastic, have an interest in cardiology, enjoy a dynamic workload and thrive under pressure, we would love to hear from you! Please call for a chat with any of our team to discuss further. We look forward to hearing from you.

The post holder will be responsible for the delivery of high quality care to cardiology patient group either within the acute hospital. They are responsible for the assessment, development, delivery and evaluation of evidence‑based individualised patient care within the boundaries of their role.

The post holder will contribute to the continuing development of standards of care including developments of nursing standards and monitoring of outcomes. The post holder will be expected to continue with their own professional development.

The post‑holder will be involved in meeting the physical and psycho‑social needs of the patients within the Cardiac Catheterisation Laboratory and Recovery Area. The post holder may also be required to co‑ordinate the running of the labs on a daily basis.

Northampton General Hospital is one of the largest employers in the area and we are on an exciting journey. All of our divisions are committed to doing things better, with more efficiency as we update, modernise, and advance. We have also entered into a Group Model with neighbouring Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and become University Hospitals of Northamptonshire. At Northampton General Hospital we provide general acute services and hyper‑acute stroke, vascular and renal services to people living in Northamptonshire.

As well as this we are an accredited cancer centre and provide cancer services to a wider population of Northamptonshire and parts of Buckinghamshire. We are proud to be the first hospital in the UK to have obtained Pathway to Excellence® designated accreditation from the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC). We celebrate staff achievements and value the importance of working as one big team.

That’s why we talk about Team NGH. It’s all about working together to provide the best possible care for our patients and supporting each other to grow and develop our skills. We are driven to helping you to be the best you can be.

• Compassion
• Accountability
• Respect
• Integrity
• Courage

We want to recruit the best people to deliver our services across the University Hospitals of Northamptonshire and help to unleash everyone's full potential. As an organisation, we value how we communicate and promote our vacancies to all communities. The Hospital Group encourages applications from people who identify from all protected groups, especially those from BAME, Disabled and LGBTQ+ backgrounds as these are under‑represented in our hospitals.

We understand that we need to work with colleagues from diverse backgrounds and make sure the environment they work in is inclusive and collaborative. We have active Networks that promote and support colleagues from all backgrounds. This ensures everyone feels supported and has a sense of belonging working for Kettering and Northampton General Hospitals.

• To work in an unsupervised senior capacity within the recovery area, pre‑assessment clinics and the cardiac catheter laboratories.
• To be utilised as a resource by the ward staff/multi‑disciplinary teams concerning any aspect of cardiac procedures and individual patient care.
• To ensure accurate collection of patient data is maintained…