University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust

Cardiac Catheter Suite Senior Sister/Charge Nurse

The closing date is 15 July 2025

Job summary

An opportunity has arisen for a Senior Sister to join our team at Royal Derby Hospital, Cardiac Catheter Suite.

The Cardiac Catheter Suite comprises of two theatre rooms, soon to be 3 rooms in 2025. The team supports the Cardiology consultants in performing percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI), or simple and complex devices (pacemakers). The cardiac catheter suite is a day case unit that supports the cardiology flow in the Trust, and the imminent Cath Lab Replacement programme will support the flow and increase our cardiology activity through our theatre rooms.

The post holder will show a particular interest in Cardiology and Day Case Activity . Full responsibility, accountability, and leadership, will be needed for the daily management and organisation of the cath labs. This will require assessments, planning, implementation and evaluation of the specialty needs closely working with the operational management team.

Focus will be required to work closely with fellow Lead Practitioners (Radiographers and Physiologists) and Senior Sisters from all the cardiology areas in conjunction with the Operational Manager and Matron across the wider UHDB team, ensuring smooth, efficient and effective pre, intra and post operative care delivery.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will provide clinical management, staffing management, operational support and leadership for the Cardiac Catheter Suite to ensure a patient focused care delivery. This will incorporate undertaking a co-ordinator role, management of day-to-day activities, trouble shooting and working collaboratively with MDT to maximise efficiency of the service. A keen interest in driving and developing the Cardiology Strategy Plan is required.

The successful candidate will take responsibility for financial budgets, targets and cost savings with regular finance meeting.

Ensuring that Guidelines, National and Local policies, Infection control measures, Audit collection and Quality Assurance is maintained and adhered too. From these assessments to provide improvement pathways to ensure best practice is achieved, which is evidenced based.

Closing date of applications: 15 July 2025

Interview date: 29 July 2025

About us

As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together

Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.

In return we will offer:

  • Development opportunities, both professional and leadership development
  • On-going support from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
  • Staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes

Key Facts:

  • We see on average 4810 OP appointments a day.
  • We are the 4th busiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England - an average of 2077 per week.
  • An average of 1115 patients are seen in A&Es across our network every day - 3rd largest in the country.
  • Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily.
  • Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres.
  • We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres.
  • We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day.
  • UHDB is a research active University Hospital with a large and varied portfolio of clinical trials and research opportunities for all staff

Details

Date posted

01 July 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£46,148 to £52,809 a year pro rata pa

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

320-MED-1675

Job locations

Royal Derby Hospital

New Uttoxeter Road

Derby

DE22 3NE


Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached Job description and Person Specification. To apply please click APPLY FOR THIS JOB this link will take you to the TRAC Recruitment Site. You will need to register if you do not already have an account.

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Your application (for shortlisting purposes) is assessed based on the Person Specification in the job advert (below).

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached Job description and Person Specification. To apply please click APPLY FOR THIS JOB this link will take you to the TRAC Recruitment Site. You will need to register if you do not already have an account.

Following the recent update on UK immigration policy for those on a Health and Care Visa or Skilled Worker Visa, please click on the link to check your eligibility before applying for this post as we may be unable to provide sponsorshipImpacts of the changes to the UK immigration policy | NHS Employers

Your application (for shortlisting purposes) is assessed based on the Person Specification in the job advert (below).

Person Specification

Experience & Knowledge

Essential

  • Evidence of management/leadership skills gained through theoretical knowledge and or experience
  • Experience of mentoring, supporting, coaching and developing staff

Desirable

  • Experience in managing Day Case Area
  • Specific knowledge of the clinical area/speciality
  • Evidence of teaching/nurturing

Education, Training & Qualifications

Essential

  • NMC registration
  • Significant post registration experience, and experience at a band 6 post

Desirable

  • Cardiology specialty course
  • Evidence of degree/working towards higher degree or equivalent experience

Skills and ability

Essential

  • Has overall responsibility and is accountable for all delegated nursing care within the clinical environment
  • Manages the clinical workload, prioritising and re-prioritising

Desirable

  • Deputising experience
  • Work across division during unit cover and deputising for matron

Communication

Essential

  • Communicates highly complex condition related, sensitive information to patients, public and staff

Desirable

  • Coaching experience
  • Negotiation, persuasion, motivation, reassurance, facilitation and influencing skills
Person Specification

Experience & Knowledge

Essential

  • Evidence of management/leadership skills gained through theoretical knowledge and or experience
  • Experience of mentoring, supporting, coaching and developing staff

Desirable

  • Experience in managing Day Case Area
  • Specific knowledge of the clinical area/speciality
  • Evidence of teaching/nurturing

Education, Training & Qualifications

Essential

  • NMC registration
  • Significant post registration experience, and experience at a band 6 post

Desirable

  • Cardiology specialty course
  • Evidence of degree/working towards higher degree or equivalent experience

Skills and ability

Essential

  • Has overall responsibility and is accountable for all delegated nursing care within the clinical environment
  • Manages the clinical workload, prioritising and re-prioritising

Desirable

  • Deputising experience
  • Work across division during unit cover and deputising for matron

Communication

Essential

  • Communicates highly complex condition related, sensitive information to patients, public and staff

Desirable

  • Coaching experience
  • Negotiation, persuasion, motivation, reassurance, facilitation and influencing skills

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Royal Derby Hospital

New Uttoxeter Road

Derby

DE22 3NE


Employer's website

https://www.uhdb.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Royal Derby Hospital

New Uttoxeter Road

Derby

DE22 3NE


Employer's website

https://www.uhdb.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Matron

Sairah Akhter

sairah.akhter1@nhs.net

07385493335

Details

Date posted

01 July 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£46,148 to £52,809 a year pro rata pa

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

320-MED-1675

Job locations

Royal Derby Hospital

New Uttoxeter Road

Derby

DE22 3NE


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