Job Description
The Bristol Heart Institute is internationally renowned as a centre of excellence. Come and join our exceptional team in the world-class, state of the art Cardiology Department.
This is an exciting and often intense place to work, with patients from all across the region brought in by helicopter or ambulance to our 24 hourprimary angioplasty service.
As a registered Nursing Associate, there is plenty to learn. On completion of a thorough training period you will be expected to participate in the on-call service. You will be working alongside a dedicated multi-disciplinary team, who are passionate about education, and teaching is part of the daily routine.
If you have an interest ininternational cardiologythen we would be keen to hear from you!
Here is an outline of the duties of a nursing associate in Cath Labs:
- To prepare patients for procedures ensuring appropriate investigations are done and accurately recorded.
- To assess patients’ individual needs, planning care within the framework of medical care, implementing and evaluating nursing care for all patients undergoing interventional cardiology investigations and procedures.
- To carry out nursing procedures and interventions as required, in accordance with local policies, and in consultation with other members of the Catheter Lab team.
- To scrub and assist the Cardiologists with Angiography and angioplasty procedures
- To recover patients who have had procedures within the Cardiac Cath Lab before escorting and handing over the patients to the ward
Please see attached JD for full details
University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, bringing together a combined workforce of over 13,000 staff and over 100 different clinical services across 10 different sites, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across South West England. UHBW has been rated by the CQC as ‘Good’ overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to the people of Bristol, Weston and beyond. As a forward-thinking multi-award winning Trust and a digital exemplar committed to improving patient care, our world-leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone’s throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer. UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we’re meeting our pledge.
For a more detailed job description including the main responsibilities and person specification, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy.