Cath Lab - Foundation Staff Nurse ​/ Senior Staff Nurse

NHS AfC:
Band 5

Main area Cardiac Angiography Suite Grade NHS AfC:
Band 5 Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (24/7 rotational Long Day and Night shifts) Job
-MRC-7991371-B5

Site John Radcliffe Hospital Town Headington Salary £32,073 - £39,043 per annum pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 23/08/2026 23:59

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.

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

We are looking for dynamic, enthusiastic and motivated band 5 nurses to join our friendly multidisciplinary team. Within the area patients undergo a wide variety of cardiac procedures. 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.

Patients undergo a wide variety of cardiac procedures within the area including 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 echo, and drug challenges.

The team in CAS strive 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.

Every day in the department is varied and interesting, there is always something new to learn. The post involves working between the Day Unit/Assessment Area and the Cath Labs caring for both stable elective patients and acutely ill patients requiring emergency treatment.

In the Day Unit/ Assessment area you will be trained in the management of a small caseload of patients pre and post procedure. In the Cath Lab you will be trained to work in a scrub and circulating capacity for a variety of procedures.

The overall purpose of this role is to:

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• Manage, direct and evaluate the nursing care for a defined caseload of patients.
• Develop skills to provide senior nurse cover for the ward in the absence of the Ward Sister or Charge Nurse and Team Leaders.
• Contribute towards the continuing development of professional nursing practice on the ward.
• Maintain and develop high standards of nursing care, reflecting the beliefs about professional nursing practice and patient care outlined in the ward philosophy
• Develop and maintain specialist knowledge of nursing practice relevant to the clinical area.
• Involve and encourage the patients family and friends to be actively involved in the caring process
• Communicate effectively information to Patient/relatives/carers/ and all members of the multidisciplinary team.
• Work towards acting as a mentor and role model to others, reflecting the beliefs about professional nursing practice and patient care outlined in the ward philosophy.
• To conduct him/herself in a professional manner and act as a role model to junior staff at all times.
• Is proactive in the timely discharge planning of the patients

The unit…