Job summary
To work with colleagues to maintain and develop a quality service within the Chest Pain Clinic, Nuclear Cardiology, Nurse Led Cardiology Clinics and related services.
To take overall responsibility for the care of a caseload of patients requiring specialist nursing care within the Chest Pain Clinic, Nurse Led Cardiology Clinic and within the Nuclear Cardiology department
To provide specialist training to members of the multi-disciplinary team throughout the Trust as required.
Ensure the delivery of agreed professional standards of care within the Chest Pain Clinic, the Nurse Led Cardiology Clinic and Nuclear Cardiology, working within local and national guidelines.
To work collaboratively with the Cardiologists to ensure high quality nurse led cardiology clinics continue to develop in response to local need and national directives.
To decide when to perform an exercise stress test on a patient, in line with local and national guidelines. To perform exercise tests, interpret the results, and use the data collected to assist clinical decision making.
To participate in research and audit within Cardiology. This role will include collection and input pf data for the Myocardial Ischaemia National Audit Project (MINAP)
Provide cardiac outreach by reviewing all patients who are Troponin positive on the wards.
Main duties of the job
To lead the team in Nuclear Cardiology, working closely with the Cardiologists and Lead Nuclear Technician to ensure a high quality, efficient service is provided at all times.
To undertake cardiac risk and secondary prevention assessments and give specialist lifestyle advice.
Lead and support with specialist nursing knowledge the development and implementation of programmes of nursing care for individual patients and the client group as a whole.
Ensure that patients' records and documentation are maintained and current.
Convey complex and sensitive information (eg abnormal test results) in a comprehensible and empathic manner.
Discuss all alternative treatment options and facilitate clinical management decisions.
Obtain informed consent for procedures as required, in accordance with the Trust consent policy.
Clinically assess and diagnose patients presenting with chest pain.
Autonomously prescribe the relevant medication. Review medication for therapeutic effectiveness, appropriate to patient needs and make changes to their medication in accordance with evidence-based practice, national and practice protocols.
Works with patients in order to support adherence to prescribed treatments.
Lead in the development of evidence -based patient care policies and procedures.
Develop and contribute to clinical guidelines and protocols and lead the implementation process as required.
About us
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Job description
Job responsibilities
For further information on the advertised role, please refer to the job description located under the Supporting Documents heading. The full person specification can be accessed under the Shortlisting Criteria section of the document.
Person Specification
Education. Training & Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse with the NMC
- Teaching and assessing qualification.
- Advanced life support provider.
Desirable
- Management/ Leadership course.
- Masters in Advanced nursing practice.
- Exercise qualification or a willingness to undertake.
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
- Experience of working in cardiology.
- Experience in working as part of a team.
- Experience in working your own caseload.
- Experience and knowledge in the identification, assessment, planning and evaluation of the cardiac patient's needs
- Experience in audit and resource.
- Has a sound knowledge of current guidelines including NICE guidelines for Cardiology: secondary prevention.
Desirable
- Experience in running an out patient clinic.
- Past cardiac rehabilitation experience.
Skills
Essential
- Evidence of continuing professional development.
- Presentation skills.
- Has experience of teaching patients and staff both formally and informally.
- Physically and mentally able to respond to emergency situations.
- Has the ability to initiate, sustain and evaluate change.
- Has excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- Has the ability to work under pressure to solve problems.
- Ability to plan own work load and demonstrate the ability to manage your own time.
- Physically and mentally able to respond to emergency situations.
- Be able to respond to families in a sensitive manner.
- IT skills and data base recording and information collection
Desirable
- Experience of being the Lead stressor in Nuclear Cardiology
Personal Qualities & Attributes
Essential
- Passionate and committed to bring our Dedicated to Excellence values to life, improving the way we work with each other, particularly focusing on empowerment, equality diversity and inclusion of our staff, patients and service users
- Able to show a clear vision of the cardiac rehabilitation nurses' role and the service which is offered
- Able to work flexible to meet the needs of the service in conjunction with other team members
- Able to work in a compassionate and professional manner
- To work in an ethical manner
- Ability to achieve goals and deadlines
- Ability to manage difficult situations/conflict effectively and deal with emotional stress arising
- Have a holistic approach to patient care including patients and family in all aspects of care
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
Northampton General Hospital
Address
University Hospitals of Northamptonshire
Northampton
NN1 5BD
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.northamptongeneral.nhs.uk/Home.aspx (Opens in a new tab)
Specialist Cardiac Chest Pain Nurse in Northampton employer: Northampton General Hospital
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Contact Details:
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