Clinical Nurse Specialist – Chest Pain Clinics

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced cardiac nurse to join the Nurse-Led Rapid Access Chest Pain team. We are looking for a dynamic and motivated nurse with extensive experience within cardiology, excellent communication skills, and an innovative and flexible approach. A key element of this role will include service development across all sites in accordance with NICE guidance.

This post is based across the trust-wide to cover the services at Whips Cross, Newham University, Royal London Hospitals & The Barts Heart Centre. The hours are 37.5 per week. An informal visit is encouraged.

To develop, influence and evaluate the Rapid Access Chest Pain Service and lead by example as the expert practitioner providing organisation and leadership to the multi-professional team. The post holder will support nurse-led services including the Rapid Access Chest Pain Clinics & Open Access Cardiology clinics, ensuring that appropriate referrals are made and that patients receive early diagnosis, treatment and management of their condition.

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers. The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together. We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.

• Qualifications
  • Registered Nurse
  • Evidence of ongoing professional development in relevant area of speciality
  • Relevant post registration cardiac course
  • Physical Assessment
  • Non-medical prescribing
  • ECG interpretation
• Experience
  • Extensive post registration experience within a cardiac setting.
  • Evidence of continual professional development
  • Knowledge of audit
  • Experience in delivering care in the outpatient setting
• Knowledge
  • Able to demonstrate management and organisational skills
  • Prepared to achieve competencies relevant to the role
• Skills
  • Flexible and positive approach to work
  • Able to demonstrate knowledge of relevant patient group
  • Excellent communication skills with MDT and patient

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.