Coronary Heart Disease Specialist Nurse

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

The post holder will be an expert clinical practitioner who will work in collaboration with the Coronary Heart Disease Specialist Nurse team to deliver a nurse-led; evidence based Secondary Prevention Service, in accordance with patient need, local guidelines and the National Service Framework.

Be responsible for coordinating the delivery of the service, service development and service improvement.

Be expected to work as an expert practitioner acting as a resource, ensuring all patients, relatives, carers, and staff has ready access to Coronary Heart Disease nursing support and advice.

To represent South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Community Division, when dealing with external agencies and have responsibility for developing policy across the Coast-to-Coast region.

All staff are expected to:

To undertake other tasks and duties as required which are commensurate with the nature of the post. This may include an element of cross covering within the Department as appropriate when necessary.

Show due diligence in the adherence to and perpetuation STHFT policies and procedures.

This job description represents an outline of the responsibilities of the post and may be amended following consultation with the post holder.

Successful candidate must have access to a vehicle for work purposes to meet the requirements of the role.

Main duties of the job

  1. To deliver holistic, Secondary Prevention Clinics throughout Redcar and Cleveland area.
  2. To provide regular training to members of the primary health care team (e.g. medical students, nurses, GP registrars).
  3. Provide specialist professional development and ongoing training both formal and informal, involving presentations at trust educational events (including those external to the Trust).
  4. To provide of specialist assessment in the field of Coronary Heart Disease for all members of the Primary and Secondary Health Care Team and bring the perspective or a front-line clinician to the development of service strategy and policy.
  5. To work with agencies external to Redcar and Cleveland, acting as an ambassador and being instrumental in ensuring the delivery of care across the secondary care and primary care interface is a seamless as possible.
  6. To engage in effective clinical reflection on a structured basis and participate in appraisal and personal development planning.
  7. To ensure personal and professional update in Coronary Heart Disease and related matters, including national policy changesTo act as experts in the field of Coronary Heart Disease, in Primary Care, by providing specialist packages of care to patients.
  8. To improve patients understanding and management of their condition.
  9. To build and maintain effective communication networks with external agencies to ensure seamless pathways of care.

About us

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust offers leadership and improvement training to all new staff. This training programme has been designed to support our leaders in developing their understanding of leadership and management skills. You will be expected to attend the following training sessions:

o Your Leadership Impacto Leading your Team to Successo Leading Into the Futureo Service Improvement for Beginnerso Developing your Service Improvement Skillso Lean Practitioner

The leadership and improvement programme aims to:

o Explore leadership within the NHSo Promote Trust values and behaviourso Develop your leadership effectiveness and skillso Equip staff with the necessary knowledge and skills to lead and complete service improvements within the scope of your role.

After you complete these six and a half days of training you will be able to explore further leadership and improvement training opportunities. We also offer a range of additional in-house and externally provided courses and bitesize programmes through our Leadership and Improvement Team.

Date posted

06 January 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£46,148 to £52,809 a year per annum (pro rata)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

328-FCS-6759005-A

Job locations

Langbaurgh House

Bow street

Guisborough

TS14 7AA


Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the full job description and person specification document(s) attached for main responsibilities of the role.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the full job description and person specification document(s) attached for main responsibilities of the role.

Person Specification

Qualifications & Training

Essential

  • Non-Medical Prescriber with demonstrable experience
  • Degree in nursing
  • Teaching/mentoring qualification
  • Physical Assessment Skills Qualification
  • Registered Nurse with professional registration

Desirable

  • Working towards MSc in Health care
  • Prior experience of working in Primary Care setting.

Knowledge & Skills

Essential

  • Knowledge of the CORONARY HEART DISEASE NSF
  • Expert clinical knowledge related to long term conditions
  • Experience of working within multidisciplinary teams to influence high quality care programmes for patients with long term conditions
  • Effective communication skills
  • Competent at time management
  • Leadership skills and excellent decision-making capabilities
  • Contribute to collection and evaluation of data
  • Evidence of analytical and decision-making skills

Desirable

  • Experience in working with primary care informatics systems.

Experience

Essential

  • Experience in cardiac Rehabilitation
  • Expertise in the management of patients with Coronary Heart Disease
  • Experience of teaching patients and multi-professional groups
Person Specification

Qualifications & Training

Essential

  • Non-Medical Prescriber with demonstrable experience
  • Degree in nursing
  • Teaching/mentoring qualification
  • Physical Assessment Skills Qualification
  • Registered Nurse with professional registration

Desirable

  • Working towards MSc in Health care
  • Prior experience of working in Primary Care setting.

Knowledge & Skills

Essential

  • Knowledge of the CORONARY HEART DISEASE NSF
  • Expert clinical knowledge related to long term conditions
  • Experience of working within multidisciplinary teams to influence high quality care programmes for patients with long term conditions
  • Effective communication skills
  • Competent at time management
  • Leadership skills and excellent decision-making capabilities
  • Contribute to collection and evaluation of data
  • Evidence of analytical and decision-making skills

Desirable

  • Experience in working with primary care informatics systems.

Experience

Essential

  • Experience in cardiac Rehabilitation
  • Expertise in the management of patients with Coronary Heart Disease
  • Experience of teaching patients and multi-professional groups

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.

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.

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

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Langbaurgh House

Bow street

Guisborough

TS14 7AA


Employer's website

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


Employer details

Employer name

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Langbaurgh House

Bow street

Guisborough

TS14 7AA


Employer's website

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


For questions about the job, contact:

Clinical Matron

Aubrielle Joynes

aubrielle.joynes@nhs.net

01642850850

Date posted

06 January 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£46,148 to £52,809 a year per annum (pro rata)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

328-FCS-6759005-A

Job locations

Langbaurgh House

Bow street

Guisborough

TS14 7AA


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