Cardiac Cath Lab Lead Nurse & Clinical Coach

The Methodist Church in Britain; West Alvington; On-site; GBP 48,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

Regent's Park Healthcare is seeking a Cardiac Sister / Charge Nurse to lead the nursing team in a Cath Lab. You will plan shifts, oversee training, and lead audits with Consultants at University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust. Requires 5+ years post-qualification, 3 in a Cath Lab, and current NMC registration.

The role involves scrub duties for Catherisation, EP, pacemaker procedures, and escalation in emergencies, with a focus on patient safety and service delivery.

Qualifications

• Requires nursing degree and current NMC registration.
• Experience leading a nursing team and coordinating care.
• Ability to plan shifts around procedures and cover.
• Experience delivering training and staff appraisals.

Responsibilities

• Lead the nursing team during procedures and investigations, coaching staff and providing frontline clinical leadership.
• Lead event management, investigations and reporting to senior management.
• Recognise life-threatening arrhythmias and take lead in emergencies.
• Scrub for cardiac catheterisation, EP, pacemaker implantation, PCI and PFA procedures.
• Plan shifts around planned procedures and cover requirements.
• Deliver and assess training across clinical areas, signing staff off as competent.
• Oversee patient care during transfers to NHS hospitals for urgent or emergency care.
• Escalate clinical concerns to the treating Consultant with supporting information.
• Perform and interpret ECGs, venepuncture and cannulation.
• Oversee annual appraisals for Cath Lab staff, focusing on Band 6 with tailored plans.
• Oversee audit and governance for Cath Lab procedures and protocols.
• Assess workloads and adjust to changing situations.

Skills

Nursing leadership

Staff coaching

Clinical governance

Emergency response

Change management

Education

Registered Nurse qualification

ILS trained

Tools

EPIC

Job description

Regent's Park Healthcare is seeking a Cardiac Sister / Charge Nurse to lead the nursing team in a Cath Lab. You will plan shifts, oversee training, and lead audits with Consultants at University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust. Requires 5+ years post-qualification, 3 in a Cath Lab, and current NMC registration.

The role involves scrub duties for Catherisation, EP, pacemaker procedures, and escalation in emergencies, with a focus on patient safety and service delivery.