Band 6 Cardiac Specialist Nurse

4 weeks ago

Wigan Greater Manchester, United Kingdom Wrightington Wigan & Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Full time

Do you have an interest in cardiology?


Our cardiology team here at WWL prides itself on being a friendly and supportive team with high standards of care, so if you think you can complement this then we encourage you to apply.


A high level of clinical decision making is required for this role and the post holder will be expected to develop, demonstrating your ability to make clinical decisions autonomously supported by senior cardiology team.


You will need to work proactively to deliver a responsive service to patient with both planned and unplanned care needs.


Provide clinical and professional leadership to nursing staff
Follow up the patients with chest pain, acute or chronic cardiac conditions who are not admitted to cardiology wards to ensure that evidence based treatment is applied and drug therapies are adhered to.
Provide advice and guidance in the management of patients referred and transferred from District General Hospitals
Identify and discuss with the on-call cardiologist patients who require referral to cardiology
Fast track referrals for investigations as required, to ensure timely treatment and potentially reduce length of hospital stay
Risk assesses all patients and provides lifestyle advice and literature
Ensure that clinical practice and the development of clinical guidelines adhere to guidelines produced by regulatory bodies
Liaise with ECC, CCU, medical, cardiology wards and primary care teams as appropriate to the needs of the service
Provide nurse led rapid access chest pain clinic
Support and undertake diagnostics including Rapid Access Chest Pain Clinic, Dubutamine Stress Echo's and other diagnostics as required.

Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust are the proud providers of acute hospital and community services to the people of the Wigan Borough and surrounding areas. WWL are committed to placing the patient at the heart of everything we do, and in the provision of safe, effective care that acknowledges and ensures dignity. At WWL we value the benefits a rich and diverse workforce brings to our community and therefore welcome applications from all sections of society.
Planning and Organisational Duties


Support cardiology nursing colleagues by providing cross cover for annual leave and other leave as necessary
Work with NICE guidelines and communicate best practice to wards and departments caring for cardiac patients.
Support the cardiac network working with the CATs system

Responsibility for Health & Safety


~ Compliance with the Health & Safety at Work Act 1974 the post holder is required to fulfil a proactive role towards the management of risk in all of their actions. This entails the risk assessment of all situations, the taking of appropriate actions and reporting of all incidents, near misses and hazards, and a statutory duty of care for their own personal safety and that of others who may be affected by their acts or omissions.


Support junior colleagues, students and promote link nurse duties.


Post graduate Certificate in Cardiac Care

Able to demonstrate experience at Band 6 or equivalent level in Cardiology
Experience of acute and chronic Cardiology conditions and treatment pathways

Credible with senior medical staff
Computer literate
Expert 12 lead ECG interpretation skills and cardiology tests interpretation skills

Flexible to meet needs of post
Speak English to an appropriate standard relevant to their role, i.e. with confidence and accuracy, using correct sentence structures and vocabulary, and without hesitation

Wrightington Wigan & Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

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