Staff Nurse – Cardiac Day Unit: Sponsorship Available

County Durham & Darlington NHS Foundation Trust

Job summary

We are looking for a registered nurse with experience of
working in cardiology nursing who has a good understanding of cardiac
procedures. Experience of working in a cardiac day unit / cath lab would be
advantageous. The successful candidate will have excellent communication skills
and the ability to work autonomously or as part of the wider cardiac team
supporting the safe delivery of day case cardiac procedures. The role
involves pre assessment, procedural and post procedural care of patients
attending for permanent pacemaker insertion, angiograms, trans oesophageal
echos, loop implant and explants and dobutamine stress echos. This is a
supported role where training and ongoing development will be provided.
The successful candidate will receive guidance from experienced team
members and mentors and given professional development opportunities. The
opening hours of the lab are Monday to Friday 08:00-18:00.

Main duties of the job

The role involves pre assessment, procedural and post
procedural care of patients attending for permanent pacemaker insertion,
angiograms, trans oesophageal echos, loop implant and explants and dobutamine
stress echos. This is a supported role where training and ongoing development
will be provided. The successful candidate will receive guidance from
experienced team members and mentors and given professional development
opportunities. The opening hours of the lab are Monday to Friday 08:00-18:00.

Person Specification

Statutory Registration

Essential

  • UK RGN NMC registration.
  • DBS clearance.

Special Skills & Knowledge

Essential

  • Excellent communication skills.
  • Awareness of Health and Safety / Clinical
  • Governance issues.
  • Experience of using EPR on a regular basis.
  • Basic IT skills, including e-mail and word
  • processing.
  • Evidence of Continuing Professional
  • Development.

Desirable

  • Experience in an interventional
  • setting eg. Cardiac Cath. Lab, X-Ray,
  • Theatres / anaesthetics.
  • Experience in Cardiology.
  • Clinical Skills IV cannulation,
  • venepuncture, ECG.

Qualifications

Essential

  • RGN
  • Diploma / Degree
  • Excellent standards of nursing care

Desirable

  • Teaching / mentoring qualification
  • 1 year post qualification experience

Experience

Essential

  • Work effectively within a
  • multidisciplinary team.

Desirable

  • Post registration experience
  • desirable, but training will be given.
  • Experience of clinical audit.

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Closing Date: 6 November 2026

To apply for this job please visit www.jobs.nhs.uk.