Registered Nurse - Cath Lab

Job summary

Registered Nurse - Cath Lab | Maidstone

37.5 Hours per week | Competitive Salary in line with Agenda for Change.

Are you a registered nurse with experience working in Coronary Care?  Do you want to develop your career in an amazing Cardiology Centre?

Due to a growth in service with now 2 Cardiac Cath Labs and a Cardiac ward, we have a very rare and exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic and passionate Registered Nurse to join our Cardiac Cath Lab as a Staff Nurse.  

You will be responsible for managing a busy list including the pre-assessment, scrub, circulatory and recovery nursing of Cardiac Cath Lab patients.

This role is ideally suited to a Registered Nurse with post registration experience and knowledge in Coronary Care, this could be a CCU background, Cardiac Cath Lab or an Acute Medical Ward.

Your working hours will be 37.5 Hours per week, Monday - Friday, 8am - 4pm, 9am - 5pm, 10am - 6pm or 11am – 7pm on a rota basis. 

Main duties of the job

As a Cath Lab Nurse you will:

• 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
• 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

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, and allows you to develop new skills, and strengthening existing ones. 

KIMS Hospital employees enjoy the following benefits:

• 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.

At KIMS Hospital we are committed to building a diverse and inclusive working environment. We strive to create a workforce that reflects the communities we serve and are proud to be an equal opportunities and disability confident employer.

If you have any queries regarding this vacancy, Diane would be happy to help. Please give her a call on 01622 237634 or email recruitment@kims.org.uk.