Job summary
A fantastic opportunity has arisen to join the Cardiology Nursing Team at Royal Free London Trust. The Lead Cardiology Nurse would support the provision of evidenced based care to the acute coronary syndrome and Cardiac Rehab team's across the trust. This role would involve supporting the provision of key services cross site.
This post requires a nurse who has strong leadership skills and who is passionate about enhancing the experience of patients and who will be involved in the development of new and existing patient pathways. This may be cross site as well as supporting the integrations of care throughout North Central London partnerships.
We are looking for an individual who can support, engage, and motivate their teams to enable them to provide exceptional patient care. The post holder would need to have a high level of autonomy and experience running nurse lead clinics. A knowledge of specialist nursing and of cardiology subspecialties is key. The role requires supporting the development of the clinical nurse specialists within these teams.
You will be supported by the clinical leads and by the senior matron for the Cardiovascular Division and will work in partnership the with Lead nurse for Heart Failure and CRM.
Main duties of the job
The Post holder will:
- To liaise with all key members of the multidisciplinary team to advise and support colleagues in the delivery of specialised patient care across professional boundaries.
- To work autonomously to deliver specialist clinical care appropriate to the needs of the patient group and based on principles that are research based and enhance the quality of patient care.
- To undertake nurse led clinics and to be responsible for excellent standards of nursing care to patients through the planning, co-ordinating, delivering and evaluating nurse-led clinics and services.
- To line manage clinical nurse specialists within speciality and across boundaries.
- To lead and support with specialist nursing knowledge the development, and implementation of programmes of nursing care for individual patients and the client group as a whole.
- To contribute to the facilitation of the planning, delivery and evaluation of care pathways for a designated group of patients.
- To contribute to training and education within specialist area.
- To promote an innovative and progressive attitude to the continual improvement of patient care through reviewing the evidence base and embedding this in practice through engagement in research activities, including QI work
- To act as a visible role model and expert practitioner.
About us
The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK's biggest and most innovative Trusts. Across three main hospitals, our dedicated staff care for over 1.6 million patients, treat more than 200,000 in A&E, deliver over 8,000 babies and carry out more than 17 million tests.
Our size, scale and influence offer you unrivalled career opportunities and a forward-thinking approach to working that works around your lifestyle. From flexible hours and generous benefits, to next level training, we make it easier to take your career to the top.
For more information please follow link
https://www.royalfreelondonjobs.co.uk/
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached job description for more information about this role and working at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached job description for more information about this role and working at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust.
Person Specification
Royal Free World Class Values
Essential
- oDemonstrable ability to meet the Trust Values
Education & professional Qualifications
Essential
- Registered general nurse
- Relevant first degree
- Relevant qualification and experience in the specialty
- Appropriate teaching certificate or extensive teaching experience
- Advanced assessment qualification
- Evidence of recent professional / management / leadership development
Desirable
- Master's degree or working towards
- Non- medical prescribing course or willingness to undertake
Experience
Essential
- Substantial experience in a senior nurse operational role in an acute NHS setting
- Experience in running nurse led clinics
- Proven ability to initiate audits/research & assess evidence
- Experience of developing business and workforce plans in line with future service requirements
- Extensive knowledge and experience of practice and policy across a broad range of responsibilities, e.g., financial systems & budgetary control, corporate and clinical governance, health & safety and human resources
- Experience of motivating staff and improving individuals and team performance
- Able to build rapport and credibility with senior clinical and managerial colleagues
- Experience of managing employment relation issues
- Budgetary management skills
Desirable
- Proven ability to initiate audits/research & assess evidence
Skills and aptitudes
Essential
- Excellent communication skills and highly developed interpersonal and influencing skills
- Ability to act autonomously in planning & implementing tasks
- Ability to organize diverse teams to deliver high standard of patient care
- Evidence of participation in audit & the promotion of evidence-based practice
- Proven ability to influence others through research findings
- To prepare written reports and contribute to business planning and service delivery
- Open, participative, dynamic, and supportive leadership with a flexible management style
- Successful track record in conflict resolution and performance management
Personal Qualities and attributes
Essential
- Personal Qualities and attributes
- Organisational skills - able to deliver objectives within an agreed timeframe
- Demonstrates the ability to work in a multi professional team
- Ability to work under pressure
- Continues to advance their specialist knowledge & understanding
- Ability to reflect, question & evaluate own practice
- To be flexible and approachable
Person Specification
Royal Free World Class Values
Essential
- oDemonstrable ability to meet the Trust Values
Education & professional Qualifications
Essential
- Registered general nurse
- Relevant first degree
- Relevant qualification and experience in the specialty
- Appropriate teaching certificate or extensive teaching experience
- Advanced assessment qualification
- Evidence of recent professional / management / leadership development
Desirable
- Master's degree or working towards
- Non- medical prescribing course or willingness to undertake
Experience
Essential
- Substantial experience in a senior nurse operational role in an acute NHS setting
- Experience in running nurse led clinics
- Proven ability to initiate audits/research & assess evidence
- Experience of developing business and workforce plans in line with future service requirements
- Extensive knowledge and experience of practice and policy across a broad range of responsibilities, e.g., financial systems & budgetary control, corporate and clinical governance, health & safety and human resources
- Experience of motivating staff and improving individuals and team performance
- Able to build rapport and credibility with senior clinical and managerial colleagues
- Experience of managing employment relation issues
- Budgetary management skills
Desirable
- Proven ability to initiate audits/research & assess evidence
Skills and aptitudes
Essential
- Excellent communication skills and highly developed interpersonal and influencing skills
- Ability to act autonomously in planning & implementing tasks
- Ability to organize diverse teams to deliver high standard of patient care
- Evidence of participation in audit & the promotion of evidence-based practice
- Proven ability to influence others through research findings
- To prepare written reports and contribute to business planning and service delivery
- Open, participative, dynamic, and supportive leadership with a flexible management style
- Successful track record in conflict resolution and performance management
Personal Qualities and attributes
Essential
- Personal Qualities and attributes
- Organisational skills - able to deliver objectives within an agreed timeframe
- Demonstrates the ability to work in a multi professional team
- Ability to work under pressure
- Continues to advance their specialist knowledge & understanding
- Ability to reflect, question & evaluate own practice
- To be flexible and approachable
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.
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).
Additional information
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.
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).
