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Job summary

Main area
Cardiac Cathlab
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 6
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
321-MRC-6390838-B6-PUB
Employer
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
John Radcliffe Hospital (Oxford Heart Centre)
Town
Oxford
Salary
£35,392 - £42,618 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
19/07/2024 23:59

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Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust logo

Deputy Sister/Charge Nurse - Cardiac Angiography Suite

NHS AfC: Band 6

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research.

 

The Trust comprises of four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury.

 

Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community. We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence and its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence. These values put patients at the heart of what we do and underpin the quality healthcare we would like for ourselves or a member of our family. Watch how we set out to deliver compassionate excellence via the OUH YouTube channel.

 

Many of our recruitment programmes use Value Based Interviewing to identify those who have the skills we seek, who share our values and who are able to deliver compassionate excellence from the outset. We know that this makes a significant difference to your job satisfaction and above all the outcomes and experience of our patients and their families. For more information about our Values and Value Based Interviewing please visit www.ouh.nhs.uk/about/vision-and-values


 

Job overview

The Cardiac Angiography Suite (CAS) is a unique area of the Oxford Heart Centre made up of 5 Cath Labs, a 16 bed Day Unit and a 4 bed Assessment Area. 

We are looking for dynamic, enthusiastic and motivated Band 6 nurse to complement our friendly multidisciplinary team. Within the area patients undergo a wide variety of cardiac procedures. These include Coronary Angiography/Intervention, Pacemaker/ICD implantation, Electrophysiology Studies/Ablations, Structural/Congenital procedures and Trans-Aortic Valve Implantation (TAVI). We also perform nurse led Cardioversions, Transoesophageal Echoes, and Drug Challenges. 

The team in CAS strives to provide each and every patient with the best care possible in a safe and welcoming environment. Candidates will need to demonstrate a passion for high quality, patient centred care and a commitment to developing the necessary skills and knowledge to deliver it. We are looking for a forward thinking enthusiastic Senior Staff Nurse. You will be required to demonstrate project management and people management skills in order to help lead the service and support the team. The right candidate will possess excellent communication and interpersonal skills, experience of multidisciplinary collaborative practice and proven leadership and organisational skills.

Main duties of the job

The post involves working between the Day Unit/Assessment Area and the Cath Labs. Previous experience in a Cardiac Catheter Laboratory setting is compulsory for this role. We provide ongoing opportunities for career development and training for additional extended roles such as conscious sedation and nurse led cardioversions. We also have close ties with Oxford Brookes University providing excellent prospects for continued education and qualifications.

Working for our organisation

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research.

The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury.

Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community. We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence and its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence. These values put patients at the heart of what we do and underpin the quality healthcare we would like for ourselves or a member of our family. Watch how we set out to deliver compassionate excellence via the OUH YouTube channel.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The post holder will be an expert nurse within cardiology and will assist with the delivery of multidisciplinary care for cardiology patients, working alongside the CAS sister and wider senior team.

The post holder will support and assist with activities which contribute towards staff development and education in order to ensure the delivery of effective, evidence based multidisciplinary practice. 

The post holder is responsible for providing expert practice through leadership, consultation, clinical advice, teaching and support for staff.

The post holder will work with clinical colleagues to provide information, advice and support to patients with complex cardiac conditions

The post holder will identify and initiate changes in response to the needs of the service and will assist with fostering a culture that contributes to the clinical governance agenda. 

The post holder will facilitate the provision of high-quality safe care within the department. The role will include working clinically and acting as a role model for staff, co-ordinating the unit, shadowing and mentoring junior team members and having management time to assist with projects/ undertake work relevant to the Band 6 role. 

The post holder will contribute towards the development and implementation of protocols and guidance, and provide assurance of the provision of evidence-based care for patients.

Person specification

Education and Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Registered nurse part 1 or 8 or 12 or 15 of register (depending on area of practice)
  • Current first level RN, registration with NMC
  • Teaching / Assessment/ Mentoring qualification
Desirable criteria
  • Completed or completing a cardiorespiratory course or willing to undertake
  • Registered Non-medical prescriber

Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Demonstrates up to date knowledge in the specialty
  • Knowledge of the key professional issues and NMC guidelines relating to professional practice.
  • Evidence of being able to work across organisational boundaries
  • Evidence of continuing professional development
Desirable criteria
  • Experience of applying research evidence to clinical practice.

Other

Essential criteria
  • Demonstrates understanding of relevant national strategy / policy and how this relates to the service
  • Commitment to maintain own fitness for practice through maintaining a personal profile of practice competencies (portfolio)
  • Understanding of appropriate health and safety legislation
  • Understanding of equal opportunities

Skills / Abilities

Essential criteria
  • Confident in own knowledge base, aware of learning needs and seeks guidance when appropriate
  • Previous experience of formal/informal teaching of patients and staff.
  • Able to critically review and communicate clinical information
  • Decision making skills
  • Demonstrates skilled written and verbal communication skills
  • Able to organise own workload
  • IT skills
Desirable criteria
  • Negotiation skills
  • Awareness of own leadership skills/style
  • Demonstrates a clear vision of the role and service
  • Ability to initiate, sustain and evaluate change.

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Experience of working in a Cath Lab environment
  • Demonstrates clinical experience in relevant area of clinical practice
  • Evidence of ability to work collaboratively
  • Previous experience in audit and evaluation
  • Experience of acting as a clinical supervisor, appraiser and mentor to others
Desirable criteria
  • Multidisciplinary working
  • Leadership role

Personal Qualities

Essential criteria
  • Ability to work flexibly to meet the needs of the service in conjunction with other members of the team
  • Appropriately assertive, able to listen to others views, supportive to others
  • Uses initiative and able to explain own decisions

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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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.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Lucina Nyahora
Job title
Cardiac Angiography Suite Sister
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01865572613
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