Job summaryAn excellent opportunity has arisen within the Cardiac Catheter Labs for a Band 5 Staff Nurse to join our dynamic and friendly teams. If you are an enthusiastic, flexible and passionate individual then this would be an ideal opportunity for you.As the successful candidate, you will be expected to work across both Northwick Park and Ealing Hospital within the 2 sites there are three Cardiac Catheter labs and an day care unit on each site. The labs run Monday to Friday with an additional list on one day at a weekend at Northwick Park and you would be expected to work different hours across those days.You will be expected to provide cross site cover with the other sites within our trust when required. This will allow you to develop your Catheter lab skills in all areas of intervention.Potential candidates must have excellent communication skills and work well as part of a multi-disciplinary team. You must have the ability to work under pressure.A desire for personal professional development is essential. Additional university and in-house courses will be provided.Main duties of the jobThe Labs carry out many cardiac procedures, including TOE's, Cardioversion's, invasive angiography, EKOS and insertion of devices.You will be expected to provide cross site cover with the other sites within our trust when required. This will allow you to develop your Catheter lab skills in all areas of intervention.Potential candidates must have excellent communication skills and work well as part of a multi-disciplinary team. You must have the ability to work under pressure.About usLondon 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 UKSt Mark's Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel diseaseEaling 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 HospiceCentral 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.Job descriptionJob responsibilitiesTo view the main responsibility, please see the attached the Job Description and Person Specification.Person SpecificationEducation/ QualificationsEssentialEducated to degree level or desire to do soEvidence of continuing professional developmentCurrent registered nurse with NMCDesirableTeaching qualification or desire to do soKnowledge & ExperienceEssentialIT LiterateEffective verbal, written and electronic communicationHospital experience at band 5 levelDesirableExperience in implementing improvement in practicePrevious Cardiology ExperienceSkills, Abilities and AttributesEssentialAbility to work with the multi - disciplinary teamSelf - motivated and able to motivate teamCommitted to providing the highest quality of careDisclosure and Barring Service CheckThis 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 RegistrationApplicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).Employer detailsEmployer nameLondon North West University Healthcare NHS TrustAddressEaling HospitalUxbridge roadSouthallUB1 3HWEmployer's websitehttps://www.lnwh.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)