Job summary
An exciting
opportunity has arisen for a Chest pain team leader at Pinderfields Hospital.
We are seeking to
appoint a dynamic and motivated individual to support the nursing team. You
will have an understanding of effective leadership skills and demonstrate
effective and efficient use of resources available. Your proactive and
compassionate approach to the staff and delivery of patient care will enable
you to act as support, supervisor, and teacher to all staff. You must have the
ability to lead and work with existing motivated and dedicated nursing staff.
The successful candidate will be passionate about delivering high standards of
patient care.
Main duties of the job
Managing/Co-ordinating nurse led clinics.
Working in outpatients clinics
Acting as a resource for specialist
knowledge and advice
Patient communication, education,
information
MDT meetings, liaising with GPs,
district nurses
Providing specialist, knowledge, skills
and expertise in the practice area, ward rounds
Initiating, developing flexible and
innovative approaches to meet patient needs.
Co-ordinate the Acute and Elective
Cardiac Cath Lab activity.
Liaise with the cardiology pre
assessment and scheduling team re elective patients attending for procedures to
ensure appropriate and safe patient procedures.
Liaise with Interventional radiology
regarding Lab and staffing availability to ensure effective and efficient use
of the Cardiac Cath labs and to avoid unnecessary downtime.
Attend weekly 6:4:2 MDT Cath Lab
meetings.
Take an active role in the development
of/ updating relevant guidelines and documentation regarding the Cardiac Cath
Lab.
Keep up to date with the Trust access
policy and ensure patients meet the 18 week pathway targets. Working with the
management team to implement strategies to tackle and reduce breaches.
Liaise with the ward nursing and medical
teams to ensure appropriate referral and preparation of patients prior to their
procedure.
Be flexible to an ever changing
environment with regards to Cardiac Cath Lab activity.
About us
We are an acute trust caring for over one million people in Wakefield and Kirklees. Our 10,000 staff work in patients homes, the community, and our three hospitals in Pontefract, Dewsbury, and Pinderfields (Wakefield). We prioritise our people and values so we can deliver the best possible care to patients. Our team is friendly, passionate, and innovative, always seeking better ways to work.
We support work-life balance and foster a diverse, inclusive environment where everyone belongs. Our staff networks offer safe spaces to share ideas and concerns so we can increase awareness and appreciation of equality, diversity, and inclusion. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and especially encourage members of the LGBTQ+ community, ethnic minority groups, and people with disabilities or neurodivergence to apply, as they are currently underrepresented in the Trust.
If you value caring, high standards, improvement, and respect, join the MY team to make a difference every day.
Application guidance: We understand that more applicants are using AI technology to help with their applications. While these tools can be useful, they cannot fully capture your skills, knowledge, and experience. Its important that you personalise your application. Relying solely on AI is not recommended, as it may reduce your chances of success. Our screening process is thorough, so if you have used AI, please make sure to disclose this on your application form.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Key Responsibilities
Clinical
- Develop a high level of clinical decision making, monitor and improve standards of care, working within their advanced scope of professional practice.
- Lead clinical care by managing a patient caseload providing expert assessment, planning and evaluation.
- Co-ordinate and manage nurse-led clinics (within Speciality/service).
- Contribute towards a multi-professional approach in the management of patients within the specialist area, especially in relation to ongoing care needs and discharge arrangements.
- Support patients and their families and ensure that they receive the required information to enable them to self manage, lead or participate in their care delivery.
- Work with the Matron to promote the development of nurses undertaking the CNO Ten Key Roles as considered appropriate e.g. Nurse Prescribing
Leadership
- Be an innovative, enthusiastic role model providing leadership, guidance and advice to staff on operational and professional issues promoting an open and honest and transparent culture.
- Identify, develop and sustain mechanisms to support patient involvement and feedback
- Be a resource for health care professionals by being visible, available, and accessible for support and advice in relation to the management of patients in the speciality.
- Provide leadership to the team of nurse specialists and working with the matron, develop new roles / ways of working (High Impact Changes). Linked to directorate business plans.
- Lead on consultations and develop strategies for delivering effective care within a changing environment that improves the quality of care and health outcomes in the specialist area.
Management / Operational
- Employ effective decision making skills to address complex issues and use effective change management skills to implement these.
- Take the lead in investigation of incidents / complaints when required, including detailed reports / letters to complainants.
- Manage a team of specialist nurses / advanced nurse specialists towards achieving directorate, and Trust objectives.
- Identify and develop proposals and business cases as required for future service innovation.
- Ensure appropriate skill mix, cover is provided when planning rotas and delegating workload.
- Delegate work to match capabilities and workload of team members.
- Manage own and other resources effectively to budget ensuring quality service delivery within budgetary constraints seeking to reduce budgetary costs by ongoing review
- With team members undertake performance development reviews including reviewing the performance measures framework.
- Monitor sickness, absence and competence issues in line with Trust Policy.
- Manage recruitment and selection of staff in line with Trust Policy.
Education / Training
- Takes responsibility for own continuing professional development and performance, including identifying own development needs and maintain own portfolio in accordance with re-registration requirements.
- Participates in the supervision and the teaching of pre-post registration students, new staff members and junior medical staff.
- To lead and develop with the Matron educational programmes in relation to the speciality.
- Supports the ward / department sister in ensuring the clinical environment is conducive to effective learning.
- Identifies training needs and develop training resources for nursing staff to enable role development and to meet the needs of the service.
Professional Responsibility
- Maintain active status on NMC register.
- Act always in accordance with NMC code of conduct and guiding documents, Health Care Standards
- Adhere to Trust Policy & Procedure.
- Maintain a professional portfolio.
- Maintain a high level of awareness of relevant research issues and trends within the specialist area of practice and in nursing generally.
- Take an active part in the development of nursing in the Trust via participation in professional nursing forum and shared governance initiatives.
- Take responsibility for personal development and education with regard to, Personal Development Plan objectives.
- Participate in Clinical Supervision for self and others and utilise reflective practice techniques.
- Provide support and development for nurses through mentorship.
- The post holder is responsible for ensuring the safety of patients at all times and promoting a safety culture through the effective management of risk.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Key Responsibilities
Clinical
- Develop a high level of clinical decision making, monitor and improve standards of care, working within their advanced scope of professional practice.
- Lead clinical care by managing a patient caseload providing expert assessment, planning and evaluation.
- Co-ordinate and manage nurse-led clinics (within Speciality/service).
- Contribute towards a multi-professional approach in the management of patients within the specialist area, especially in relation to ongoing care needs and discharge arrangements.
- Support patients and their families and ensure that they receive the required information to enable them to self manage, lead or participate in their care delivery.
- Work with the Matron to promote the development of nurses undertaking the CNO Ten Key Roles as considered appropriate e.g. Nurse Prescribing
Leadership
- Be an innovative, enthusiastic role model providing leadership, guidance and advice to staff on operational and professional issues promoting an open and honest and transparent culture.
- Identify, develop and sustain mechanisms to support patient involvement and feedback
- Be a resource for health care professionals by being visible, available, and accessible for support and advice in relation to the management of patients in the speciality.
- Provide leadership to the team of nurse specialists and working with the matron, develop new roles / ways of working (High Impact Changes). Linked to directorate business plans.
- Lead on consultations and develop strategies for delivering effective care within a changing environment that improves the quality of care and health outcomes in the specialist area.
Management / Operational
- Employ effective decision making skills to address complex issues and use effective change management skills to implement these.
- Take the lead in investigation of incidents / complaints when required, including detailed reports / letters to complainants.
- Manage a team of specialist nurses / advanced nurse specialists towards achieving directorate, and Trust objectives.
- Identify and develop proposals and business cases as required for future service innovation.
- Ensure appropriate skill mix, cover is provided when planning rotas and delegating workload.
- Delegate work to match capabilities and workload of team members.
- Manage own and other resources effectively to budget ensuring quality service delivery within budgetary constraints seeking to reduce budgetary costs by ongoing review
- With team members undertake performance development reviews including reviewing the performance measures framework.
- Monitor sickness, absence and competence issues in line with Trust Policy.
- Manage recruitment and selection of staff in line with Trust Policy.
Education / Training
- Takes responsibility for own continuing professional development and performance, including identifying own development needs and maintain own portfolio in accordance with re-registration requirements.
- Participates in the supervision and the teaching of pre-post registration students, new staff members and junior medical staff.
- To lead and develop with the Matron educational programmes in relation to the speciality.
- Supports the ward / department sister in ensuring the clinical environment is conducive to effective learning.
- Identifies training needs and develop training resources for nursing staff to enable role development and to meet the needs of the service.
Professional Responsibility
- Maintain active status on NMC register.
- Act always in accordance with NMC code of conduct and guiding documents, Health Care Standards
- Adhere to Trust Policy & Procedure.
- Maintain a professional portfolio.
- Maintain a high level of awareness of relevant research issues and trends within the specialist area of practice and in nursing generally.
- Take an active part in the development of nursing in the Trust via participation in professional nursing forum and shared governance initiatives.
- Take responsibility for personal development and education with regard to, Personal Development Plan objectives.
- Participate in Clinical Supervision for self and others and utilise reflective practice techniques.
- Provide support and development for nurses through mentorship.
- The post holder is responsible for ensuring the safety of patients at all times and promoting a safety culture through the effective management of risk.
Person Specification
Other
Essential
- Ability to satisfy Occupational Health screening
- Adaptable and flexible according to the demands of the service.
- Understanding of need to maintain confidentiality
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse / Midwife/ BSC/1st degree (health related) or equivalent qualification/training and experience
- Your professional knowledge acquired at degree level will be supplemented by specialist training, experience and short courses to Masters level equivalent
- Recognised Teaching Qualification
Desirable
- Research qualification
- Masters degree
- Independent Nurse Prescriber
- Management qualification
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Teaching / assessment skills Organisation and negotiation skills
- Excellent verbal, written, interpersonal and communication skills
- Leadership & high degree of motivation skills
- Evidence of audit and change management ability
- Computer literate
- Root Cause Analysis
- Ability to motivate self and others
Experience
Essential
- Extensive experience of working autonomously within the specialist area at an advanced level delivering effective patient focused care.
- Extensive clinical experience
- Evidence of continued professional development
- Proven experience of management/leadership skills and managing staff
- Experience of audit, research and evidence based care
Desirable
- Undertaken clinical and nursing research
Knowledge and Awareness
Essential
- In depth specialist knowledge
Person Specification
Other
Essential
- Ability to satisfy Occupational Health screening
- Adaptable and flexible according to the demands of the service.
- Understanding of need to maintain confidentiality
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse / Midwife/ BSC/1st degree (health related) or equivalent qualification/training and experience
- Your professional knowledge acquired at degree level will be supplemented by specialist training, experience and short courses to Masters level equivalent
- Recognised Teaching Qualification
Desirable
- Research qualification
- Masters degree
- Independent Nurse Prescriber
- Management qualification
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Teaching / assessment skills Organisation and negotiation skills
- Excellent verbal, written, interpersonal and communication skills
- Leadership & high degree of motivation skills
- Evidence of audit and change management ability
- Computer literate
- Root Cause Analysis
- Ability to motivate self and others
Experience
Essential
- Extensive experience of working autonomously within the specialist area at an advanced level delivering effective patient focused care.
- Extensive clinical experience
- Evidence of continued professional development
- Proven experience of management/leadership skills and managing staff
- Experience of audit, research and evidence based care
Desirable
- Undertaken clinical and nursing research
Knowledge and Awareness
Essential
- In depth specialist knowledge
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).
