Cardiac Angiography Suite Sister / Charge Nurse

The Cardiac Angiography Suite (CAS) at the Oxford Heart Centre is recruiting for an experienced Nurse to join their team as the Ward Sister/Charge Nurse.

The Cardiac Angiography Suite is made up of 5 Cath Labs, a 16 bed Day Unit and a 4 bed Assessment Area and this is an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic and dynamic individual to lead the team.

Within theCardiac Angiography Suite patients undergo a wide variety of cardiac procedures. These include Coronary Angiography

Within CAS 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., To promote and demonstrate contemporary and proactive approaches to acute Cardiology nursing practice and in collaboration with education links facilitate the advancement of this practice.

To lead and develop a team of nurses to ensure the delivery of high quality, evidence-based care.

To take responsibility for the strategic leadership of designated projects relating to the unit.

Work with Matron to manage strategic planning for the unit, taking operational responsibility for the effective utilisation of relevant resources.

Collaborate with the multi-professional team and provide direction and example for professional nursing practice

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.