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KIMS Hospital

Senior Staff Nurse - Cath Lab

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Job summary

KIMS Hospital is the largest independent hospital in Kent, and we care about our staff. We support our staff in building a career and encourage them to feel their worth and enjoy their time at work. Our One Team culture creates a working environment that offers you the time to care, whilst developing new skills, and strengthening existing ones.

As a result of a growing service, we have an exciting opportunity for a strong and empathetic registered nurse to join our Cath Lab team as a Senior Staff Nurse. You will be a key member of our multi-disciplinary Cath Lab team.  You will manage a busy Cath Lab list, delivering excellent patient care from admission to discharge, mentoring, and supporting junior staff along the way. This role is ideally suited to an NMC registered staff nurse with considerable experience in Cath Lab who is passionate about delivering healthcare at its very best.

Main duties of the job

Role Responsibilities include:

  • Ensure that best practices are implemented and maintained within the cardiac catheter laboratory and Dickens recovery area.
  • Be able to Scrub for a case load of patients undergoing cardiac catheterisation, pacing and ICD.
  • Be able to scrub for more complex cases for example proceed to PCI, Cardiac Pacing, Cardioversion, insertion of IABP, IVUS, and pressure wire studies, EPS Studies.
  • Run for Pain Injections, Vascular Access cases and Interventional Radiology.
  • Carry out pre-operative assessment of patients prior to procedures.

About us

KIMS Hospital employees enjoy the following benefits:

  • Competitive Salary
  • Free Secure 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 contracts are available
  • Relocation packages available

Details

Date posted

09 November 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£32,000 to £35,000 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

2673

Job locations

Newnham Court Way

Weavering

Maidstone

All UK

ME14 5FT


Job description

Job responsibilities

For more information regarding this role please see the attached job description and personal specification.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For more information regarding this role please see the attached job description and personal specification.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Hold a BSc in Adult nursing (or equivalent) and a valid NMC registration

Desirable

  • A post graduate qualification in cardiology
  • Mentorship qualification

Experience

Essential

  • Have extensive post registration experience.
  • Experience of working in a busy cardiac catheter laboratory, assisting with pacing, angiogram, PCI, Electrophysiological studies or CCU department.
  • Experience of leading an area in the absence of the lead or Manager.
  • Significant knowledge of clinical governance and its application.

Desirable

  • -
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Hold a BSc in Adult nursing (or equivalent) and a valid NMC registration

Desirable

  • A post graduate qualification in cardiology
  • Mentorship qualification

Experience

Essential

  • Have extensive post registration experience.
  • Experience of working in a busy cardiac catheter laboratory, assisting with pacing, angiogram, PCI, Electrophysiological studies or CCU department.
  • Experience of leading an area in the absence of the lead or Manager.
  • Significant knowledge of clinical governance and its application.

Desirable

  • -

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.

UK Registration

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

Additional information

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.

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

KIMS Hospital

Address

Newnham Court Way

Weavering

Maidstone

All UK

ME14 5FT


Employer's website

https://kims.org.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

KIMS Hospital

Address

Newnham Court Way

Weavering

Maidstone

All UK

ME14 5FT


Employer's website

https://kims.org.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Senior Staff Nurse - Cath Lad

Diane Arthur

diane.arthur@kims.org.uk

Details

Date posted

09 November 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£32,000 to £35,000 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

2673

Job locations

Newnham Court Way

Weavering

Maidstone

All UK

ME14 5FT


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