Sister/Charge Nurse (Cardiac Catheter Suite)

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Job summary

Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking highly motivated registered nurses to join the Cardiac Catheter Suite Team. This role involves leading a nursing team, providing specialized care for patients, and contributing to the overall quality of nursing services within a prestigious NHS setting. Candidates should possess significant experience in a Cardiac environment, demonstrate leadership capabilities, and be dedicated to delivering outstanding patient care and experiences.

Benefits

Career development opportunities

Flexible working arrangements

Health and wellbeing packages

Pension schemes

Discount opportunities with retailers and service providers

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in the Cardiac Catheter Suite.
• Management experience in a clinical setting.
• Training in venepuncture/cannulation.

Responsibilities

• Develop specialised nursing care programmes.
• Lead a team of qualified, support, and student members.
• Ensure high standards of nursing care.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Organizational skills

Education

NMC Registered

Cardiology competency package

Intermediate Life Support (ILS)

Advanced Life Support

Job description

Employer Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Northern General Hospital Town Sheffield Salary £37,338 - £44,962 pa/pro rata for part time staff Salary period Yearly Closing 22/06/2025 23:59 Interview date 30/06/2025

NHS AfC: Band 6

We are committed to helping our staff balance their work and home lives and ensure they feel supported, valued and appreciated so whilst you care for our patients and clients, we’ll take care of you. We offer many different ways of helping staff including career development opportunities, flexible working, good annual leave and pension schemes , health and wellbeing packages and financial support systems. Joining the Trust also allows you access to a number of saving options via our salary sacrifice schemes and a wide range of discount opportunities with retailers and service providers.

Job overview

A rare opportunity has arisen for highly motivated registered nurses with a broad range of clinical experience to join the Cardiac Catheter Suite Team at Sheffield Teaching Hospital. The Cardiac Catheter Suite provides specialised regional Cardiac service to the whole of the South Yorkshire region.

This is an important role in which the successful candidates will provide support to the senior nursing team and the unit.

Applicants will have extensive experience within the Cardiac Catheter Suite and must have completed the Cardiology competency package, or equivalent and have proven Leadership skills and be able to work autonomously as well as in a team. The applicant must possess excellent organisational & communication skills, be flexible, approachable, hard-working and have the ability to work well under pressure.

If you are driven by the desire to provide excellent care, passionate about improving patient’s experiences and a desire to make a difference this role will be right for you. You will need to thrive on having a sense of responsibility and ownership, be hard working, love being busy, have high standards at all times and possess the ability to keep on top of things. If this is you, then we would love to hear from you.

Main duties of the job

• To develop and provide specialised programmes of nursing care to a diverse range of patients and support to carers within the clinical environment.
• To lead a team of qualified, support and student team members.
• To take charge of the department regularly.
• Support the Senior Charge Nurse in ensuring the highest standard and quality of nursing care is delivered.
• To take part in the cath lab on call rota for out of hours emergency work

Working for our organisation

You will be working for an organisation which values and respects all its staff and the community it serves. The Trust is a leader in the NHS and research sectors and provides excellent benefits for its staff. This includes commitments to professional development but also many policies to support employees in balancing their personal and professional lives.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details regarding this post.

When completing your application please ensure that you clearly demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.

Person specification

Skills and Knowledge

• Evidence of relevant post basic training and continuous professional development.
• Ability to communicate effectively including active listening, writing, and verbally, with individuals on a one-to-one basis, with groups, and the Multidisciplinary Team.

Experience

• Extensive experience in the Cardiac Catheter Suite
• Evidence of management experience
• Successful completion of clinical and management training in the cardiology setting.
• Ability to lead, motivate and develop a professional team
• An understanding of patient flow in a busy acute area
• Venepuncture/Cannulation Training (or willing to undertake)

Education and Qualifications

• NMC Registered
• To have completed the national practice assessor training or equivalent teaching and assessing qualification for those with ENB998.
• Completion of Cardiology competency pack or equivalent
• First degree or evidence of working towards one (demonstrating graduate attributes).
• Non-Medical Prescribing or willing to undertake.
• Intermediate Life Support (ILS)
• Advanced Life Support or willing to complete

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You will not be able to track the progress of your application or receive messages through the NHS Jobs website, and furthermore, as an employer, we will not be able to respond to any e-mails sent to us via the NHS Jobs website. All communications should be sent via your Trac system account.

If you are offered employment at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals your information will be transferred from the Trac recruitment system into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system. In addition, in submitting an application form, you authorise our Trust to confirm any previous NHS service details via the ESR IAT process should you be appointed.

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The Trust is committed to its obligations in accordance with the Equality Act 2010, and we positively encourage applications from all sections of the community. Should you require any assistance in applying for the position please contact the General or Medical Human Resources Departments on the number identified on the NHS Jobs page for the organisation.

Job Share applicants are welcome for all full time posts unless indicated but cannot be guaranteed. In addition for Fixed Term Contracts, internal secondments may be considered, please seek the approval of your current line manager before applying for the position.

All employment with the Trust is subject to a number of NHS Employment Checks being met to a satisfactory standard including verification of identity, eligibility to work in the United Kingdom, references and qualifications in addition to professional registration, a disclosure and barring records check and occupational health check if these are deemed to be a requirement for the position to be undertaken.

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This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.