Clinical Nurse Specialist - Inherited Cardiac Conditions

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

We have an exciting new job opportunity for a Clinical Nurse Specialist in the Inherited Cardiac conditions service, at Guys and St Thomas hospital. This is fixed term 2 year position.

If you are a highly motivated and passionate experienced cardiology nurse and are interested in an opportunity to further develop your clinical skills, this could be the job for you working within a renowned and innovative multi-disciplinary team at one of the UK's leading teaching hospitals in the heart of London.

The Cardiology Service at Guys and St Thomas has access to 64 inpatient beds, a 6 bedded CCU and an ambulatory unit for day case and treat and transfer patients. There are five catheter laboratories, a hybrid theatre and six echocardiography rooms. There is a specialised department of nuclear medicine MRI and CT scanning.

The ICC CNS team provides care for patients with a range of inherited cardiac conditions. As these are inherited conditions the CNS team is involved in the care of the family as a whole.

The successful candidate will be a highly motivated, passionate and experienced cardiology nurse who is able to demonstrate advanced communication, interpersonal and organisational skills and be able to work autonomously as well as part of the multi-disciplinary cardiology team.

Closing: 02/04/2023

Interview: 19/04/2023

Main duties of the job

As an ICC nurse specialist the role will include:

Nurse led triage clinics for patients new to the ICC service
Managing both cardiac and genetic aspects of the care of ICC patients
Providing psychological support and education for ICC patients
Collaborating closely with the ICC MDT to provide excellent care for ICC patients and their families.
The opportunity to train and develop skills in genetic counselling with the aim to provide your own genetic counselling clinics for patients undergoing genetic testing for inherited cardiac conditions.
Contributing to MDT meetings
Providing telephone and email support to the ICC patient group.

This position will involve working across the Kings Health Partnership (KHP). This means covering ICC services at GSTT and KCH as required. As such the successful applicant will also get an honorary contract at Kings College Hospital.

The ICC CNS team across the KHP network continues to develop services as required for our patient group. Recent service developments include:

Nurse-led Ajmaline service
Continued development of the paediatric to adult transition pathway
A nurse and physiologist led screening clinic at KCH

There is potential for the team to develop exciting new services, depending on patient and service needs. Such areas include management of LVOTO patient management, use of digital health to manage patients with Long QT, management of patients with neuromuscular and mitochondrial conditions.

About us

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust comprises five of the UK's best known hospitals - Guy's, St Thomas', Evelina London Children's Hospital, Royal Brompton and Harefield - as well as community services in Lambeth and Southwark, all with a long history of high quality care, clinical excellence, research and innovation.

We are among the UK's busiest, most successful foundation trusts. We provide specialist care for patients including heart and lung, cancer and renal services as well as a full range of local hospital and community services for people in Lambeth and Southwark.

We have around 22,700 staff, making us one of the largest NHS Trusts in the country and one of the biggest employers locally. We aim to reflect the diversity of the communities we serve and continue to develop new and existing partnerships with local people, patients, neighbouring NHS organisations, local authorities and charitable bodies and GPs.

Date posted

21 March 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£49,036 to £55,049 a year p.a inc HCA

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

2 years

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

196-NM10187

Job locations

St Thomas' Hospital

Westminster Bridge Road

London

SE1 7EH

Job description

Job responsibilities

The successful candidate will work with the ICC CNS team and wider multi-disciplinary team to provide high quality care for our patient population.

A summary of the main roles of the job has been provided in the 'Main Duties of the Job' section.

Please see attached Job Description for full details and person specification.

Job description

Job responsibilities

The successful candidate will work with the ICC CNS team and wider multi-disciplinary team to provide high quality care for our patient population.

A summary of the main roles of the job has been provided in the 'Main Duties of the Job' section.

Please see attached Job Description for full details and person specification.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

Extensive experience of working autonomously at an advanced level within the specialist area delivering effective patient focused care.
Experience of audit, research & evidence based care
Experience of delivering change management both personally and as a facilitator

Skills

Essential

Advanced clinical skills in specialty
Proven listening / counselling skills with the ability to manage complex situation and appropriately deliver sensitive and difficult outcomes.
Able to use skills of history taking and physical assessment to direct patient care

Knowledge/ Qualification

Essential

BSC/1st degree (health related) or equivalent qualification/training and experience
Post registration qualification in cardiac specaility
Leadership course or relevant experience

Desirable

Working towards Masters
To have or working towards a non medical physical assessment course

Values and Bahaviour

Essential

Values and Bahaviour

Professional/ Statutory Registration

Essential

RN1 or RN Child Registered Nurse on the NMC register. To hold the appropriate level for the area of speciality.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

Extensive experience of working autonomously at an advanced level within the specialist area delivering effective patient focused care.
Experience of audit, research & evidence based care
Experience of delivering change management both personally and as a facilitator

Skills

Essential

Advanced clinical skills in specialty
Proven listening / counselling skills with the ability to manage complex situation and appropriately deliver sensitive and difficult outcomes.
Able to use skills of history taking and physical assessment to direct patient care

Knowledge/ Qualification

Essential

BSC/1st degree (health related) or equivalent qualification/training and experience
Post registration qualification in cardiac specaility
Leadership course or relevant experience

Desirable

Working towards Masters
To have or working towards a non medical physical assessment course

Values and Bahaviour

Essential

Values and Bahaviour

Professional/ Statutory Registration

Essential

RN1 or RN Child Registered Nurse on the NMC register. To hold the appropriate level for the area of speciality.

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

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