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Job summary

Main area
Cardiology
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 7
Contract
Permanent: on-call
Hours
Part time - 34.5 hours per week (long days, short days and on-call)
Job ref
218-NM-B7-7414641
Employer
University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
University Hospital Coventry and Warwickshire
Town
Coventry
Salary
£47,810 - £54,710 per annum pro rata
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
27/08/2025 23:59

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University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust logo

Clinical Nurse Specialist Cath Lab

NHS AfC: Band 7

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Cath Lab Clinical Nurse Specialist to join our team. Working as an expert clinical practitioner within our expanding department within the speciality of Cardiology and Neurointervention.

Working in partnership with stakeholders to ensure the Stroke Thrombectomy and Primary PCI services delivers evidence based care to our patients, and to work with the Clinical Educators to take an active role in staff training and development.

The post holder will also support the Clinical Service Manager, offering clinical leadership and assisting with some managerial tasks.

Successful applicants will be required to provide an immunisation and vaccination report, from either their current UK occupational health provider or their UK GP. 

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be based in the Cath Lab and will have a requirement for on-call as part of the role. 

The post holder will be an experienced scrub practitioner, and have experience of Cardiology and Neurointervention procedures. They will work across the sub-specialities of Cardiac Intervention, Structural Heart Valve, Devices, EP and Neurointervention. 

The post holder will be actively involved in the training and development of staff, service development and improvement, clinical research, and clinical audit bench-marking against national guidelines to ensure evidence based practice.

In addition the post holder will support the Clinical Service Manager, offering clinical leadership, and assisting with managerial tasks as delegated.

Working for our organisation

University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, rated as good by the Care Quality Commission, is one of the largest teaching Trusts in the UK.

We are extremely proud of our employees across our hospital sites, with high quality patient care at the heart of everything we do.

Boasting some of the most modern facilities in Western Europe, the Trust is renowned for being at the forefront of research and innovation as part of its blossoming reputation as a worldwide leader in healthcare.

We are proud to be recognised as a Pathway to Excellence® designated organisation – please click the link for further details about this prestigious award. Pathway To Excellence ® - University Hospitals Coventry & Warwickshire (uhcw.nhs.uk)

By joining our exciting journey, you will form part of a passionate, talented team and will be able to access a wide range of learning and development opportunities. There has never been a better time to join our team.

The Trust is committed to building an organisation that makes full use of the talents, skills, experience, and different perspectives available in our diverse society. We want everyone to feel they are respected, valued, can achieve their potential and receive the most appropriate and relevant care. We will create an environment where the equality and human rights principles of fairness, respect, equality, dignity and autonomy are promoted and are part of the organisation's core values.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

  • Act in accordance with the NMC Code and be accountable for own practice and professional actions at all times.
  • Contribute to the development of the roles of nurses, midwives, nursing associates in the best interests of patients and these professions in accordance with the NMC Code.
  • Demonstrate clinical practice expertise through personal practice, lead by example and include face to face teaching, delivering education sessions and developing training plans.
  • A knowledgeable team leader and resource for staff, advising on national, local and Trust policy and procedures/guidelines, ensuring that clinical governance is embedded in practice. Who will support staff and users in service and policy development within a defined area/specialty.
  • Responsible for identifying and assessing complex clinical and non-clinical issues, implementing resolutions and monitoring/auditing outcomes.
  • Demonstrate highly technical and/or practical skills to ensure optimum patient management including; complex patient monitoring; equipment management and administration of invasive tests/procedures
  • Responsible for education and development of staff and service in an identified area through appraisal and business planning cycles
  • Regularly manage expected and unexpected clinical events requiring high but unpredictable levels of physical effort according to patient dependency/clinical need
  • Support patients, carers and others during difficult situations arising in the clinical area, e.g imparting bad news or following an unexpected event
  • Utilise and ensure others utilise information and IT systems to secure accurate and timely patient, workforce, and resource data available.
  • Act as a clinical and professional role model for effective clinical leadership.
  • Participate in the on-call rota
  • Undertake informed consent for nurse led procedures, undertake nurse led procedures as per clinical competence and training.

For further details of the role please see the attached job description. 

Person specification

Qualifications

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Experience

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Knowledge

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Skills

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Commitment to Trust Values and Behaviours

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Employer certification / accreditation badges

No smoking policyAge positiveDisability confident leaderImproving working livesArmed Forces Covenant (Silver Award)Pathway to excellenceCare quality commission - GoodPregnancy Loss PledgeHeart Charter

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

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
Sarah Abbott
Job title
Clinical Service Manager Cath Lab
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
02476 967263