The Inherited Cardiovascular Diseases team at Great Ormond Street Hospital is recruiting a specialist nurse on a one-year fixed-term contract, with a possible step up to band 7 at the year's end. The team cares for children and young people with inherited cardiomyopathies, arrhythmias and aortopathies, and screens those at high risk through family history. Most work is clinic-based, with home, community and inpatient support alongside cardiologists and geneticists. Experienced band 6 cardiac nurses are especially encouraged to apply.
What the job involves
- Co-ordinate and oversee clinics
- Manage a caseload of children and young people with inherited cardiovascular conditions, including support at home, in the community and during admissions
- Collate detailed family health histories through consultation with families and liaison with external services
- Provide excellent, evidence-based nursing care for children and their families
- Assess each child and plan, deliver and evaluate their care with the family, documenting it accurately
- Support effective communication across the multidisciplinary team, other hospital departments, relatives and visitors
- Ensure care meets agreed Trust standards and inform seniors when the standard cannot be reached
- Teach and train ward nursing staff through formal and informal teaching
- Take part in audit of the clinical learning environment
- Maintain confidentiality around each child's admission and treatment
- Develop towards becoming a clinical expert in the specialty
- Support whole families through screening, diagnosis and ongoing care
Qualifications
- Relevant honours degree, or currently working towards one
- Assessing and mentoring qualification
- Evidence of ongoing professional development in the clinical speciality
Registration & licences
- NMC registration as a Registered Nurse (Child), or Adult with significant relevant speciality experience
Experience
- Demonstrable knowledge of inherited cardiovascular disease
- Experience of co-ordinating and managing patient care
- Understanding of professional and current issues in nursing
- Understanding of resource management, health and safety, clinical risk and quality
Skills & knowledge
- Excellent clinical skills, including specialist cardiac skills for the department
- Excellent verbal and written communication
- Effective teaching and training skills
- Ability to problem solve and initiate change
- Ability to work across professional and organisational boundaries
- Ability to delegate and prioritise
Other
- Commitment to GOSH culture and values: collaboration, respect and curiosity
Nice to have
- Leadership or management training
- Previous experience in a cardiology or CNS role
- Teaching, supervision and managerial experience
- Previous experience of research and audit
- Previous experience of change management and problem solving
- Experience of handling clinical incidents and complaints
- Effective managerial, leadership and organisational skills
- Ability to motivate and develop a team of staff
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Contact Details:
The Methodist Church in Britain Recruitment Team
