Cardiac Catheter Lab Nurses >
Description.
Provide specialist nursing support within Cardiac Catheterisation Labs, delivering safe, efficient assistance during diagnostic and interventional cardiac procedures, including angiography, angioplasty, pacemaker implantation, and electrophysiology studies.
Key Requirements.
Experience.
NMC-registered Adult Nurse with a minimum of 2 years’ experience in cardiac catheter labs, cardiac theatres, cardiology wards, or coronary care (CCU).
Skilled in supporting catheterisation procedures, monitoring patients pre-, intra-, and post-procedure, managing sedation, and responding to cardiac emergencies.
Experience with haemodynamic monitoring, ECG interpretation, and working within time-critical interventional cardiology pathways.
Confident collaborating with cardiologists, physiologists, radiographers, and wider cardiac teams.
Qualifications.
NMC registration as an Adult Nurse.
Cardiac, CCU, cath lab, or interventional cardiology training/competency preferred.
Immediate Life Support (ILS) mandatory; Advanced Life Support (ALS) desirable due to cardiac emergency response requirements.
Up-to-date safeguarding and clinical skills relevant to cardiac and interventional environments.
Compliance and Vetting.
Enhanced DBS.
Full identity and right-to-work verification.
Two recent clinical references.
Up-to-date NHS Statutory & Mandatory Training.
Immunisation compliance.
NMC PIN and registration check.
Qualification and employment history verification.
Competency confirmation for cardiac catheter lab practice, including procedural support and emergency response.