Staff Nurse - Cardiac Catheter Lab (Procedural Team)

Kings College Hospital; London; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 44,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player seeks a dedicated Staff Nurse for the Cardiac Catheter Lab. This exciting role offers the chance to develop your skills in a fast-paced environment, providing expert care in interventional cardiology and electrophysiology. With full training provided, you'll become an integral part of a supportive procedural team, making a real difference in patients' lives. Join a leading teaching Trust committed to excellence in healthcare and innovation, where your contributions will be valued and impactful. If you're passionate about cardiology and patient care, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• Active NMC registration required for Registered Nurse.
• Clinical expertise relevant to cardiac care is essential.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high-quality, evidence-based care to patients.
• Support and supervise junior staff and learners.
• Liaise with multidisciplinary team to meet patient needs.

Skills

Effective communication

Team collaboration

Clinical expertise

Leadership

Medication administration

Education

Registered Nurse (RN1)

Job description

Staff Nurse - Cardiac Catheter Lab (Procedural Team)

Band 5

Main area: Cardiac
Grade: Band 5
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref: 213-NUR-DH-6169191-C

Employer: King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: King's College Hospital
Town: London
Salary: £35,964 - £43,780 Per annum including High Cost Area
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 13/03/2025 23:59

King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s largest and busiest teaching Trusts with a turnover of c£1.8 billion, 1.5 million patient contacts a year and more than 15,000 staff based across 5 main sites in South East London. The Trust provides a full range of local hospital services across its different sites, and specialist services from King’s College Hospital (KCH) sites at Denmark Hill in Camberwell and at the Princess Royal University Hospital (PRUH) site in the London Borough of Bromley.

Job overview

The Cardiac Catheter Suite is looking to recruit an enthusiastic nurse that would like to develop their skills and career within Cardiology. The department offers world class services to its patients covering Interventional Cardiology, Electrophysiology, Imaging, Structural Heart Disease and implantable devices. It is a fast paced and exciting environment.

With full training provided, you will soon become a key member of the Cardiac Cath lab Procedural team delivering expert care to our patients. As a member of the procedural team, the post holder will scrub, circulate and assist in cardiac catheterisation procedures. This is a fantastic opportunity for nurses that really want to make a difference.

In addition, you would be required to participate in the 24/7 PAMI on-call service. The successful candidate will be supported by both unit managers and the rest of the friendly Cath lab Multi-disciplinary team.

Main duties of the job

• Work with support, within a multi-disciplinary team to provide continuing care to a specified group of patients from admission to discharge.
• Supervise and teach junior members of staff and learners as appropriate.
• Maintain own personal development with support.
• Be a safe and effective practitioner able to provide high quality nursing care to patients and support to relatives.

Working for our organisation

King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s largest and busiest teaching Trusts with a turnover of c£1 billion, 1.5 million patient contacts a year and more than 15,000 staff based across South East London. The Trust provides a full range of local and specialist services across its five sites. The trust-wide strategy of Strong Roots, Global Reach is our Vision to be BOLD, Brilliant people, Outstanding care, Leaders in Research, Innovation and Education, Diversity, Equality and Inclusion at the heart of everything we do.

We are at a pivotal point in our history and we require individuals who are ready to join a highly professional team and make a real, lasting difference to our patients and our people.

King’s is committed to delivering Sustainable Healthcare for All via our Green Plan. In line with national Greener NHS ambitions, we have set net zero carbon targets of 2040 for our NHS Carbon Footprint and 2045 for our NHS Carbon Footprint Plus.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Main Duties and Responsibilities

Delivering high quality, evidence-based and patient focused clinical care through:

• Delivering a high standard of evidence-based care to patients.
• Ensuring good standards of care for the patient are maintained at all times.
• Adhering to NMC Code of Professional conduct at all times.
• Involving and supporting patients, relatives, carers and friends in the care process.
• Promoting well-being and involving patients and relatives in health education.
• Ensuring clear and accurate written and verbal information is given at all times.
• Ensuring contemporaneous record keeping at all times.
• Seeking advice from more senior/experienced members of staff where appropriate.

Working effectively as part of the immediate team and wider multidisciplinary team (MDT) through:

• Liaising effectively with all members of the MDT to ensure patients’ needs are met.
• Exercising leadership and taking the initiative where appropriate.
• Providing support and advice to ward/unit staff (especially junior staff) on clinical and administrative issues.
• Liaising with discharge coordinator / bed manager to ensure effective admission/discharge of patients.
• Keeping the ward/unit sister / charge nurse informed of significant changes and/or anticipated problems.

Person specification

Education and Qualifications

• Registered Nurse (RN1) with active NMC registration

Skills and Competencies

• Proficiency in dispensing and administrating oral & IV medication
• Ability to communicate effectively (written and verbal)
• Ability to work collaboratively with other staff members
• Ability to lead a team to achieve results

Knowledge and Experience

• Clinical expertise relevant to the area
• Understanding of NMC Code of Professional Conduct

IMPORTANT

• Check your email account regularly as this is how we will communicate with you
• If you delete the job from any of your accounts, you may be prevented from accessing further communications
• To enquire about your application or inform us of any changes in your circumstances, please contact the named person on this advert
• Please provide email addresses for referees where possible
• Please review the documentation on our recruitment microsite, particularly the Trust’s criminal records checking policy
• All staff have a responsibility for safeguarding children and vulnerable adults and for ensuring they are aware of the specific duties relating to their role.
• Please note that the closing date is given as a guide. On occasion, we might close a vacancy early due to a high number of applications being received. You are advised to submit your application as early as possible to avoid disappointment.

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

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.