About this role
Job summary
Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust
Cardiology Nurse Practitioner
Band 7
Full Time 37.5 hrs per week
Working across sites including Worcester Royal Hospital, Alexandra Hospital, Redditch, and the Kidderminster Treatment Centre.
We are seeking an experienced and highly motivated Cardiology Nurse Practitioner to join our dynamic cardiology team.
This role offers the opportunity to work in our cardiology same day emergency; across inpatient and outpatient services, supporting the delivery of specialist cardiac care.
You will play a key role in the assessment, diagnosis, and management of patients with a range of cardiac conditions, including heart failure, arrhythmias, and coronary artery disease.
You will lead the chest pain assessment service that includes GP referrals into rapid access chest pain clinics and internal referrals to the low-risk chest pain clinic.
Informal visits are encouraged and welcomed.
For further information or to arrange an informal visit please contact:
Kerry O'Dowd, Lead Nurse for Cardiology Specialist Teams on bleep 278 via switchboard on 01905 763333 or Direct Dial no. 01905 760147
Main duties of the job
To work in partnership with the consultant medical staff in a specialist clinical role providing high quality care for patients presenting with cardiology conditions including ACS, arrhythmia, and heart failure. Care will be delivered in cardiology SDEC, clinics and ward settings, including in reach to urgent care areas and medical wards across all sites (Alexandra, Worcester, and Kidderminster)
To act as the lead practitioner in the rapid access chest pain service
The post-holder will work as an integral part of the multidisciplinary cardiology team. She/he will provide expert relevant clinical advice and support to patients and their carers within Worcestershire Acute Hospital.
The post holder offers nurse led Outpatient services and manages a caseload of inpatients on the acute site
The post holder will represent the cardiology service at Trust meetings and other meetings outside the organisation. They will act as an advocate for patients within the service, seek and portray the views of the patients wherever possible.
Participate in developing service criteria, pathways of care, protocols and guidelines service development encompassing audit, research, innovation, and evaluation.
The post holder will communicate at an advanced level of practice in very difficult situations with a variety of staff and agencies.
About us
Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust is a large acute and specialised hospital trust that provides a range of local acute services to the residents of Worcestershire and more specialised services to a larger population in Herefordshire and beyond.
The Trust operates hospital-based services from three sites in Kidderminster, Redditch and Worcester
Our workforce is more than 7,000 strong, and our caring staff are recognised as providing good and outstanding patient-centred care. You could be one of them.
We are committed to recruiting the best people to work with us. Our values, which we ask all staff to demonstrate, underpin our everyday work and remain firmly at the heart of all we do.
Being open and honest
Ensuring people feel cared for
Showing respect to everyone
We are committed to developing a culture of continuous improvement by embedding the principles of our Improvement System.
We are proud to have achieved Timewise accreditation - this means we are committed to embedding flexible working within our organisation as a flex positive employer.
DBS Checks and Costs
Any applicants who are offered posts requiring a DBS check as part of their employment check will have the cost of this check (at the current rate) deducted from their salary. Please see link in Supporting Information section for more details on DBS checks and costs.
Job description Job responsibilities
Act as an advocate for patients always, ensuring a person-centred approach when overseeing the patients treatment and investigation pathway, ensuring clear and concise communication to all parties.
To act as an expert practitioner to provide direct, specialised care including interventions, procedures, and advice to patients within the cardiology service, demonstrating advanced clinical skills, and knowledge in the assessment and treatment of individual patients.
Take a professional approach to leading on flexible, innovative and creative working practices, and implement changes to enhance patients care where appropriate.
To undertake the comprehensive assessment of patients, including those with complex and multi pathological cardiac conditions using highly specialised analytical and clinical reasoning assessment skills to formulate an accurate differential nursing diagnosis and prognosis.
To demonstrate excellent ECG interpretation skills and knowledge of cardiac investigations including ETT, CTCA, Echocardiogram, stress echo and cardiac MRI.
To apply advanced clinical knowledge and skills in the assessment and management of patients using approved medical and nursing models taking an individualised patient approach, working collaboratively with the cardiology teams across sites.
To initiate timely onward referral of patients as necessary
Responsible for escalating issues appropriately and timely when any situation is beyond the expertise of the post holder.
To use advanced judgement skills and a highly comprehensive knowledge of nursing and medical interventions to devise a specialist, individualised treatment and management plan, reflecting evidence based practice incorporating secondary prevention.
PLEASE SEE ATTACHED JOB DESCRIPTION AND PERSON SPECIFICATION FOR FURTHER REQUIREMENTS FOR THIS ROLE.
Person Specification
Experience Essential
Advanced knowledge of the range of presentations, diagnoses & current management options within the specialty area. Evidence of planning and organisational skills.
Desirable
Independent working and autonomy. Previous clinical experience including setting up and running clinics or services.
Qualifications Essential
Registered Nurse on sub-part 1 or 2 of the professional register. 1st degree nursing. Cardiology care course or equivalent. Adult health assessment module. Non-medical prescribing qualification.
Desirable
Advanced communication or working towards. Consent or working towards. Leadership course. Recruiting and retaining staff or equivalent. MSC advancing practice. Portfolio of evidence in line with specialty.
Skills and Knowledge Essential
Advanced ECG skills. Advanced knowledge of the range of presentations, diagnoses & current management options within the specialty area Advanced Life Support Computer literacy. Venepuncture and cannulation. Demonstrates good communication skills; including emotional resilience, conflict management. Team working Able to work autonomously within the boundaries of the role and skills. Ability to work flexibly within the confines of the team and service. Able to travel across sites.
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 Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust
Address Charles Hastings Way
Worcester
Worcestershire
WR5 1DD
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.worcsacute.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)