Cardiac Nurse Practitioner in Bedford inBedford PUBLISHED THU 6 FEB 2025 Jump to job information section
Job description
We are looking for a confident and motivated Team Leader to join us on the Coronary Care Unit. We are a sixteen/seventeen bedded unit on the Bedford Site.
You will need to be a good role model and provide supervision to nursing staff and students under the guidance of the Ward Manager.
You will be assessing care needs and developing/implementing/evaluating programmes of care for cardiac patients.
The role will involve assessing patients who attend Accident and Emergency with cardiac sounding chest pain (in the absence of the Outreach Nurse). Then transfer to Papworth for primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention when appropriate.
You will also require the relevant skills to confidently communicate with other members of the team including consultants, colleagues and other departments.
We look forward to meeting a new member of our team who holds the same nursing values as we do.
The purpose of your job is to work in conjunction with the cardiology team to deliver high quality nursing care to cardiac patients. The nurse is responsible for assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating programmes of care. The care delivered is individualised and research based optimising the effectiveness at all times for every cardiac illness. Support the ward manager with management duties, these may include staff mandatory training compliance, staff sickness management, attending regular meetings, dealing with any complaints, roster planning, investigating incidents and by being an excellent role model to junior colleagues.
About us
The Job Description and Person Specification are attached to this job, please review for the full details and responsibilities.
- To be a role model and provide supervision of nursing staff under the guidance of the ward manager.
- To assess patients with cardiac sounding chest pain in A&E in the absence of the outreach nurse and transfer to Papworth for primary PCI when appropriate.
- Assessment of care needs and developing/implementing/evaluating programmes of care for cardiac patients.
- Ensure secondary medications are prescribed correctly to all cardiac patients
- To be up to date with all Statutory training including ILS/ALS
If you're interested in this role but you have questions or you're not yet ready to apply, then please book a quick call with us and we'd be happy to answer any questions you have and tell you more about the role.
Requirements
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Benefits
Benefits are provided by the employer and will be confirmed during your application.
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