Cardiac Catheter Lab/Cardiology Day Case Unit Nurse

Job overview

An exciting opportunity for a dynamic individual with high levels of initiative, who enjoys the challenges of a fast paced environment with continuous opportunities to learn.

Join our team of nurses within our brand new state of the art Cardiac Catheter Labs and our Cardiology Day Case Unit, with capacity for 12 patients.

Our Cardiac Catheter labs serve both acute and elective patients, and provide an excellent 24/7 Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PPCI) service.

The Cardiology inpatient ward at MMUH is a 20 bedded unit.

You should be passionate about the speciality and demonstrate excellent interpersonal skills. A commitment to learning and quality improvement to support patient safety is a must. In return you will be given the opportunity to develop your clinical skills and knowledge and be supported by a knowledgeable team, we have an in house Professional Development Nurse to further support you.

Main duties of the job

Rotate between cardaic cath labs and cardiology day case unit, be involved in pre and post procedure care.

Provide direct care to patients undergoing a varierty of procedures in cath lab, such as angiograms/angioplasty, pacing, ptmc.

Care for patients undergoing TOE and Cardioversion.

To particiapte in an on call rota

Develop scrub nurse skills

Promote team work within a multidisciplinary team.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For further information about this vacancy please see the attached job description and person specification.