Cardiology Specialist Nurse

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board; Cramlington; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 46,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Driving licence required

Job summary

Northumbria Healthcare seeks a 1st level Registered Nurse with cardiology expertise to lead and develop a specialist cardiology nursing service. The post emphasizes patient-centered care, multidisciplinary collaboration, and ongoing education for staff and students.

The role involves delivering high-quality care across inpatient and outpatient settings, supporting service development, audits, and national projects within a supportive NHS trust recognized for innovation.

Qualifications

• Registered nurse with cardiology experience.
• Experience in audits and service development.
• Ability to work in an interdisciplinary team.
• Experience delivering training and education.
• Fluent in patient-centered care.
• Driving licence and car for work.

Responsibilities

• Provide a comprehensive specialist nursing service within Cardiology medicine.
• Develop and deliver services in own specialist area including protocols and audits.
• Work in an interdisciplinary manner to provide high quality cardiology care.
• Provide specialist training and education to doctors, nurses, allied professionals and students.
• Participate in audit/research to evaluate practice and national audits/research projects.
• Model compassionate, inclusive leadership to foster a collective leadership culture.
• Manage Cardiology Specialist Nurse-led services (e.g., Heart Failure, Cardiac Rehab, Pre-assessment, Cardioversion).
• Assist with Transoesophageal Echocardiography, contrast echo and Stress ECHO.
• Provide a telephone helpline for patients with complex cardiac conditions.
• Liaise with primary/secondary care to ensure robust communication lines.

Skills

Interdisciplinary teamwork

Coaching & mentoring

Quality improvement

Patient-centered care

Driving licence

Education

Degree in nursing/health studies

Mentorship qualification

Counselling course

Heart Failure Course

Registered non-medical prescriber

ECDL / Cardiology education

1st level Registered Nurse

Job description

Responsible to the Lead Cardiology Specialist Nurse. In collaboration with medical and technical teams, participate in the organisation, control and delivery of treatment and associated care within specialist nurse led cardiology services.,

• Provide a comprehensive specialist clinical nursing service within Cardiology medicine, with emphasis on patient cantered care.
• Take a role in the development and service delivery in own specialist area including developing protocols and audits whilst supporting colleagues in their specialism.
• Work in an interdisciplinary manner, to provide high quality care for cardiology patients, both as inpatients and outpatients.
• Provide highly specialist training and education in cardiology medicine to doctors, nurses, allied healthcare professionals and students.
• Participate in audit / research to evaluate practice and participate in local and national audit / research projects.
• To role model compassionate and inclusive leadership in order to shape the creation of a collective leadership culture within the trust. This means demonstrating a consistent leadership style which (a) engages, enables and empowers others (b) uses coaching to promote ownership of learning and quality improvement and (c) facilitates team working and collaboration within teams / departments and across organisational boundaries., Manage Cardiology Specialist Nurse led services, e g. Heart Failure, refer for Post Myocardial Infarction follow Up and Cardiac Rehabilitation, Heart failure Virtual ward, Pre-assessment Clinics and Cardioversion service.
• Assist with the provision of Transoesophageal Echocardiography, contrast echo and Stress ECHO.
• Provide a comprehensive specialist clinical nursing service within Cardiology medicine, with an emphasis on patient centered care.
• Take a role in the development and service delivery in own specialist area including developing protocols and audits whilst supporting colleagues in their specialism.
• Work in an interdisciplinary manner, to provide high quality care for cardiology patients, both as inpatients and outpatients.
• Provide a telephone helpline for patients with complex cardiac conditions
• Participate in clinical audit data in own specialist area and participate in national audits and research projects.
• Liaise with primary and secondary care to ensure robust lines of communication to assist with the development of cardiology services.
• 1st level Registered Nurse
• Degree in nursing / health studies or equivalent experience/training
• Mentorship qualification, Clinical skills course and/or advanced history taking skills
• Counselling course
• Heart Failure Course (12 month course)
• Registered non-medical prescriber
• British Association for cardiac rehabilitation Exercise Course
• ECDL, Evidence of specialist education and training in Cardiology
• In depth experience cardiology nursing, Knowledge of or experience in coaching and mentoring practices and tools
• Knowledge of or experience in Quality improvement tools, techniques and methods, It is an essential requirement of the role that the post holder has a valid driving licence and is either a car owner and able to use the car for work purposes, or has a Trust personal lease vehicle which may be used for the role. However, the Trust would consider making reasonable adjustments to the role, if necessary, to enable a disabled person to undertake the role
• We manage three major locality hospitals at North Tyneside, Wansbeck and Hexham, plus a number of smaller community hospitals and clinics from Tynemouth to Berwick on Tweed, covering one of the largest geographical areas of any NHS trust in the country. Leading in innovation and quality - opening a state of the art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, the first of its kind in England. Do you want to work in one of the best performing NHS organisations in England? Work in an organisation that supports its staff and focuses on staff experience as much as it does the experience of its patients? You can live and breathe in an area that has the cleanest air, cost effective living, great nightlife, some of the best schools with a wealth of history available on your doorstep. Sound too good to be true? Well it isn't, this is what you get when you work for Northumbria Healthcare, this is the Northumbria Way!