Interventional Suite Staff Nurse - Training Post
KIMS Hospital
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Job summary
Contract: Permanent Full Time
Salary: £29,000 - £31,000 per annum
Hours: 37.5 Hours per week, between Monday - Friday, 8am - 4pm, 9am - 5pm, 10am - 6pm, 11am – 7pm rotational.
Location: Maidstone
Benefits: Free Staff Parking, 33 Days Annual Leave, Life Assurance, Private Medical Insurance
Job Summary:
Are you a registered Staff Nurse looking for a new challenge?
KIMS Hospital, Maidstone is the largest independent hospital in Kent and we are recruiting. A very rare and exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic Staff Nurse with an interest in interventional cardiology to join the only Private and Self Pay Cardiac Catheter Laboratory in Kent as a trainee Cardiac Cath Lab Staff Nurse, working to develop specialist skills and gain expert cardiac knowledge.
As a trainee Interventional Suite Staff nurse you will be fully trained in pre-assessment of Cath lab patients, processing the admission and recovery of patients, scrubbing and running for procedures, gaining knowledge in coronary angiograms, PCI, Pacing and EP Studies etc. Once your training is complete you will take on the role of a fully competent Interventional Suite Staff Nurse.
You will be a strong and empathetic nurse who is absolutely patient focussed with a desire to specialise in cardiology.
Main duties of the job
- Providing care and support to patients throughout their pathway with KIMS Hospital including pre-operative assessment right through to discharge
- Scrub for a case load of patients undergoing cardiac procedures including catheterisation, pacing and ICD fitting
- Ensure the patient experience and well-being remain at the heart of the business at all times and best practices are implemented and maintained within the Cardiac Cath Lab
- Assist the cardiac technicians and radiographers as necessary in placing ECG electrodes, setting up transducers and preparing equipment ready for procedures
- Day to day duties of a cardiac nurse including taking bloods, cannulation, performing angiograms, pacing’s as well as assessing and monitoring patients
About us
- Competitive Salary
- Free Staff Parking
- Pension Scheme
- Private Health Insurance
- 33 Days annual leave plus extra time off for your birthday
- Life Assurance
- Annual Flu Vaccination
- Free Eye Test
- Flexible working and annualised hours contract’s available.
Date posted
12 September 2023
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 5
Salary
£29,000 to £31,000 a year
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
2624
Job locations
Newnham Court Way
Weavering
Maidstone
All UK
ME14 5FT
Employer details
Employer name
KIMS Hospital
Address
Newnham Court Way
Weavering
Maidstone
All UK
ME14 5FT
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