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Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust

Children's Cardiology Specialist Nurse

The closing date is 15 May 2025

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Job summary

The Job holder is responsible for a managed caseload working closely with thePaediatrician with expertise in cardiology (PEC). The jobholder carries responsibility for the assessment of care needs, the development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care. The jobholder will provide specialist nursing care and advice to this specific patient group and will contribute to the development of the specialty service.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be from the background of paediatrics and will support the PEC and Congenital Heart Disease Network in the Outpatients clinics and Wards providing direct patient care & advice for those children with congenital heart disease and their families. They will support the education of the MDT team specifically about congenital heart disease. They will contribute to data collection and audit.

About us

We employ more than 6,500 staffwho deliver compassionate care from our two main hospitals,Calderdale Royal Hospital and Huddersfield Royal Infirmary as well as in community sites, healthcentres and in patients' homes. We also are incredibly proud to have almost 150 volunteers here at CHFT.

We provide a range of services including urgent and emergency care; medical; surgical; maternity; gynaecology; critical care; children's and young people's services; end of life care and outpatient and diagnostic imaging services.

We provide community health services, including sexual health services in Calderdale from Calderdale Royal and local health centres. These include Todmorden Health Centre and Broad Street Plaza.

We continue to modernise and invest in our health services to build on our strong reputation.Foundation trusts are public leaders in improving quality in health services. They are part of the NHS- yet decisions about what they do and how they do it are driven by independent boards. Boardslisten to their Council of Governors and respond to the needs of their members - patients, staff andthe local community.

Foundation trusts provide what the health service wants, yet are also free to invest quickly in thechanges to the local community needs, in striving to be the best, and in putting their patients first.

Details

Date posted

08 May 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£37,338 to £44,962 a year Per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

372-FSS2779

Job locations

Calderdale Royal Hospital

Halifax

HX30PW


Job description

Job responsibilities

  • Acts in accordance with the Nursing and Midwifery Code of Conduct
  • Clinical care delivery
  • Provide a clinical lead in the cardiology service and role model to nursing staff by delivering high quality care.
  • Support the PEC outpatient clinics
  • Assist in the assessment of the child and family in the clinic setting
  • Be a local contact for children with congenital heart disease and their families
  • Facilitate tests and feedback results to families following advice from the PEC

Job description

Job responsibilities

  • Acts in accordance with the Nursing and Midwifery Code of Conduct
  • Clinical care delivery
  • Provide a clinical lead in the cardiology service and role model to nursing staff by delivering high quality care.
  • Support the PEC outpatient clinics
  • Assist in the assessment of the child and family in the clinic setting
  • Be a local contact for children with congenital heart disease and their families
  • Facilitate tests and feedback results to families following advice from the PEC

Person Specification

QUALIFICATIONS / TRAINING

Essential

  • Registered Children's Nurse
  • NMC registration
  • Recognised teaching/assessing qualification
  • Evidence of continued professional development
  • Willing to undergo training as required

Desirable

  • Post qualification in specialty

KNOWLEDGE, EXPERIENCE & EXPERTISE

Essential

  • Significant Band 5 or equivalent post-registration experience
  • Knowledge of cardiology within the CHD Network
  • Current issues in healthcare
  • Standards of professional practice

Desirable

  • Clinical audit and standard setting
  • Service development and or change management
  • IT Skills

COMMUNICATION AND RELATIONSHIPS (INCLUDING MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITIES)

Essential

  • Excellent written and verbal skills
  • Ability to organise and prioritise own and others workload
Person Specification

QUALIFICATIONS / TRAINING

Essential

  • Registered Children's Nurse
  • NMC registration
  • Recognised teaching/assessing qualification
  • Evidence of continued professional development
  • Willing to undergo training as required

Desirable

  • Post qualification in specialty

KNOWLEDGE, EXPERIENCE & EXPERTISE

Essential

  • Significant Band 5 or equivalent post-registration experience
  • Knowledge of cardiology within the CHD Network
  • Current issues in healthcare
  • Standards of professional practice

Desirable

  • Clinical audit and standard setting
  • Service development and or change management
  • IT Skills

COMMUNICATION AND RELATIONSHIPS (INCLUDING MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITIES)

Essential

  • Excellent written and verbal skills
  • Ability to organise and prioritise own and others workload

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

Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Calderdale Royal Hospital

Halifax

HX30PW


Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Calderdale Royal Hospital

Halifax

HX30PW


Employer's website

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

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Matron

Lola Duncan

Lola.Duncan@cht.nhs.uk

07917174973

Details

Date posted

08 May 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£37,338 to £44,962 a year Per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

372-FSS2779

Job locations

Calderdale Royal Hospital

Halifax

HX30PW


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