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Job summary

Main area
Cardiology
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 5
Contract
Permanent: 37.5 hours per week
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
337-NP-8854MM
Employer
London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Northwick Park
Town
Watford road
Salary
£34,521 - £41,956 per annum Inclusive of High Cost Area Supplement
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
25/06/2025 23:59

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London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust logo

band 5- Nurse

NHS AfC: Band 5

Careers at #LNWH

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.

We run major acute services at:

  • 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 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.

Find out more about our Trust and why you should join us#WeAreLNWH

Find out more about Our HEART values

Find out more about our Trust Staff Benefits

Our vision at London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust is to put “Quality at our HEART”. Find out more about our ambitious strategy

We are clear that our vision can only be achieved by our staff, who are our most valuable asset.

Our vision is driven by our HEART values and behaviours which were developed together with our staff.

  • H onesty
  • E quity
  • A ccountability
  • R espect
  • T eamwork

These values describe how we interact with each other and our patients and must underpin everything we do to achieve our vision.

LNWUH is a flexible working friendly organisation, we want you to be able to work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Please speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that’s job share, part time or another flexible pattern.  If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.

Job overview

Cardiac Catheter Lab Staff Nurse  - Northwick Park ( working cross-site)

We are excited to present a fantastic opportunity to join our team in the Cardiac Cath Lab.

In this role, you will work as both a scrub and circulating nurse during interventional cardiology procedures, as well in the cardiac day care unit. The position also includes participation in an on-call rota. In return, we offer excellent learning and development opportunities in a supportive and friendly clinical environment.

 

 

Main duties of the job

  • The post-holder will work closely with the Cath lab managers and the multidisciplinary team members to ensure the  delivery of high standard of care to cardiology patients in daycare and the Cardiac catheter lab.
  • The post-holder will support an environment that promotes excellence in nursing practice and development of high levels of nursing skills.
  • The post-holder will work as part of the 7-day working and the 24/7 on call rota for primary PCI when it is established. In the absence of Cath lab activities, the post holder will be deployed to the other Cath lab within the trust or a ward environment.
  •  The post holder is expected to carry out all relevant forms of care with direct supervision and is required to participate in all clinical procedures whilst maintaining a safe working environment.

Working for our organisation

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.

We run major acute services at:

  • 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 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.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

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

Person specification

education and qualification

Essential criteria
  • Educated to degree level or desire to do so
  • Currently registered with the NMC in UK
Desirable criteria
  • Practice supervisor and assessor qualification

Knowledge and experience

Essential criteria
  • Minimum of 2 years experience in cardiology
  • Effective written and electronic communication
  • ILS/ALS or desire to do so
Desirable criteria
  • Experience in implementing improvement in practice
  • Experience in Cardiac Cath Labs

Skills, abilities and attributes

Essential criteria
  • Ability to work across a multi- professional team.
  • Self motivated and able to motivate a team
  • Committed to providing the highest quality of care
Desirable criteria
  • Cerner knowledge
  • Able to demonstrate application of expanded roles/skills within clinical setting.

HEART values

Essential criteria
  • Demonstrate commitment to Trust HEART values: honesty, equity, accountability, respect, and teamwork. Demonstrate commitment to place Quality at our HEART

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Capital Nurse, LondonApprenticeships logoNo smoking policyAge positiveInvestors in People: GoldMindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.Disability confident employerArmed Forces Covenant

Applicant requirements

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.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Dorocia Preddie
Job title
Matron- Medicines and Therapies
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
07815587474
Additional information

Praveen Namboothiri

Clinical Nurse Manager

02088692341