Job summary
We are looking for an energetic, dynamic team player to join our arrhythmia team within Epsom and St Helier Hospitals. This job is across both hospitals and involves working closely with the three arrhythmia consultants, performing nurse led cardioversion, making management plans and reviewing patients in clinic pre and post intervention. We provide on-site ablation and complex devices and nurse led ILR implantation.
You will have extensive cardiac background, ideally be an ALS provider and have expert ECG interpretation and cannulation skills. Previous arrhythmia experience is preferable. You will have enthusiasm for excellence in care provision and service development, working hard to streamline pathways and improve access for all patients.
Come and join our expending Cardiology service! Be part of our growth.
Main duties of the job
Autonomy. Cannulation. ILS / ALS provider. Working towards ILR implantation. Nurse led cardioversion.
About us
St George's, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals and Health Group cares for a population of four million people in South West London and North East Surrey.Our sites include St George's Hospital, one of 11 major trauma centres in the UK and the largest healthcare provider and major teaching hospital in the area; St Helier Hospital, home to the South West Thames Renal and Transplantation Unit and Queen Mary's Hospital for Children; and Epsom Hospital, home to the South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre (SWLEOC).
After years of collaboration, our two Trusts became a hospitals group in 2021. While remaining as two separate Trusts, being a hospitals group will help us to collaborate more closely on research, and the development, education, and training of our 17,000-strong workforce.
Job description
Job responsibilities
We are looking for an energetic, dynamic team player to join our arrhythmia team within Epsom and St Helier Hospitals. This job is across both hospitals and involves working closely with the three arrhythmia consultants, performing nurse led cardioversion, making management plans and reviewing patients in clinic pre and post intervention. We provide on-site ablation and complex devices and nurse led ILR implantation.
You will have extensive cardiac background, ideally be an ALS provider and have expert ECG interpretation and cannulation skills. Previous arrhythmia experience is preferable. You will have enthusiasm for excellence in care provision and service development, working hard to streamline pathways and improve access for all patients.
Come and join our expending Cardiology service! Be part of our growth.
Job description
Job responsibilities
We are looking for an energetic, dynamic team player to join our arrhythmia team within Epsom and St Helier Hospitals. This job is across both hospitals and involves working closely with the three arrhythmia consultants, performing nurse led cardioversion, making management plans and reviewing patients in clinic pre and post intervention. We provide on-site ablation and complex devices and nurse led ILR implantation.
You will have extensive cardiac background, ideally be an ALS provider and have expert ECG interpretation and cannulation skills. Previous arrhythmia experience is preferable. You will have enthusiasm for excellence in care provision and service development, working hard to streamline pathways and improve access for all patients.
Come and join our expending Cardiology service! Be part of our growth.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- NMC register
- 1st level degree
- Evidence of significant professional development and experience with a focus on arrhythmia
- Evidence of further qualification in cardiology
- Mentoring qualification
Desirable
- Management module
- Masters degree
- Non-medical prescriber
Experience
Essential
- oSubstantial experience and achievement in nursing cardiac patients
- oExperience of clinical audit.
- oHighly developed specialist knowledge, underpinned by theory and experience.
Desirable
- Experience of developing clinical guidelines and clinical care pathways
- Evidence of ability to develop services and influence outcomes
- Proven commitment to cardiology nursing by evidence of professional development.
Knowledge
Essential
- oPhysical assessment and diagnostic skills
- oAbility to co- ordinate arrhythmia pathways
- oVenepuncture and cannulation skills oILS competent
Desirable
- Ability to work for long periods of time independently, supported by protocols.
- ALS
- Recent teaching experience at senior level
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- NMC register
- 1st level degree
- Evidence of significant professional development and experience with a focus on arrhythmia
- Evidence of further qualification in cardiology
- Mentoring qualification
Desirable
- Management module
- Masters degree
- Non-medical prescriber
Experience
Essential
- oSubstantial experience and achievement in nursing cardiac patients
- oExperience of clinical audit.
- oHighly developed specialist knowledge, underpinned by theory and experience.
Desirable
- Experience of developing clinical guidelines and clinical care pathways
- Evidence of ability to develop services and influence outcomes
- Proven commitment to cardiology nursing by evidence of professional development.
Knowledge
Essential
- oPhysical assessment and diagnostic skills
- oAbility to co- ordinate arrhythmia pathways
- oVenepuncture and cannulation skills oILS competent
Desirable
- Ability to work for long periods of time independently, supported by protocols.
- ALS
- Recent teaching experience at senior level
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.
Employer details
Employer name
Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust
Address
Epsom Hospital
Dorking Road
Epsom
KT18 7EG
