Cardiac Specialist Nurse

1 month ago


Wigan, United Kingdom Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Full time

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Job overview

Do you have an interest in cardiology?

Would you be interested in joining our team?

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.

The post holder will work collaboratively with other colleagues to provide patients with a holistic needs assessment, offering education to achieve a person centred approach, promoting a culture which enables patients to focus on self-management.

Please note candidates are required to present original certificates for qualifications at interview stage. 

Main duties of the job

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 clinical and professional leadership 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.

Working for our organisation

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. At WWL, we value our staff believing that ‘happy staff, makes for happy patients’. We have a recognised track record in staff engagement, and living our values ‘the WWL Way’.

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. With this in mind we are seeking to recruit people who share our values and beliefs.

At WWL we value the benefits a rich and diverse workforce brings to our community and therefore welcome applications from all sections of society.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Planning and Organisational Duties

Support cardiology nursing colleagues by providing cross cover for annual leave and other leave as necessary Support clinical activity as part of the weekly job plan. Support diagnostic actively through the week and flex duties to support this activity. Support research based practice Provide teaching and education sessions for nurse development

Communications and Key Working Relationships

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.

Responsibility for Teaching

Support junior colleagues, students and promote link nurse duties.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

Registered Nurse Degree (or working towards) Post graduate Certificate in Cardiac Care

Experience

Essential criteria

Able to demonstrate experience at Band 6 or equivalent level in Cardiology Evidence of research/audit experience and presentations skills to large audiences of staff Experience of acute and chronic Cardiology conditions and treatment pathways

Skills

Essential criteria

Display initiative Able to organise and prioritise workload Credible with senior medical staff Enthusiastic, confident with a Page 2 of 4 positive attitude Selection of CNO/or equivalent 10 key roles Communication skills Time management Computer literate Working autonomously Evidence of motivation Operational Effectiveness Expert 12 lead ECG interpretation skills and cardiology tests interpretation skills

Knowledge

Essential criteria

NHS plan and associated papers and targets

Additional

Essential criteria

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

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