About this role
Job summary
You will provide specialist clinical expertise in managing staff and patients within the Cardiology department. Lead and coordinate the Cath Labs clinical, managerial and educational requirements, ensuring adequate systems are in place to support continuity 24/7.
Provide nursing leadership which empowers staff to deliver patient- centred, evidence based nursing care within a defined budget.
Maintain and monitor standards of care to ensure patient safety and quality of care.
Accountable for providing clinical and managerial leadership by leading by example to maintain visibility and accessibility to staff, patients and visitors, including undertaking direct clinical care of patients.
Provide direct educational and clinical support and education to the staff of the Cardiology department by developing and applying evidence-based practice.
Accountable for the line management of the team and deliver the delegated responsibilities of budget holder for the area.
Main duties of the job
As Cardiac Catheter Lab Manager develop and maintain key working relationships and deliver effective and empathetic communication with patients, relatives, carers and staff. Plan and organise the management of the efficient day-to-day running of the catheter lab. Use analytics to evaluate the catheter lab and make improvements. Accountable for patient care, treatment and therapy. Ensure Trust's policies are adhered to and development considered and implemented when appropriate. Responsible for finance, equipment and other resources within the department. Promotes supervision and leads by example. Ensure information resources are fully utilised and administrative duties are maintained.
For full details of duties please refer to the job description.
About us
At Somerset NHS Foundation Trust, we're committed to supporting our employees with a range of benefits designed to enhance your professional and personal life. We offer:
Flexible working options to help you balance work and lifeNHS pension scheme for long-term financial securityGenerous annual leave allowance to recharge and relaxA strong focus on career development to help you grow and achieve your potentialAdditionally, you'll gain access to our Blue Light Card, unlocking exclusive discounts on shopping, dining, and leisure activities, as well as NHS-specific perks to support you both inside and outside of work.
We are proud to foster a diverse, skilled, and inclusive workforce, and we encourage applications from all backgrounds.
Why Somerset? Somerset offers the perfect blend of idyllic countryside, outstanding areas of natural beauty, and breathtaking coastlines, with vibrant cities like Bristol, Bath, and Exeter just a short drive away - and only two hours to London.
The region is home to excellent educational facilities, and with affordable housing compared to other parts of the country, it's a great place to build both your career and your future.
Somerset truly has it all - the peaceful countryside and cosmopolitan city life, with something for everyone to enjoy.
Job description Job responsibilities
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JOB DETAILS:
Job Title:
Cardiac Catheter Lab Manager
Band:
7
Directorate:
Medical Service Group
Department:
Cardiac Catheter Lab
Base:
Cardiology and Cardiac Catheter Labs, Musgrove Park Hospital
Responsible for:
Cardiac Catheter Lab
Responsible to:
Matron
JD updated:
23.4.26
Department Core Purpose
In the Cardiology department and its specialized Cardiac catheter labs patients are diagnosed and treated with heart conditions using minimally invasive, catheter-based techniques instead of open surgery. Providing critical, real-time imaging to detect blocked arteries, insert stents, manage arrhythmias, and placing devices like pacemakers to improve patient outcomes.
Job Purpose:
To be a member of a high functioning management team within Invasive Cardiology. Providing specialist clinical expertise in managing staff and patients within the Cardiology department.
To be accountable for leading and coordinating the clinical, managerial and educational requirements of a defined clinical area, ensuring adequate systems are in place to support continuity over a 24/7 period.
To provide nursing leadership within the Cath labs on a daily basis which empowers staff to deliver patient- centred, evidence based nursing care within a defined budget.
To maintain and monitor standards of care to ensure patient safety and quality of care, and to work with Matron to resolve failures of standards of care in all areas of the patient environment.
To be accountable for providing clinical and managerial leadership by leading by example to maintain visibility and accessibility to staff, patients and visitors, including undertaking direct clinical care of patients.
To provide direct educational and clinical support and education to the staff of the Cardiology department. To develop and apply evidence-based practice.
To be accountable for the line management of a team comprising registered practitioners, healthcare assistants and support workers and clerical staff as defined in the organisational chart.
To deliver the delegated responsibilities of 'budget holder' for the area.
Duties and Responsibilities
Communication and Key Working Relationships
Communicate with patients, relatives and carers. Taking into account their level of
understanding and any barriers that may have an impact on the individual receiving and
understanding the information. This may occur via various methods on a frequent daily
basis.
Communicate with patients, relatives and staff in an empathetic way, both face to face
or by telephone giving reassurance and developing co-operation in achieving good
outcomes on a frequent daily basis.
Referral to other services required to meet the needs of those patients in your
department.
Provide statements in response to formal complaints. Attempt to resolve with patients or relatives any verbal complaints, if necessary pass on to Matron or PALS services if they
cannot be resolved. Use the learning as a result of incidents and complaints and take
action in a positive way to develop or change practice.
Is visible and accessible to patients, visitors and users of the service.
To effectively chair meetings and report to Matron, Clinical service manager and
Service lead.
Planning and Organisation
To manage the day-to-day operational running of the service and support strategic
requirements of the clinical areas, with authority to make decisions as required.
Work strategically with the Service manager or Matron to meet Trust performance
targets, commissioner and government requirements.
To have accountability for ensuring that the department has the necessary COSHH
assessors, Manual Handling Assessors, First Aiders and Health and Safety Monitors
according to the levels set out in the Local Risk Management Policy.
Undertake Pregnant women Assessments and ensure that the Health and Safety
checks are carried out monthly, the COSHH assessment is updated yearly and all risk
assessments are reviewed annually.
In collaboration with the Matron, develop and implement action plans from external
audit (infection control, health and safety, patient environment action audits) and
discuss with the Matron progress against these action plans.
To have accountability for the teaching of core nursing skills on a one-to-one or group
basis and those relating to the speciality of the area, to qualified staff, support staff and
students on a daily basis.
Arrange and chair monthly meetings for all staff to keep them informed of
changes to policies/procedures and up to date with changes within the organisation,
including team brief. Ensure agreed actions are minuted and reviewed.
To be accountable for infection control and cleanliness standards according to National
and Trust policy and the National Standards of Cleanliness, for ensuring audits are
completed by required deadlines and in collaboration with the Matron, develop action
plans following external audit, implement these, reporting back to the Matron on
progress.
As per the Trust Drug policy ensure that self and staff read and follow the safe ordering, storage and administration of medicines.
Read and adhere to Trust policies and ensure that all staff are familiar and comply with Trust policies.
Keep records on their individual staff mandatory training records in respect of policies.
Work collaboratively with other Ward Managers/Matrons across the medical service group and the Trust.
Maintain records of staff training, annual leave and sickness.
Implement "best practice" in the management of the staff resource in accordance with
Improving Working Lives, Agenda for Change and other legislation as required.
Manage poor performance or conflict within the team or failure of staff to adhere to Trust policies, guidelines or standards in line with Trust Human Resources policies. Initiate and monitor action plans to address these. Inform matron of persistent problems.
Act corporately by attending Trust Team Brief and other relevant
meetings, contributing to debate and reporting back on discussions to staff in own area.
Analytics
Develop local methods by which patients and the public can become partners in health
care and routinely monitor patient satisfaction by collecting feedback from patients and
their visitors.
The post holder will ensure they are fully aware of all issues relating to Clinical
Governance, Quality Assurance, Clinical Effectiveness and Essence of Care and that
they carry out their duties in accordance with these frameworks and standards. This will include taking direct and indirect action to challenge others' practice where this puts maintenance of standards at risk.
Use local and national research guidelines and policies to establish a model of
evidence-based care, which is patient- centered.
Participate in working groups within the organisation and contribute by making
recommendations to policy formulation and changes to policies and report back to
Matron/Directorate team. Implement new policies/protocols by having a system in place
for cascading the information to all members of the ward team. May write local clinical
guidelines, provide training and implement them.
Monitor standards through Care essentials and ensure appropriate actions are taken
and shared through directorate governance.
Responsibility for Patient / Client Care, Treatment & Therapy
To have accountability for ensuring patient care within the department is organised and
documented in such a way that a safe and effective service is provided at all times.
Ensure that the Cath lab staff are utilised to their full potential and that they have
the necessary competencies to fulfil their role. This is done by ensuring all staff
undergoes an annual appraisal.
Devise, implement and maintain a system that ensures every staff member has
annual appraisal and personal development plan, setting objectives for those who
they directly appraise and give advice on objectives to those staff who will be
appraising junior staff.
Work with Matron to ensure that the development of nursing practice is in line with
the trust strategy.
In liaison with matron, responsible for the recruitment of staff and managing
sickness/absence, adhering to Trust Human Resources policies, to ensure a fair and
consistent approach when dealing with staff issues.
To take joint accountability for ensuring that risk assessments and Health & Safety
audits are undertaken in accordance with trust policy, including maintaining a local
risk register and developing, implementing and reviewing action plans arising from
the register.
To take joint accountability in ensuring that adverse incidents and near misses
(accidents, work-related ill-health, clinical incidents, equipment failures and deficits) are followed up according to Trust protocols and policies.
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
Degree level education or equivalent knowledge and skills gained through any combination of alternative study, or employment experience.Teaching and Assessing Qualification or equivalent Study.
Desirable
First level/ Supervisory Management Qualification or course or relevant experience.
Experience Essential
Evidence of good knowledge of nursing care and models.Able to make decisions based on evidenced based practice and translate this on the ward.Established organisational and leadership skills.Knowledge and understanding of resources supporting the care of our frail and elderly patients.
Desirable
N/A
Additional Criteria Essential
PROFESSIONAL REGISTRATION RGN KNOWLEDGE Proven evidence of providing clinical leadership of a team and leading a team through change. * Evidence of Continued Professional Development (CPD) clearly recorded for professional profile. * Evidence of implementing significant changes or service developments that promote good practice. * Design and delivery of effective organisation wide training programmes and/or interventions; * Experience of staff supervision and mentorship including, employee relations, performance, conduct and training needs analysis. * Basic knowledge of budgets. * Ability to undertake skill mix reviews and devise duty rota. SKILLS & ABILITIES Clinical Skills appropriate to the relevant speciality. Organisational and ongoing planning skills including own workload and of others in an unpredictable environment. Ability to work and lead within a multidisciplinary team across an organisation. Understanding of effective clinical governance including implications, quality and audit. Able to deliver formal and informal learning sessions to all groups of professionals. Applies a good understanding of Equality & Diversity in all areas of work. COMMUNICATION SKILLS Advanced communication skills including; to communicate complex, sensitive or confidential information in an appropriate manner; to liaise and negotiate effectively; to understand and disseminate multifaceted information. Ability to work independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team and show leadership skills Adapt and respond to changing circumstances and increased pressures. Innovative, able to problem solve and make decisions. Computer literate. To have evidence of learning from incidents and or complaints. Evidence of a good standard of Literacy / English language skills. PLANNING & ORGANISING SKILLS Ability to communicate in an articulate and professional way with all people at all levels of understanding either face to face, on the telephone, email or written communication. Confident and able to relate to staff, patients and relatives in a professional manner. To be able to communicate complex and sensitive information to patients, families. Develop and maintain communication with people about difficult matters and/or in difficult situations. Understands and overcomes barriers to communication PHYSICAL SKILLS To have the physical ability to work varied hours to meet the service need OTHER Willingness to use technology to improve standards of care and support to our patients
Desirable
KNOWLEDGE Cath Lab management experience at band 6 level.
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 Somerset NHS Foundation Trust
Address Musgrove Park Hospital
Musgrove Road
Taunton
Somerset
TA1 5DA
Employer's website https://www.somersetft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)