HCA Healthcare UK – The World’s largest private healthcare group; providing award winning primary, acute and complex care. 

The Wellington Hospital has over four decades of expertise; providing the highest level of care for patients who are looking for the best treatment in key areas of healthcare, including: neurosurgery, spinal surgery, cardiac care, orthopaedics, acute neurological rehabilitation, gynaecology and cancer care. 

We are offering an exciting opportunity for a Staff Nurse to join our Carth Lab team. We currently have one Cath Lab and will be opening our second state of the art cath lab in July 2019. Our cardiac services are led by some of the UK’s top heart consultants, and supported by a highly skilled team of cardiac physiologists, radiographers and specialist nurses, giving the hospital the reputation for providing one of the largest private cardiology and cardiothoracic surgical programmes in Europe.

Job Description

As a Staff Nurse, within the cath lab unit you you will be responsible for providing all aspects of patient care through the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care. You will work within our cath lab  catering for the following procedures: Coronary  Angiography, Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI), Electrophysiology Studies (EPS) & ablation, Device Implantation including biventricular pacemakers and implantable defibrillators, Valvular Intervention such as TAVI

This is a full time role working 37.5hrs per week – this includes flexibility with regards to working hours.
The attractive and competitive salary for this role starts at £31,972 and will be dependent upon skills and experience. 

Reward and recognition: We reward your commitment in delivering the highest standard of care with generous and competitive benefits such as  our contribution pension scheme, private medical insurance, annual salary review,  247.5hrs holiday each year; with the option to buy and sell. We invest in your career development with clear career pathways and access to further education. We can also offer you support with relocation if you are living outside of London or the UK; subject to terms and conditions.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Able to scrub, circulate and recovery for cardiac procedures
• To demonstrate good clinical practice at all times and to be accountable for own actions
• Assess, plan and deliver care to meet patient the needs of patients
• Plan and deliver care, facilitate safe transfers and ensure comprehensive handover for ongoing care
• Early recognition of clinical problems and report or take appropriate action
• Maintenance of accurate records and delegated departmental administrative duties
• Assist medical staff in invasive procedures
• Initiate improvements and developments in clinical issues and delivery of care

Skills & Experience

• RGN, with NMC registration
• Previous experience in interventional cardiology
• ECG Interpretation and recording
• IV Cannulation and phlebotomy

About The Individual

At HCA UK we recognise and value everyone as unique and individual; treat people with kindness and compassion; act with absolute honesty, integrity, and fairness and trust and treat one another as valued members of the HCA UK family. As someone looking to join our family, you will demonstrate these key values. 

You will also actively participate as a member of a team, working together to achieve tasks, goals, and objectives; demonstrate a lead by example attitude to inspire our colleagues and patients; and deliver information in a clear, concise, and compelling manner to effectively engage others and achieve desired results. 

If you wish to find out more about this opportunity, please apply for this role and a member of the team will be in contact shortly.