Cardiology Case Staff Nurse

A position has become available for a part time Band 5 Staff Nurse on Cardiac Day Case Unit. Cardiac Day Case unit is a busy unit taking elective and interhospital patients for preparation and recovery post procedures providing high quality care. This position is a monday to friday working 7:30am to 21:00pm. The successful candidates will be supported by both our nursing and medical team and essential training for the role will be provided.

You must be able to communicate effectively with a wide range of healthcare professionals and be enthusiastic and passionate about the delivery of high-quality care. As part of your role you will be required prepare patients for procedures and recover patients safely and to provide appropriate discharge advice. You will be required to undertake be a range of clinical skills to fulfil the role requirements, such as undertaking clinical observations, cannulation and venepuncture (taking blood samples).

All necessary training for acquiring these skills will be provided by the Trust.

Main duties of the job To provide high quality and timely care to all our patients, you need to have excellent communication skills as our patients are often complex and require additional help, reassurance and understanding. To be able to complete safe transfer of patients between the day unit and wards and demonstrate safe and effective handover of same. You will be expected to take charge of the unit and co ordinating catheter lab activity, and support with the catheter lab following adequate training.

You will be expected to maintain high standards of nursing care and follow standards set by the NMC. You will be expected to maintain accurate written and/or electronic records ensuring all legal requirements are met. You will be encouraged and supported to gain new skills and to be actively involved in change improvement and being a champion for an area of care that you feel interested in.

You should also be committed to and have evidence of continuing professional development. You will need to be prepared to work flexibly to the needs of the service.

Working for Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust will provide you with lots of opportunity to develop your skills and further your career. The Trust provides services to the 440,000 residents of Blackpool, Fylde and Wyre and North Lancashire. We are proud of the care we strive to provide, and we want to continue to build on this by the addition of passionate, kind and caring people to our teams.

Using the latest pathways, evidence-based care and, using all the community therapy support networks available to us to give every patient the best opportunity to remain independent, safe and supported. We are looking for people who strongly align with our Trust values and share common goals. As a Trust we are committed to:

• Developing new roles and ways of working to ensure a flexible and innovative approach to staff.
• Real equality of opportunity.
• Continuous learning and development for staff.
• Achieving a work life balance

We are committed to the effective recruitment, retention and development for our employees, which is why we offer a great working environment, an attractive range of benefits and excellent opportunities for training and development. The Trust is accredited as a Disability Confident employer. That means we recognise our obligations to ensure people with disabilities are afforded equal opportunity to enter employment and progress if and where possible.