Job summary
Employer heading
Cardiac Assessment Specialist Nurse
NHS AfC: Band 7
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen within The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospitals Cardiology Services for an Acute Cardiac Assessment Specialist Nurse. This is a full-time role, initially Monday-Friday, 7.5 hour shifts leading to a 7 day working pattern as the service develops. The role will currently be based at The Princess Royal Hospital (Telford), however you will also be required to work cross-site at The Royal Shrewsbury Hospital.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will work as part of a multi-disciplinary team providing a specialist nursing service. The post holder will provide a comprehensive highly specialist assessment service to patients presenting via the emergency portals with a variety of suspected cardiac conditions and will formulate a working diagnosis and management plan for both patients for whom the Cardiac Assessment Nurse decides needs to be admitted and for those patients for whom outpatient pathway is appropriate.
The post holder will undertake Rapid Access Chest Pain clinics in line with the competencies of the service specification.
The post holder will act as an expert resource for members of other multi-disciplinary teams including but not exclusively in the ED, AMU and Cardiology Department. They will participate in education, audit, research, and development of new initiatives, assisting in the review and updating of cardiac service policies, procedures, protocols and guidelines both locally and trust wide.
The post holder will work closely with the Cardiology Consultants and middle grades to achieve the above roles.
Working for our organisation
As a Trust, we are passionate about helping our staff to achieve their career aspirations, and can offer a variety of learning and development opportunities to support your continued professional development.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For full duties and responsibilities please refer to the attached document entitled Job Description.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- RGN
- Educated to masters level or equivalent experience
- Coronary Care Unit Course Health related 1st degree Specialist Nursing Qualification
- Advanced physical assessment skills and course at masters level or working
- Non-medical prescribing or working to
- Teaching and assessing qualification
- Advanced life support certificate
Desirable criteria
- Leadership qualification
- Evidence of previous service development / change management experience
- First module of PWSI in cardiology completed and working towards completion of course
Knowledge, Behaviours and Experience
Essential criteria
- Proven relevant experience within cardiology service
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
- Claire Edwards
- Job title
- Matron
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01952 641222
- Additional information
01952 641222 Ext 5128
If you have problems applying, contact
- Address
-
The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust
Shrewsbury Business Park
1 Douglas Court
Shrewsbury
Shropshire
SY2 6LG
- Telephone
- 01743 492402
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