Heart Centre Department Manager

Heart Centre Unit Manager – Band 7

• Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust
• Are you ready to take the next step in your nursing career?
• Would you like to develop your management skills while continuing to work in a specialist clinical service?

We are looking for a motivated, compassionate nurse to lead our Heart Centre at Harrogate District Hospital. This is an opportunity to build on your leadership experience, shape the department’s development and make a difference to both patient care and the team you lead.

The Heart Centre provides specialist cardiac investigations and procedures, including coronary angiography, stress echocardiography, permanent pacemaker insertion and implantable loop recorder procedures. You will work closely with nursing, cardiology, cardiac physiology and radiography colleagues to deliver safe, coordinated and person-centred care.

As Unit Manager, you will lead the department’s day to day running, support and develop staff, manage rosters and resources, and take forward improvements. You will remain connected to clinical practice while gaining broader experience in workforce planning, recruitment, performance and financial management.

We welcome applications from experienced nurses who can demonstrate leadership, sound clinical judgement and a commitment to developing others.

The Heart Centre Unit Manager provides clinical leadership and day-to-day operational management of the Heart Centre, including the catheter laboratory team. Accountable to the LTUCC Matron, the post holder is responsible for the quality and safety of care, staff management, departmental performance and effective use of the delegated budget and resources.

The post holder will provide visible, compassionate leadership, setting clear standards and supporting staff to deliver safe, effective and person-centred care. They will lead recruitment, staff development, rostering and workforce planning, ensuring the department has the skills and staffing required to deliver its services safely.

Working closely with cardiology, cardiac physiology, radiography and operational colleagues, the Unit Manager will coordinate departmental activity, support timely access to investigations and procedures, and address risks to service delivery. They will maintain their own specialist clinical skills and provide advice, supervision and support within their professional competence.

The post holder will lead improvements informed by patient experience, clinical outcomes, staff feedback and workforce and financial information. They will be accountable for decisions within their delegated authority, escalate concerns promptly and ensure agreed actions are completed and reviewed.

Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust (HDFT) cares for the population in Harrogate and the local area, as well as across North Yorkshire, Leeds and parts of the North East.

At HDFT we provide outstanding care to both our patients and our staff and we value Kindness, Integrity, Teamwork and Equality. If you’re looking for an interesting and rewarding career in the NHS, where you can make a real difference to patients’ lives, HDFT could be the place for you!

We Offer Colleagues

• A supportive culture so colleagues can bring their whole selves to work.
• Staff Recognition - as well as regular appraisals, we recognise achievements with our Making a Difference & Team of the Month Awards, along with annual Colleague Recognition Awards.
• Employee Support and wellbeing – we offer a wide range of staff benefits including an Employee Assistance Programme, counselling service and a fast-track Physiotherapy service.

Please Note

• Due to high levels of interest, posts may close early if we reach a sufficient number of applications
• Visa sponsorship is only available for certain roles. Please ensure the role you are interested in meets the criteria for a visa before submitting your application.
• Please also be aware that the Trust does not offer relocation packages for Agenda for Change roles.
• All job offers are subject to satisfactory pre-employment checks.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Abbie Gentle Job title: Matron Email address: abbie.gentle@nhs.net Telephone number: 07553356717