Arrhythmia Nurse Specialist

Job description

Job responsibilities

1. Delivers a support service for patients with arrhythmias and their families to ensure they receive pertinent information regarding their condition with treatment alternatives explored and relative risks as per current research explained. There by empowering patients to make an informed choice.

2. Develops services in line with recommendations in the National Service Framework for CHD Chapter 8, NICE guidelines for AF and the European Society of Cardiology guidelines.

3. Uses highly specialist and well-developed communication skills to deal effectively with patient and family education needs, including breaking bad news, prognosis and dealing with emotive situations.

4. Works autonomously in day to day practice with support from the Consultant Cardiologist and Advance Nurse Practitioners (ANPs)

5. Provides a comprehensive clinical assessment of patients using advanced clinical knowledge and skills including pharmacology and use of antiarrhythmic/cardiology drugs obtained through completion of the Supplementary/Independent prescribers course.

6. Has the ability to carry out detailed assessments of patients arrhythmic risk utilising knowledge of ECG, Echocardiography, angiography and other cardiological diagnostic testing.

7. Appreciation and scrutiny of latest research developments applicable to arrhythmia care, management of sudden cardiac death, familial screening for genetic cardiac syndromes & device implantation.

8. Develops and implements policy and practice guidelines specific to the management of patients with arrhythmias to deliver high standards of care.

9. Liaises with other specialist services, clinical psychology, cardiac rehabilitation and heart failure services.

10. Participates in providing a long term follow up clinic in conjunction with cardiac physiologists and consultant Cardiologists.

11. Acts as a resource point providing education and support at local and regional level for health care professionals within Primary and Secondary care.

12. Develops and maintains effective audit systems for performance indication and future service development.

13. Actively participates in own personal development and performance review.

14. Develops and maintains good working relationships with cardiology colleagues

15. Participates in programs to raise profile of arrhythmia care at local regional and national level with membership & input to relevant professional bodies.

16. The ability to interpret complex investigations and acting accordingly to deliver evidence based clinical care, incorporating government initiatives and Cardiology guidelines.

17. To produce complex reports and is able to produce a good standard of written communication to report findings to other members of the multidisciplinary team, primary care, patients and their families.

18. To partake in audit across the service and contribute toward providing best practice.

19. To improve and enhance the patient experience by coming up with innovative ideas to enhance the service and continue to improve client/ patient relationships.

20. Facilitates patient support groups enabling development of patient to patient support and feedback and review of the service.

21. Facilitates participation in rehabilitation exercise programs for patients where appropriate

22. Facilitates patients return to employment arranging workplace assessment where appropriate & by providing relevant information and employers.

23. Maintains personal responsibility to comply with all organisational and statutory requirements e.g. Health & Safety.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• RGN
• Post-registration qualification in specialist area
• Teaching and assessing.
• Completed clinical Examination modules And Non-medical prescribing

Experience

Essential

• Range of clinical experience.
• Demonstrable experience in Cardiology assessment, diagnosis and management.
• Experience of teaching and assessing in the clinical area.

Desirable

• Participation in staff management
• Participated in service development and implementation of change.

Knowledge

Essential

• Knowledge of professional and NHS issues.
• Detailed knowledge of current best practice area and at least 2 years' experience at band 6 level

Desirable

• Basic knowledge of financial management within the clinical setting
• Documented evidence of continuing professional development.

Skills

Essential

• Ability to communicate in a variety of settings with patients of varying levels of understanding.
• Ability to communicate unpleasant and sensitive information.
• Able to present written information in a logical manner
• The ability to interpret heart rhythms accurately.
• To interpret abnormal findings on a 12 lead ECG
• Able to manage own workload, work autonomously, plan, organise and prioritise whilst co- ordinating the work of others with minimal supervision
• Basic IT skills in word processing and spreadsheets

Desirable

• Ability to develop effective interpersonal relationships with colleagues in the health care setting
• Assertive

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

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

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

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Aintree Hospital

Longmoor lane, Aintree

Aintree

L97AL

Employer's website

https://www.liverpoolft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)