Cardiology Advanced Nurse Practitioner

Job summary

We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced advanced practitioner nurse to join our cardiology team and play a leading role in service transformation. This is an exciting opportunity to deliver patient-centred care at an advanced level, while shaping the future of clinical practice within our Trust.

It is a combined clinical leadership role. The postholder will be involved in the direct management of patients - inpatient and virtual as well as leading the cardiology specialist nursing team.

The successful candidate will be educated to Master's level in advanced clinical practice and demonstrate expert knowledge and skills across the four pillars of advanced practice:

• Clinical/direct care
• Leadership and collaborative practice
• Improving quality and developing practice
• Developing self and others

The post holder will work closely with multidisciplinary colleagues to lead the development of clinical standards, policies, procedures, and guidelines that reflect best practice and innovation

Main duties of the job

• Act as a highly specialist clinical leader and role model across the cardiology service
• Manage a case load of patients, independently review and order tests for inpatients and virtual ward patients, review results and escalate accordingly.
• Lead the ongoing development of clinical practice and standards of care within the service and Trust
• Contribute to the design and implementation of service transformation initiatives, promoting a culture of continuous improvement
• Support the development of digital healthcare solutions, including virtual wards
• Mentor and support colleagues in their professional development

About us

London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond.

Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people.

We run major acute services at:

• Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country's top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK
• St Mark's Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease
• Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice
• Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre.

We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.