Charge Nurse - Cath Labs

London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust; Harrow; On-site; GBP 44,000 - 53,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS trust in the UK is seeking a Charge Nurse for its Cath Labs. The successful candidate will provide high-quality clinical care for cardiology patients, support junior staff, and work across multiple hospitals. Candidates should have at least two years of experience in Cath Labs and a current NMC registration. This role comes with a competitive salary ranging from £44,485 to £52,521 per annum, inclusive of HCAS.

Qualifications

• 2 years experience in cath lab.
• Experience in implementing improvement in practice.
• Experience in Cardiac Cath Labs at Band 5 Level.

Responsibilities

• Deliver exceptional clinical care to patients before and after cardiac procedures.
• Collaborate with consultants and support the Lead Nurse.
• Act as the patient's advocate during procedures.

Skills

Ability to work within the multi-disciplinary team

Committed to providing the highest quality of care

Self-motivated and able to motivate a team

Effective written and electronic communication

Education

Educated to degree level

Current registered nurse with NMC

Practice assessor and supervisor qualification

Job description

Charge Nurse - Cath Labs

The closing date is 24 December 2025

An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Cardiac Catheter Labs for a Band 6 Registered Nurse to join our dynamic and friendly team. If you are enthusiastic, flexible and passionate about cardiology then this would be an ideal opportunity for you to join our team and gain further skills and knowledge. It is also an opportunity to bring your ideas to the team.

The successful candidate will have extensive experience within the cardiac catheterisation lab with experience at band 5 level.

As the successful candidate, you will be expected to work across both Northwick Park and Ealing Hospital. Within these two sites there are three Cardiac Catheter labs and a day care unit on each site. You will support the band 7 Clinical Nurse Managers across the sites to maintain and audit the quality standards for the areas and support with staff management.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will deliver exceptional clinical care to patients before and after cardiac procedures, including diagnostic coronary angiograms, PCI, rotoblation, shockwave therapy, permanent pacemaker implants – including complex devices and ILR implants. They will collaborate with consultants, support the Lead Nurse, and help with the line management of junior team members.

The role requires working within the catheter lab as either a circulating nurse or a scrub nurse.

During procedures, the nurse will act as the patient's advocate and provide assistance to members of the multidisciplinary team as needed.

The post holder will also ensure the delivery of high‑quality nursing care within the cardiology day care unit.

There will also be opportunities to expand in your clinical role in activities such as nurse‑led ILR procedures.

About us

London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond. Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people.

• Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country's top‑rated hyper‑acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper‑acute rehabilitation units in the UK.
• St Mark's Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease.
• Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as a 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice.
• Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre.

We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.

Job responsibilities

To view the main responsibility, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

Person Specification

• Educated to degree level or desire to do
• Current registered nurse with NMC
• Practice assessor and supervisor qualification

Knowledge & Experience

• 2 years experience in cath lab
• Effective written and electronic communication
• Experience in implementing improvement in practice
• Experience in Cardiac Cath Labs at Band 5 Level

Skills, Abilities and attributes

• Ability to work within the multi‑disciplinary team
• Committed to providing the highest quality of care
• Self‑motivated and able to motivate a team
• Able to demonstrate application of expanded roles/skills within clinical setting.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust

£44,485 to £52,521 a year per annum inclusive of HCAS