Heart Centre Department Manager

Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust; Harrogate; Presencial; GBP 49.000 - 57.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an experienced Heart Centre Unit Manager to lead the department, manage the catheter laboratory team, and shape service development at Harrogate District Hospital.

You will lead recruitment, rostering, and workforce planning while maintaining high standards of patient-centred care. A strong clinical background in cardiology and leadership experience are essential.

Formación

• Current NMC registration as a Registered Nurse (Adult).
• Evidence of leadership or management development and its application in practice.
• Specialist cardiology knowledge with CPD and relevant clinical experience.
• Master's degree or postgraduate modules in cardiology, leadership, management or education.
• Recognised teaching or practice assessor qualification beyond the preparation required for the role.

Responsabilidades

• Provide clinical leadership and day-to-day operational management of the Heart Centre, including the catheter laboratory team.
• Recruit, develop staff, rostering and workforce planning to ensure safe service delivery.
• Coordinate departmental activity with cardiology, physiology, radiography and operations to ensure timely access to investigations and procedures.
• Drive improvements using patient experience, outcomes and financial information, with accountability for delegated decisions.

Conocimientos

NMC registration (Adult)

Leadership

Management experience

Audit / quality improvement

Budget management

Educación

Master's degree in cardiology, leadership or related field

Postgraduate modules in cardiology/leadership/management/education

Practice assessor qualification / teaching qualification

Descripción del empleo

Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust

Heart Centre Department Manager

The closing date is 18 November 2026

Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust

Are you ready to take the next step in your nursing career?

Would you like to develop your management skills while continuing to work in a specialist clinical service?

We are looking for a motivated, compassionate nurse to lead our Heart Centre at Harrogate District Hospital. This is an opportunity to build on your leadership experience, shape the department's development and make a difference to both patient care and the team you lead.The Heart Centre provides specialist cardiac investigations and procedures, including coronary angiography, stress echocardiography, permanent pacemaker insertion and implantable loop recorder procedures. You will work closely with nursing, cardiology, cardiac physiology and radiography colleagues to deliver safe, coordinated and person-centred care.As Unit Manager, you will lead the department's day to day running, support and develop staff, manage rosters and resources, and take forward improvements. You will remain connected to clinical practice while gaining broader experience in workforce planning, recruitment, performance and financial management.We welcome applications from experienced nurses who can demonstrate leadership, sound clinical judgement and a commitment to developing others.

Main duties of the job

The Heart Centre Unit Manager provides clinical leadership and day-to-day operational management of the Heart Centre, including the catheter laboratory team. Accountable to the LTUCC Matron, the post holder is responsible for the quality and safety of care, staff management, departmental performance and effective use of the delegated budget and resources.

The post holder will provide visible, compassionate leadership, setting clear standards and supporting staff to deliver safe, effective and person-centred care. They will lead recruitment, staff development, rostering and workforce planning, ensuring the department has the skills and staffing required to deliver its services safely.

Working closely with cardiology, cardiac physiology, radiography and operational colleagues, the Unit Manager will coordinate departmental activity, support timely access to investigations and procedures, and address risks to service delivery. They will maintain their own specialist clinical skills and provide advice, supervision and support within their professional competence.

The post holder will lead improvements informed by patient experience, clinical outcomes, staff feedback and workforce and financial information. They will be accountable for decisions within their delegated authority, elevate concerns promptly and ensure agreed actions are completed and reviewed.

About us

Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust (HDFT) cares for the population in Harrogate and the local area, as well as across North Yorkshire, Leeds and parts of the North East.

At HDFT we provide outstanding care to both our patients and our staff and we value Kindness, Integrity, Teamwork and Equality. If you're looking for an interesting and rewarding career in the NHS, where you can make a real difference to patients' lives, HDFT could be the place for you!

We offer colleagues:

• A supportive culture so colleagues can bring their whole selves to work.
• Staff Recognition - as well as regular appraisals, we recognise achievements with our Making a Difference & Team of the Month Awards, along with annual Colleague Recognition Awards.
• Employee Support and wellbeing - we offer a wide range of staff benefits including an Employee Assistance Programme, counselling service and a fast-track Physiotherapy service.

Please note:

• Due to high levels of interest, posts may close early if we reach a sufficient number of applications
• Visa sponsorship is only available for certain roles. Please ensure the role you are interested in meets the criteria for a visa before submitting your application.
• Please also be aware that the Trust does not offer relocation packages for Agenda for Change roles.
• All job offers are subject to satisfactory pre-employment checks.

Job responsibilities

Please refer to detailed Job description & Person Specification for more in depth insight into the job role.

For an informal discussion about the role, or to arrange a visit to the Heart Centre, please contact Abbie Gentle, Matron via email: [e-mail] or via phone: [phone]

Person Specification

Qualifications

• oCurrent NMC registration as a Registered Nurse (Adult)
• oEvidence of completed leadership or management development and its application in practice.
• oSpecialist cardiology knowledge supported by post-registration study, training, continuing professional development and relevant clinical experience.
• oRelevant master's degree or postgraduate modules in cardiology, leadership, management or education.
• oRecognised teaching or practice assessor qualification beyond the preparation required for the role.
• oExperience of implantable loop recorder (ILR) insertion, with evidence of completed training and assessed competence.

Experience

• oExperience at Band 6 or an equivalent level, with evidence of leading a clinical team and taking responsibility for safe service delivery.
• oExperience supervising registered and non-registered staff, undertaking appraisals and addressing attendance or performance concerns.
• oExperience monitoring a budget or managing a defined area of staffing, equipment or other expenditure.
• oEvidence of leading an audit or quality improvement project, implementing change and evaluating the outcome.
• oExperience working in a cardiac catheter laboratory.
• oPrevious substantive responsibility for managing a department or unit.

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.

Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust

£49,387 to £56,515 a yearper annum pro rata