Role Title:Staff Nurse: Cardiac Cath LabJob Reference Number:001895Closing Date:Sunday, 21st December 2025Purpose of the Role:To work as part of the multidisciplinary team to deliver a high standard of care to patients within St James's Hospital. The post holder is responsible for managing the care of patients and the needs of their families, ensuring quality is maintained. The post holder is required to develop additional clinical skills specific to the area of cardiology nursing.Key Duties and ResponsibilitiesA Staff Nurse is a Registered Nurse who is involved in direct patient care with the responsibility of providing the highest standard of evidence based nursing care in partnership with other health care professionals.Responsibilities include assessing, planning, delivering, and evaluating highly specialised nursing care, using a holistic approach.When providing direct patient care, they observe, assess, and record symptoms, responses, and progress.They also supervise and assess Student Nurses and other junior staff in the clinical area.The Registered Nurse must adhere to Code of Professional Practice and Behaviours.Is aware and understands the need to adhere to Hospital and/or professional standards, policies and procedures, relevant to there are of practice.Communicates effectively in English language, written and spoken, as appropriate to job requirements.Participate and cooperate with legislative and regulatory requirements in relation to Health and Safety as outlined in the Safety, Health and Welfare Act 2005 and the Hospital Safety Statement.Ensure own mandatory learning and training is kept up to date.*The above Role Profile is not intended to be a comprehensive list of all duties involved and consequently the post holder may be required to perform other duties as appropriate to the post which may be assigned to them from time to time and to contribute to the development of the post while in office.Required:Be registered in the General Division of the Register of Nurses & Midwives maintained by the Nursing & Midwifery Board of Ireland (NMBI).ANDMinimum of 1 years' experience (postgraduate or undergraduate) in General Medical/Surgical nursing plus 6 months' experience working within a Cardiology area in an acute hospital setting or relevant clinical area within the last 2 years.ORMinimum of 1 years' experience in a Cardiology area in an acute hospital setting or relevant clinical area within the last 2 years.Note:Post holders must maintain annual registration with NMBI.Demonstrate I.T. skills including excellent keyboard skills.Desired:Postgraduate qualification in Critical Care nursing/Cardiovascular nursingWorking knowledge of healthcare patient record systems.Basic life support.