Job summary
- Main area
- Cardiology
- Grade
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent: Includes on call commitment out of hours.
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (On call requirement to cover out of hours.)
- Job ref
- 356-26-7766047
- Employer
- Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Castle Hill Hospital
- Town
- Cottingham
- Salary
- £31,049 - £37,796 pa
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 10/02/2026 23:59
Employer heading
ODP/Theatre Nurse
Band 5
Job overview
The Cardiac Catheter Labs are looking for an ODP or Theatre Nurse with the Anaesthetic Nurse qualification to join our team of Registered Nurses. The team works alongside their multi-disciplinary colleagues including Radiographers, Cardiac Physiologists, Registrars and Cardiology Consultants to deliver interventional cardiology procedures.
We have 4 busy labs which cover elective and acute patient caseloads as well as the emergency out of hours PPCI service 365 days a year which the post-holder will be trained up and expected to partake in as well.
Main duties of the job
A preceptorship package will be part of the training for the successful candidate to be able to circulate and scrub in all interventional cardiology procedures including, angiograms/-plasties, TAVI, cardiac devices, EP studies and extractions.
This person will be expected to work closely with our anaesthetic colleagues to ensure the safety of our patients during general anaesthetic cases and emergencies when patients require intubating/ventilating and when we have surgical cut downs in TAVI procedures for the more complex patients.
We will ensure that you are kept up to date with your skills and working with the Charge ODP in Cardiac Theatres and the education team will ensure that opportunities are available for specific training/skills are maintained.
Working for our organisation
The Humber Health Partnership is one of the largest acute and community Partnership arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £1.3 billion.
Made up of two Trusts - Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) - our Partnership has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world-class hospital and community services for the 1.65 million people we serve.
Together we employ nearly 20,000 staff. Our five main hospital sites are Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital, for NLAG and Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH.
As Teaching Hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we both lead and contribute to research in many areas - biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery and oncology.
We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Partnership and our community.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For further details with regard to this vacancy opportunity, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.
Should we receive a high volume of applications the advert may be closed earlier than stated.
We welcome applications from candidates who require Skilled Worker Visa sponsorship to work in the UK, and these will be considered alongside all other applications in line with our commitment to equality and inclusion.
Applicants can determine their potential eligibility for a Certificate of Sponsorship by reviewing the Skilled Worker Visa criteria set out by UKVI on the gov.uk website.
Person specification
Education/ Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Registered Nurse or Registered Operating Department Practitioner
- (MUST be anaesthetic Nurse qualified if an RN)
Desirable criteria
- Demonstrate commitment to undertake further academic study
- Mentorship/Teaching Qualification
Knowledge, Training & Experience
Essential criteria
- Can demonstrate a high standard of clinical practice
- Prior theatre experience
- Excellent level of English language demonstrated through effective written and verbal communication skills.
- IT literacy
Desirable criteria
- Dual role – Scrub and anaesthetics.
- Prior cardiothoracic theatre experience.
- Demonstrate awareness of current issues in healthcare
- Numeric skills and computer skills
Communication and Interpersonal Skills
Essential criteria
- Shows desire and capability to develop in nursing care standards
- Show knowledge in health and safety issues
- Essence of care / nursing strategy and follows evidence based practice
- Good communication - verbal/written
- Be able to work on own initiative
- Works well with in a team
- Demonstrates understanding of confidentiality
- Maintain a friendly, caring, safe environment for staff, patients and visitors
- Participate in standard setting and research projects
- Evidence showing clinical and professional development
- To be able to plan, assess, evaluate and implement patient care
- Ability to prioritise care associated with changing environment/patient demands
- Facilitate learning of others.
Special Attributes and other
Essential criteria
- Shows motivation in developing new skills
- High level of interpersonal skills
- Demonstrate empathy and diplomacy
- Flexible and reliable
- Able to work under pressure
Other Requirements
Essential criteria
- Good time keeper
- Ability to work from both hospital sites as required to meet the demands of the service
Desirable criteria
- Full UK driving license
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Laura Hart
- Job title
- Cardiac Day Ward and Cath Labs Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01482 461641
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