Registered Nurse - Cath Lab

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Registered Nurse – Cath Lab | Maidstone

Part/Full Time Permanent | 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, we have a very rare and exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic Registered Nurse with an interest in interventional Cardiology to join the only Private and Self Pay Cardiology Centre in Kent.

As a Cath Lab Nurse, you will work in the Cardiac Cath Labs and the 16 bedded Cardiac Day Case ward.  You will carry out the Pre-Assessment of Cath Lab patients, process the admission and recovery of patients, and scrub and run for procedures plus work alongside Cardiology for some diagnostic tests.

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 28.5 Hours per week, Monday – Friday, 8am – 4pm, 9am – 5pm, 10am – 6pm or 11am – 7pm on a rota basis. 

Role Responsibilities include:

  • 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

Person Specification:

Essential

  • Be a Registered Nurse
  • Have experience working in a Cath Lab, CCU or Acute Medicine.
  • Be fully trained in resuscitation and have the ability to handle emergencies appropriately
  • Have experience in cannulation, venepuncture and carrying out ECG’s

Desirable

  • Have experience working in a Cath Lab
  • Have a post registration training in Cardiology
  • Have demonstrable knowledge of current nursing and clinical developments.

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.

Whilst we make every effort to contact all candidates we often receive a high volume of applications. if you do not receive a reply within 1 working week, please assume you have not been shortlisted on this occasion. Previous applicants need not apply.

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.

Any offers of employment made by KIMS Hospital for this/these position(s) will be subject to proof of eligibility to work in the UK and receipt of a satisfactory DBS Certificate from the Disclosure & Barring Service.   Information about the DBS checks can be found at https://www.gov.uk/disclosure-barring-service-check

Posted 28th April 2024

KIMS Hospital, Maidstone. Picture: www.matthewwalkerphotography.com

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