Job summary
- Main area
- Cardiology
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 409-6871591
- Employer
- Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Whiston Hospital
- Town
- Prescot
- Salary
- £46,148 - £52,809 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 01/01/2025 23:59
- Interview date
- 14/01/2025
Employer heading
Cardiology Nurse Specialist
NHS AfC: Band 7
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Job overview
An exciting and challenging opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic, imaginative and motivated nurse to work with the cardiology team.
The Nurse will function independently and work within a team of nurses, doctors and other medical practitioners. The ideal candidate will currently be working within cardiology and have coronary care experience.
Following a period of induction training you will be expected to work independently within the Emergency Department and Acute Admissions Units assessing and managing patients with cardiac chest pain. Undertake nurse led post MI clinics and deliver Phase one cardiac rehabilitation to patients with confirmed diagnosis of MI. Assess and manage patients with heart failure both in the inpatient and outpatient setting offering education and support to patients, carers and families.
The post holder must exhibit excellent communication and organizational skills.ÌýThere is scope to develop within the team and acquire the necessary skills for career progression.
The successful candidate would work across all areas of the nursing team but with initial time spent within the ACS service allowing for service progression. The ideal candidate would be a non-medical prescriber or a desire to pursue this quickly upon appointment.
An Enhanced DBS Certificate with the checking of Adults’ Barred Lists is required for this post.
Shortlisting will commence w/c 6.01.2025
Interview Date :TBC
Main duties of the job
·ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Work within the existing ACS and HF nursing team to provide service within the trust demonstrating expert knowledge within the area of ACS and HF
·ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Autonomously review patients presenting to A&E or AMU with cardiac sounding chest pain or Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS). Independently take a history from the patient and liaise with clinical teams to facilitate safe discharge, with relevant follow up, or admission to appropriate area.
·ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Autonomously undertake nurse led post myocardial infarction clinics. Assess the patient’s recovery, symptoms and treatment. Then, working within agreed protocols, make recommendations regarding medications and treatment whilst exercising judgement, discretion and decision making in clinical care.
·ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Independently assess relevant cardiology patients in non-cardiac areas. Request appropriate diagnostic tests; interpret the results and provide evidence based management plans based on the findings. Work with the existing heart failure team to ensure all patients with a suspected diagnosis of heart failure have undergone the relevant investigations which will confirm or refute diagnosis
Working for our organisation
St Helens & Knowsley Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is the only acute Trust in Cheshire and Merseyside and one of the few in the country to achieve OUTSTANDING rated by the Care Quality Commission.
We provide a full range of acute adult services to our local population of circa 360,000 and provide tertiary services across the North West, North Wales, and Isle of Man. We are a Major Trauma Unit and the Mersey Regional Burns Unit.
Our '5 Star Patient Care' strategy is at the heart of what we do; supporting our vision to provide world class services for all our patients by getting it right for every patient, every time.
Our latest achievements include:
- Acute Trust of the Year HSJ Awards November 2019
- Trust rated Outstanding by CQC Inspection August 2018
- Top 100 places to work in the NHS (NHS Employers & Health Service Journal)
- Best acute Trust in the North West for quality of care (NHS Staff Survey 2021)
- Best place to work in the North West (NHS Staff Survey 2021)
- Awarded National Preceptorship Accreditation (2023) for our Nursing & AHP Preceptorship Programme
In the NHS Staff Survey 2021 the Trust scored the highest marks in the North West for the following areas:
- Standard of care
- Best place to work
- Care of patients being the Trust’s priority
- Staff engagement
- Staff morale
- Compassionate & inclusive
- Providing safe environments for staff
Please see attached Wellbeing & Benefits booklet for more information on our benefits for staff. Accessible version available upon request.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
KEY DUTIES
- Assist the heart failure team to ensure that all relevant patients are educated, on correct treatment, undergone appropriate investigations and reviewed at least once prior to discharge in accordance with NICE guidelines
·ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý See HF patients in clinic to assess condition, symptoms and treatment. Make changes/additions to current medication as appropriate and communicate with ³Ò±Ê’s and community nursing team.
·ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Co-ordinate and implement cardiology care in conjunction with relevant health care professionals and multi-disciplinary teams to ensure appropriate ACS and Heart Failure treatment; investigations and follow up are undertaken.
·ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Discuss complex patients with a senior member of the cardiology team and take appropriate action post discussion.
·ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Complete a risk factor assessment and offer appropriate lifestyle advice when appropriate.
·ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Liaise and support primary and secondary care clinicians with cardiology clinical care and management.
·ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Administer intravenous ferinject/frusemide for day case patients in accordance with agreed protocol.
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CLINICAL & PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES
·ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Maintain Professional Registration
·ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Adhere to the NMC Code of Practice and The Scope of Professional Practice
·ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Identify, contribute to or lead on some aspects in development and dissemination of evidence- based guidelines, standards and protocols as required to ensure nursing care is appropriate and consistent with clinical guidelines.
·ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý In accordance with the Health and Social Care Act 2008, the post holder will actively participate in the prevention and control of infection within the capacity of their role. The Act requires the post holder to attend infection prevention and control training on induction and at regular updates and to take responsibility for the practical application of the training in the course of their work. Infection prevention and control must be included in any personal development plan and/or appraisal
·ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý To report and record any untoward incidents
·ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý To assist in the promotion of effective communication with all staff, patients and relatives and other departments as required
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ADMINISTRATIVE RESPONSIBILITIES
·ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Offer supervision and support to the community teams
·ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Offer clinical supervision to other colleagues
TEACHING & TRAINING RESPONSBILITIES
·ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Develop co-ordinate and participate in cardiology education and training programmes and evaluate their effectiveness for key areas.
·ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Contribute to the Multi-disciplinary education and training provision/programme for healthcare professionals involved in cardiology complaints.
·ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Maintain and develop personal knowledge and skills in the field of cardiology nursing
·ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Develop audit skills and undertake training as required
·ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Supervise and support junior doctors and nurses, students and paramedics
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RESEARCH & AUDIT
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·ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Undertake relevant audit projects and be responsible for collecting all required information such as MINAP and National HF data
·ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Work in collaboration with the audit department to ensure correct data entry
·ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý In liaison with the relevant audit departments be responsible for developing an audit tool and database
·ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Provide regular reports / presentations on performance to appropriate personnel
·ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Take appropriate action to improve performance as required
·ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý To comply with the Data Protection Policy of the Trust
·ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Involvement in agreed cardiology research projects alongside the wider cardiology team as appropriate
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Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- RGN
- Current NMC Registration
- Degree level education or equivalent experience.
Desirable criteria
- ILS/ALS
- Independent prescriber
- Clinical skills and examination course
Knowledge & Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of working in the coronary care setting or recent/current experience in acute cardiology conditions
- Experience of managing patients with chest pain in the emergency department
- Knowledge and experience in managing patients with ACS in the Acute Trust Setting
- Experience of providing phase 1 cardiac rehabilitation
- Experience of post MI clinics
- Knowledge and experience in managing patients with heart failure in the Acute Trust Setting Skills
Skills
Essential criteria
- Highly specialised ECG interpretation skills
- Competency in clinical history taking, care planning and interpretation of cardiac investigations
- Ability to work across professional boundaries
- Ability to prioritise work and organise time efficiently
- Excellent communication / interpersonal skills.
- Work unsupervised and use own initiative
Desirable criteria
- Ability to demonstrate leadership
Other
Essential criteria
- Highly self-motivated, conscientious in approach and pays attention to detail.
- Flexible and adaptable approach to work
- Desire to do things better, to improve, to be more effective and efficient.
- Able to measure progress against target.
- Demonstrates a caring approach and is patient focused
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Bryony Bourne
- Job title
- Nurse Specialist
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0151 430 1917
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