Specialist Nurse Team Leader in Angiography

Job Title: Specialist Nurse Team Leader in Angiography

Department: Cardiac Services

Location: Cromwell Hospital 164-178 Cromwell Road, London SW5 0TU

Permanent/fixed term contract: Permanent

Salary range: £Competitive

Full time/part time: Full Time, 37.50 hours per week.

New Opportunity to take your career to another level !

We make health happen

As a Specialist Nurse at Bupa our patients will be your top priority. With no shareholders, we reinvest our profits back into our business to give you the extra time and technology you need to make a difference to our patients each and everyday.

The Cromwell Hospital is a major international private hospital in West London receive both UK and international patients. We are committed to providing the highest quality healthcare outpatient and inpatient service care. The hospital has 180 beds and 4 suites, 6 theatres, medical and surgical ward, CDU, level 2 and 3 full adult intensive care facilities, paediatric in and outpatients, diagnostic services, physiotherapy, primary care, and a dedicated day surgery unit.

Our Heart & Lung Centre treat even the most challenging case, and we provide minimal invasive and open heart surgery (Valve repair or replacement, CABG, Hybrid AF ablation) with the assistance of specialist MDT.

The Specialist Nurse Team Leader in Angiography will plan and implement overall standard of operational policies, procedures and assist in the extension of the services provided by the angiography. In addition to its remit, they will provide specialist clinical knowledge and practice skills in a broad range of cardiac, radiology and vascular procedures and when necessary, aid in the role of scrub, circulatory and recovery nurse. Working closely with and reporting to the Head of Cardiac Services, you’ll help create and maintain KPI’s and ensures that project milestones and goals are meet and adhering to.

This position is full-time, with core hours of 8am to 6pm (with possibility of later cases). On offer would be flexible shifts and working patterns throughout the week, plus on-call commitment, however a requirement of presence within the department for the week would be necessary and in the absence of this correctly deputised.

How you’ll help us make health happen:

• You’ll have a high level of expertise and be familiar with all clinical functions of the department, and act as a clinical expert in angiography nursing delivering evidence-based care and maintaining procedural policies and competencies.
• You’ll utilise specialist skills to support and assist other departments / wards with training and clinical competence relating to angiography services.
• The management of the delivery and provision of high-quality patient care.
• You’ll be accountable for staff payroll, maintain staff rostering and adequate levels of cover for all angiography activity.
• To ensure department KPI’s and yearly budgets are met with the Head of Cardiac Services.
• To support a culture of learning, accountability, professional development in the lab, and maintain 100% compliance with hospital mandatory training for you and your team, monitor standards of all staff within the department.
• Ensure department audit records are maintained and shared in the MDT in conjunction with the Head of Cardiac Services and ensure an efficient reporting service is maintained.
• You’ll develop and maintain robust clinical pathways from pre-assessment, to admission, to procedure, to ward and discharge.
• You’ll be aware of new developments in equipment and diagnostic / interventional procedures and advise the clinical and line manager where necessary.

Key Skills / Qualifications needed for this role:

• NMC Adult Registered Nurse (First/Second level registration) - essential
• Diploma or Degree in Health Care Studies. - essential
• Short course or Diploma in Cardiology/Cardiothoracic Nursing or similar. - essential
• Evidence to support a programme of personal, professional development.
• Undergraduate degree in Nursing - essential

Benefits:

Our benefits are designed to make health happen for our people. Viva is our global wellbeing programme and includes all aspects of our health – from mental and physical, to financial, social and environmental wellbeing. We support flexible working and have a range of family friendly benefits.

Joining Bupa in this role you will receive the following benefits and more:

• Payment of Professional Registration fees
• Equivalent to 25 days holiday per year, increasing through length of service, with option to buy or sell
• Bupa health insurance as a benefit in kind
• An enhanced pension plan and life insurance
• Support with travel costs via a season ticket loan or cycle2work
• Discounted access to online gym sessions through Gympass
• Various other benefits and online discounts
• Free onsite massages as a recognition for your hard work
• Opportunity to participate in our annual awards ceremony

Why Bupa?

We’re a health insurer and provider. With no shareholders, our customers are our focus. Our people are all driven by the same purpose – helping people live longer, healthier, happier lives and making a better world. We make health happen by being brave, caring and responsible in everything we do.

We encourage all of our people to “Be you at Bupa”, we champion diversity, and we understand the importance of our people representing the communities and customers we serve. That’s why we especially encourage applications from people with diverse backgrounds and experiences.

Bupa is a Level 2 Disability Confident Employer. This means we aim to offer an interview/assessment to every disabled applicant who meets the minimum criteria for the role. We’ll make sure you are treated fairly and offer reasonable adjustments as part of our recruitment process to anyone that needs them.

If you require information regarding this role in an alternative format, please email: [email protected]

At Bupa we strive to ensure all our of customers, patients and staff are safe. All employees have a duty to ensure that safeguarding children, young people and adults at risk is prioritised and acted on appropriately.