Cath Lab Manager

KIMS Hospital; Newsham; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private healthcare

Pension scheme

Life assurance

Generous annual leave

CPD and professional development

Job summary

KIMS Hospital is seeking a Cath Lab Manager to lead the Interventional Suite and broader cardiology services, focusing on operational and clinical leadership, workforce development and governance.

The role requires postgrad cardiology qualification and extensive leadership in cardiology or catheter lab settings; you will work with consultants, radiologists and anaesthetists to drive service improvement and patient care.

Qualifications

• Postgraduate qualification in cardiology is required.
• Extensive leadership experience in cardiology or catheter laboratory setting.
• Registered nurse with active registration.
• Experience in governance, budgets and service improvement.
• Ability to lead multidisciplinary teams and drive patient pathways.

Responsibilities

• Provide operational and clinical leadership for the Cath Lab and Interventional Suite, ensuring safe, effective and efficient services
• Lead, develop and inspire a multidisciplinary team through workforce planning, performance management, training and professional development
• Drive clinical governance, quality improvement and patient safety, meeting regulatory standards
• Manage departmental resources, budgets, equipment planning and service development projects
• Build relationships with consultants, external partners and internal stakeholders to improve patient pathways, service delivery and patient experience

Skills

Leadership

Workforce planning

Performance management

Clinical governance

Budget management

Staff development

Regulatory compliance

Interventional cardiology

Education

Postgraduate qualification in cardiology

Registered nurse

Job description

The Cath Lab Manager leads the Interventional Suite and wider cardiology services at KIMS Hospital, where the cardiology service is expanding. The post centres on operational and clinical leadership, with responsibility for team development, clinical governance, budgets and equipment planning. It sits alongside consultant cardiologists, radiologists and anaesthetists, and suits a leader moving from a CCU, cardiac unit or cath lab background. Candidates need a postgraduate cardiology qualification and extensive leadership experience in cardiology or a catheter laboratory.

What the job involves

• Provide operational and clinical leadership for the Cath Lab and Interventional Suite, ensuring safe, effective and efficient services
• Lead, develop and inspire a multidisciplinary team through workforce planning, performance management, training and professional development
• Drive clinical governance, quality improvement and patient safety, meeting CQC, MHRA, NICE and other regulatory standards
• Manage departmental resources, budgets, equipment planning and service development projects
• Build relationships with consultants, external partners and internal stakeholders to improve patient pathways, service delivery and patient experience

Qualifications

• Postgraduate qualification in cardiology, degree level or equivalent

Registration & licences

• Registered nurse

Experience

• Extensive post-registration experience in cardiology, a cardiac catheter laboratory or interventional suite, including leadership and management
• Proven experience in clinical governance, budget management, service improvement and leading high-performing teams

Nice to have

• Mentorship qualification, with experience supporting staff development and education
• Experience leading change management initiatives and improving departmental productivity

What’s offered

• Private healthcare
• Company pension scheme
• Life assurance
• Generous annual leave
• Ongoing learning and development, with support for professional qualifications and CPD
• Employee Assistance Programme and staff wellbeing initiatives
• Free secure on-site parking
• Subsidised staff restaurant and access to employee discounts