Cardiac Nurse; Cath Lab

Peninsula Heart Clinic, run by Regent's Park Healthcare in partnership with University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust, is recruiting a Cardiac Nurse for its Cardiac Care Unit. The post covers the day and night ward as well as the cath lab. Work centres on pre and post procedure care, with the nurse assisting on diagnostic and interventional procedures, scrubbing and circulating in a theatre-style setting.

Hours are full or part time, and applicants need two years' post-registration experience and a current NMC PIN.

• Plan, deliver and evaluate nursing care across the Cardiac Care Unit, cath lab and day and night ward
• Scrub and circulate in the cath lab, wearing lead PPE during procedures
• Assist medical staff with diagnostic and interventional procedures, including angiogram, PCI, pacing and EPS
• Meet patients' needs before and after cath lab procedures
• Record vital signs and report any deterioration to the senior nurse
• Recognise life-threatening arrhythmias, summon help, and perform and interpret ECGs
• Perform venepuncture and cannulation
• Teach and supervise junior and unqualified staff, acting as a role model
• Prepare and escort patients under supervision, including transfers to NHS hospitals
• Prepare the lab for clinical procedures
• Keep accurate, timely patient records and complete incident reports
• Maintain confidentiality, privacy and dignity, following NMC standards and clinical governance policies

• RN (General) registration
• Current NMC PIN

• Two years' post-registration nursing experience

• ILS training
• Ability to perform and interpret ECGs
• Ability to recognise life-threatening arrhythmias and summon help
• Venepuncture and cannulation
• Awareness of managing cardiac emergencies and post cath lab complications

• Experience in a cardiology setting, ideally within a cath lab team
• Ability to recognise and manage cardiac rhythms
• Intermediate Life Support
• Venepuncture and cannulation
• Evidence of recent practice development