Cardiology SDEC Specialist Nurse

We are recruiting for a Band 6 Cardiology SDEC Specialist Nurse.

The post holder will work to develop improved diagnostic, referral and treatment pathways for ACS patients across the care continuum from primary to tertiary care, engaging with healthcare professionals across the network area.

The post holder will ensure that the service offered is convenient and accessible to patients. They will assist in ensuring that patients receive timely and streamlined care as well as contributing to reducing waiting times, waiting lists for treatment and inappropriate admissions to acute beds.

Main duties of the job

To provide clinical leadership for a defined group of patients. You will be responsible for assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating safe and high quality patient care.

Target patient groups will include those who have experienced or may be at risk of experiencing cardiology health conditions. Those requiring electrophysiology/ablation procedures, implantable loop recorders and planned cardioversion and tilt test, coronary angiography and coronary angioplasty, CABG and valve surgery.

About us

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available.

Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too.

We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users.

Job responsibilities

For a full list of responsibilities and tasks associated with this role, please refer to the job description/person specification attached to this vacancy.

Person Specification Qualifications

• Current First Level Nursing and Midwifery Council Registration or other relevant professional qualification dependent on discipline
• Recognised teaching certificate i.e. ENB 998/730/mentorship
• Advanced Life Support Certificate
• Have post graduate qualification in Clinical assessment skills in medicine.
• Be a nurse prescriber or on the course
• Evidence of further education related to arrhythmia management
• MSc in advanced Practice

Experience

• Significant experience at Band 6 in Cardiology
• Substantial experience of teaching and supervising of junior staff
• Significant experience within cardiology services
• Relevant experience in relation to arrhythmia management

Knowledge

• Good time keeping and communication skills
• Teaching skills
• Awareness of current professional nursing issues
• Ability to adapt to change within the working environment

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

£39,205 to £47,084 a year Per annum incl HCAS