Staff Nurse - Cardiac Unit
Job in
North East, Newcastle, Tyne and Wear, SY7, England, UK
Listed on 2026-11-02
Listing for:
The Methodist Church in Britain
Full Time
position Listed on 2026-11-02
Job specializations:
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Nursing
Cardiology, Healthcare Nursing, RN Nurse, Clinical Nurse Specialist
Job Description & How to Apply Below
This staff nurse post sits in the cardiac day unit at County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust, which runs the cath lab. The work centres on pre-assessment, procedure support and recovery for day case cardiac patients, including pacemaker insertions, angiograms and dobutamine stress echoes. It is a supported post with mentoring and training, and the lab operates weekday daytime hours.
An NMC-registered nurse with a good understanding of cardiac procedures is required.
- Pre-assessment of patients attending for day case cardiac procedures
- Procedural and post-procedure care for permanent pacemaker insertion, angiograms, TOE, dobutamine stress echo, and loop recorder implant and explant
- Assist medical staff with cardiology diagnostic day case procedures
- Demonstrate a high standard in assessing, implementing and evaluating patient care
- Contribute to service development with the Department Manager and Charge Nurse
- Promote a nurse-led environment, delivering care in line with trust policy, evidence-based practice and national standards
- Participate in teaching, education and training
- Be aware of budget and resource management within the unit
- RGN
- Diploma or degree
- UK RGN NMC registration
- Working effectively within a multidisciplinary team
- Working autonomously or as part of the wider cardiac team
- Excellent communication skills
- Awareness of health and safety and clinical governance issues
- Regular use of an EPR system
- Basic IT skills, including email and word processing
- Excellent standards of nursing care
- Good understanding of cardiac procedures
- DBS clearance
- Ability to produce all certificates stated as essential in the person specification
- Evidence of continuing professional development
- Experience in cardiology, ideally in a cardiac day unit or cath lab
- Experience in an interventional setting such as cath lab, X-ray, theatres or anaesthetics
- Clinical skills in IV cannulation, venepuncture and ECG
- Teaching or mentoring qualification
- 1 year post-qualification experience
- Post-registration experience, with training given if lacking
- Experience of clinical audit
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