Cardiology Specialist Nurse (Arrhythmia)

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust; Slough; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Band 6 Cardiology Specialist Nurse to join the Wexham Park Hospital cardiology team. The role focuses on developing and improving diagnostic, referral and treatment pathways for patients with arrhythmias, working across the full care continuum from primary to tertiary care.

You will provide clinical leadership for a defined patient group, assess, plan, implement and evaluate high quality care, and collaborate with colleagues to reduce waiting

Qualifications

• Registered with the NMC and has an active pin.
• Experience in cardiology and arrhythmia management.
• Experience in clinical leadership and pathway development.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical leadership for a defined group of patients.
• Assess, plan, implement and evaluate safe and high quality patient care.
• Coordinate care across the arrhythmia pathways including diagnostics and procedures.

Skills

Cardiology Nursing

Arrhythmia management

Clinical leadership

Education

NMC registered nurse

Job description

Wexham Park Hospital – Cardiology Specialist Nurse (Arrhythmia)

12 month fixed term contract

We are recruiting for a Band 6 Cardiology Specialist Nurse to join our team at Wexham Park Hospital.

The successful candidate will play a key role in developing and improving diagnostic, referral and treatment pathways for patients with arrhythmias. Working across the full care continuum, from primary through to tertiary care, you will collaborate closely with healthcare professionals across the wider network to deliver high-quality, coordinated patient care.

You will help ensure that the service is convenient, accessible and responsive to patients’ needs. The role will involve supporting timely and streamlined care, contributing to the reduction of waiting times and treatment waiting lists, and helping to minimise inappropriate admissions to acute hospital beds.

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced and motivated nurse with an interest in cardiology and arrhythmia management to make a meaningful difference to patient care and service development.

Main duties of the job

To provide clinical leadership for a defined group of patients. You will be responsible for assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating safe and high quality patient care.

Target patient groups will include those who have experienced or may be at risk of experiencing cardiology health conditions. Those requiring electrophysiology/ablation procedures, implantable loop recorders and planned cardioversion and tilt test, coronary angiography and coronary angioplasty, CABG and valve surgery.