Cardiac Catheter Lab Practitioner

Job description

Job responsibilities

When working as Cardiac Radiographer

To undertake imaging procedures within area of speciality.

To maintain a high standard of work and to strive for continual improvements in radiographic standards and patient care.

To manipulate and manoeuvre radiographic equipment and patients in order to obtain high quality diagnostic images within the departments protocols and procedures.

When working as Senior Cardiac Catheter Lab Nurse

Work within a clinical team to deliver a specialist service, based on principles that are research based and which enhance the quality of patient care.

Develops the skills to assess and interpret specialist information and conditions and takes appropriate action.

Undertakes clinical procedures that require dexterity and accuracy, including scrubbing for the full range of cardiac procedures in the Cardiac catheter lab including complex procedures such as structural cardiac interventions and ablation.

When Working as Cardiac Physiologist

Have in-depth knowledge of the anatomy and physiology of the cardio-vascular system and the full range of interventional equipment in use

Be highly competent in ECG application and able to recognise and report on a wide range of abnormalities on ECG, intra-cardiac pressure waves / shunts, valve gradients and cardiac output if necessary

Provide technical support for coronary interventional and structural interventional procedures

Please see attached Job Description for further information on detailed responsibilities

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered with NMC
• Willingness to work towards ALS
• Degree within specialist field

Desirable

• MSc within specialist field
• ALS certification

Experience

Essential

• Substantial experience of management of patients with cardiac disease
• Proven evidence of management, leadership skills and autonomous practice
• Experience of delivering change management
• Recent formal or informal teaching experience
• Evaluating evidence based practice, audit, service development and benchmarking

Desirable

• Radiology experience or knowledge of Radiology procedures
• Physiology experience or knowledge of Physiology procedures
• Nursing experience in Cardiac Cath Labs

Communication

Essential

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills (verbal and written)
• Computer literate, data base management skills
• Able to write reports, deliver presentations to audiences external to the specialty

Analytic and Judgement

Essential

• Advanced clinical, managerial and leadership skills in specialty
• Experience of research, audit and evidence based care
• Ability to critically analyse data

Planning and Organisational Skill

Essential

• Able to work autonomously and as a member of multidisciplinary team
• Excellent time management and organisational skills

Physical skills

Essential

• Ability to stand for long periods wearing a lead apron
• Dexterity and accuracy required for administering clinical procedures

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trusts

Address

Nottingham City Hospital

hucknall road

Nottingham

NG5 1PB

Employer's website

https://www.nuh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)