Job summary
This post provides an exciting opportunity for an appropriately trained nurse to become an integral part of the established South Yorkshire Regional Services ICC service. The Inherited Cardiac Conditions service (ICC) provides a specialist service for a diverse group of familial conditions that affect the heart and major blood vessels, which can be divided into 5 main sub-specialist areas: Cardiomyopathies, Ion Channelopathies, Aortopathies, Neuromuscular conditions and Familial Hypercholesterolaemia.
The post holder will carry continuing responsibility for the assessment of care needs, the development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care and the settings of standards of care. The jobholder will provide specialist advice to a specific patient group and will contribute to the development of the speciality service. The ICC nurse provides specialist nursing care to both newly referred patients and patients under follow-up in the service with the above conditions. This includes not only the management and treatment of patients diagnosed with the condition but also their relatives at risk of developing the condition. This is done through a clinical screening process. ICC patients can develop serious complications as a result of their condition, including MI, heart failure, arrhythmia, vessel dissections and sudden death. The coordination of investigations and interpretation of the results is fundamental to the role.
Main duties of the job
Excellent communication and organisational skills are essential as the successful applicant will act as a source of expertise and knowledge for patients, relatives, and health professionals, and be able to identify patients and relative's individual specific needs. You will be a point of contact providing support and information for patients with inherited cardiovascular conditions, also providing advice, screening information and supportive counselling as required. You will be responsible for the management of nurse led clinics and your own diverse caseload, working autonomously making independent decisions, completing nurse-led procedures such as ajmaline provocation tests providing feedback to the lead Consultant Cardiologist regarding the decisions made.
If successful your role will include acting as a resource for other health care professionals, providing expert advice and information when required. You will have the ability to work effectively within a team as the role also involves collaboration with the Cardiologists in the care of patients with inherited cardiac conditions and liaising with other specialties including Echocardiography; ECG; Neuromuscular services; Clinical Genetics; Surgeons; Coroners; Geneticists and Paediatric services when required. This also includes facilitating the transition of children aged 13+ years to adult services and working across District General Hospital (DGH) sites to assist in the provision of our established ICC outreach service.
About us
You will be working for an organisation which values and respects all its staff and the community it serves. The Trust is a leader in the NHS and research sectors and provides excellent benefits for its staff. This includes commitments to professional development but also many policies to support employees in balancing their personal and professional lives.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details regarding this post.
When completing your application please ensure that you clearly demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details regarding this post.
When completing your application please ensure that you clearly demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse (Level 1)
- NMC Registered
- Non-Medical Prescribing
- To have completed the national practice assessor training or equivalent teaching and assessing qualification for those with ENB998.
- Continuous Professional Development
- Masters degree or working towards (academic level 7)
- Specialist training relevant to role
- Advanced Health Assessment qualification (or willing to work towards)
Desirable
- Relevant post registration qualification relevant to role
Experience
Essential
- Extensive post registration experience within cardiology/cardiothoracic
- Relevant experience at Band 6 level
- Experience of working collaboratively across professional and organisational boundaries
- Experience of caseload management
- Ability to demonstrate expert knowledge, training and experience
Desirable
- Service development and/or change management
- Audit and standard setting
- Level 3 Safeguarding
- Experience of working with ICC patients
Futher Training
Essential
- Able to demonstrate sound clinical knowledge and skills within the speciality
- Willing to undergo training as necessary
Special Skills / Aptitudes
Essential
- Ability to work autonomously and make independent decisions
- Ability to develop and drive forward innovative practice with a flexible approach to service provision
- Ability to motivate colleagues to develop the service
- Able and willing to undertake relevant training and education
- Ability to participate in and initiate research
- Proven communication and interpersonal skills
- Excellent time management and organisational skills
- Flexible with working pattern and needs of the service
- Clinical role model and clinical resource/support
- Ability to interpret 12 lead Electrocardiograms
Desirable
- Computer literate
- Expanded nursing roles e.g. venepuncture & cannulation
- Evidence of leadership skills
- Demonstrates teaching and development & support skills
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse (Level 1)
- NMC Registered
- Non-Medical Prescribing
- To have completed the national practice assessor training or equivalent teaching and assessing qualification for those with ENB998.
- Continuous Professional Development
- Masters degree or working towards (academic level 7)
- Specialist training relevant to role
- Advanced Health Assessment qualification (or willing to work towards)
Desirable
- Relevant post registration qualification relevant to role
Experience
Essential
- Extensive post registration experience within cardiology/cardiothoracic
- Relevant experience at Band 6 level
- Experience of working collaboratively across professional and organisational boundaries
- Experience of caseload management
- Ability to demonstrate expert knowledge, training and experience
Desirable
- Service development and/or change management
- Audit and standard setting
- Level 3 Safeguarding
- Experience of working with ICC patients
Futher Training
Essential
- Able to demonstrate sound clinical knowledge and skills within the speciality
- Willing to undergo training as necessary
Special Skills / Aptitudes
Essential
- Ability to work autonomously and make independent decisions
- Ability to develop and drive forward innovative practice with a flexible approach to service provision
- Ability to motivate colleagues to develop the service
- Able and willing to undertake relevant training and education
- Ability to participate in and initiate research
- Proven communication and interpersonal skills
- Excellent time management and organisational skills
- Flexible with working pattern and needs of the service
- Clinical role model and clinical resource/support
- Ability to interpret 12 lead Electrocardiograms
Desirable
- Computer literate
- Expanded nursing roles e.g. venepuncture & cannulation
- Evidence of leadership skills
- Demonstrates teaching and development & support skills
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).
