About this role
Job summary
Wexham Park Hospital - Cardiology Specialist Nurse (Arrhythmia)
12 month fixed term contract
We are recruiting for a Band 6 Cardiology Specialist Nurse to join our team at Wexham Park Hospital.
The successful candidate will play a key role in developing and improving diagnostic, referral and treatment pathways for patients with arrhythmias. Working across the full care continuum, from primary through to tertiary care, you will collaborate closely with healthcare professionals across the wider network to deliver high-quality, coordinated patient care.
You will help ensure that the service is convenient, accessible and responsive to patients' needs. The role will involve supporting timely and streamlined care, contributing to the reduction of waiting times and treatment waiting lists, and helping to minimise inappropriate admissions to acute hospital beds.
This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced and motivated nurse with an interest in cardiology and arrhythmia management to make a meaningful difference to patient care and service development.
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.
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Job description 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 Essential
NMC Registration Recognised teaching certificate i.e. ENB 998/730/mentorship Advanced Life Support Certificate
Desirable
MSc in advanced Practice
Experience Essential
Significant experience at Band 6 in Cardiology Substantial experience of teaching and supervising of junior staff Significant experience within cardiology services
Knowledge Essential
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.
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 Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust
Address Wexham Park Hospital
Wexham Street
Slough
SL2 4HL
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.fhft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)