Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen to recruit an Advanced Practitioner to supplement the Cardiology Assessment Team. The role requires a considerable degree of autonomous practice and broad cardiology knowledge, good communication skills to liaise effectively within a large multi disciplinary team and good organisational skills.
The Cardiac Assessment Team are going to be developing a coordinators role to improve the efficiency of interhospital transfer of patients across the West Midlands who have had NSTEMI's and require Percutaneous Coronary Intervention. This role will provide an excellent opportunity to make a difference to treatment times and length of stay for Cardiology patient's across the West Midlands and subsequently enhance the patient pathway.
The successful applicant will work closely with the NHSE, West Midlands Cardiac Network and with the team will develop novel pathways within the region.
Main duties of the job
The applicant will work autonomously but with strong support from the West Midlands NHSE cardiovascular network and the West Midlands NHSE cardiovascular network ACS Lead, Professor James Cotton. Local support will also be provided by the RWT Cardiac Assessment Team.
The successful applicant will form strong links with the clinicians and Cardiac Assessment Teams at all of the secondary and tertiary centres across the West Midlands and will be instrumental in developing new referral pathways and processes to aid rapid, high quality treatment for patients with NSTEMI across the region. A suitably qualified candidate might be able to maintain some clinical practice, for one day a week within the RWT cardiac assessment team, although this is not mandated.
About us
The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust is one of the largest NHS trusts in the West Midlands providing primary, acute and community services and we are incredibly proud of the diversity of both our staff and the communities we serve. We are building a workforce that can help us to fulfil our values, improve quality of care for patients, and solve the health care problems of tomorrow. We're passionate about the value that diversity of thinking and lived experience brings in enabling us to become a learning organisation and leader in delivering compassionate care for our patients.We are delighted that we have been rated as "Good" by CQC. We have achieved numerous awards; The Nursing Times Best Diversity and Inclusion Practice and Best UK Employer of the Year for Nursing Staff in 2020.The Trust is a supportive working environment committed to creating flexible working arrangements that suit your needs and as such will consider all requests from applicants who wish to work flexibly.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To deliver autonomous advanced level practice encompasses aspects of education and management but is firmly grounded in direct compassionate care provision or clinical work with patients, families, caseloads and populations.
Practitioners working at an advanced level will promote public health and well-being using making every contact count as an approach to change behaviour through interactions with individuals, carers and families to support them in making positive changes to their physical and mental health and wellbeing.
To ensure safe and effective clinical practice.
Enhance the patient experience
Ensure effective contribution to the delivery of the organisations objectives
To demonstrate expert and extensive knowledge in areas such as diagnostics, therapeutics and enhanced skills in areas such as consultation and clinical decision-making in a variety of settings
Undertake interventional procedures/ highly specialist diagnostics with appropriate consent
Lead effective communication with the multi-professional team regarding patient care. Including other tertiary centres within the West Midlands.
To have effective organisation and leadership skills to promote service development.
To demonstrate the ability to evaluate service provision and to be an effective change agent.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To deliver autonomous advanced level practice encompasses aspects of education and management but is firmly grounded in direct compassionate care provision or clinical work with patients, families, caseloads and populations.
Practitioners working at an advanced level will promote public health and well-being using making every contact count as an approach to change behaviour through interactions with individuals, carers and families to support them in making positive changes to their physical and mental health and wellbeing.
To ensure safe and effective clinical practice.
Enhance the patient experience
Ensure effective contribution to the delivery of the organisations objectives
To demonstrate expert and extensive knowledge in areas such as diagnostics, therapeutics and enhanced skills in areas such as consultation and clinical decision-making in a variety of settings
Undertake interventional procedures/ highly specialist diagnostics with appropriate consent
Lead effective communication with the multi-professional team regarding patient care. Including other tertiary centres within the West Midlands.
To have effective organisation and leadership skills to promote service development.
To demonstrate the ability to evaluate service provision and to be an effective change agent.
Person Specification
Registration
Essential
- Able to provide proof of registered professional Body
- Post Graduation Qualification in Cardiology
Desirable
Experience in Cardiology
Essential
- Cardiology experience at Band 6
Desirable
- Evidence of Management experience
Person Specification
Registration
Essential
- Able to provide proof of registered professional Body
- Post Graduation Qualification in Cardiology
Desirable
Experience in Cardiology
Essential
- Cardiology experience at Band 6
Desirable
- Evidence of Management experience
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).
