Inherited Cardiac Conditions Nurse Specialist

Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Sheffield; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Sheffield seeks an appropriately trained nurse to join their Inherited Cardiac Conditions service. This role involves assessing care needs, providing specialist advice, and managing nurse-led clinics for patients with specific cardiac conditions. Excellent communication and organizational skills are essential, as you will also collaborate with various health professionals and support patients and their families.

Benefits

Professional development opportunities

Flexible working hours

Health and wellbeing packages

Qualifications

• Must have knowledge of a variety of familial cardiac conditions.
• Experience in managing caseloads and providing specialist care.
• Ability to conduct clinical screenings and manage nurse-led clinics.

Responsibilities

• Assess care needs and develop care plans for patients.
• Provide specialist advice to patients and their families.
• Coordinate investigations and interpret results.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Organizational skills

Ability to work independently

Team collaboration

Education

Appropriately trained nurse

Job description

Overview

This post provides an exciting opportunity for an appropriately trained nurse to become an integral part of the established South Yorkshire Regional Services ICC service. The Inherited Cardiac Conditions service (ICC) provides a specialist service for a diverse group of familial conditions that affect the heart and major blood vessels, which can be divided into 5 main sub-specialist areas: Cardiomyopathies, Ion Channelopathies, Aortopathies, Neuromuscular conditions and Familial Hypercholesterolaemia.

Responsibilities

The post holder will carry continuing responsibility for the assessment of care needs, the development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care and the setting of standards of care. The jobholder will provide specialist advice to a specific patient group and will contribute to the development of the speciality service. The ICC nurse provides specialist nursing care to both newly referred patients and patients under follow-up in the service with the above conditions. This includes not only the management and treatment of patients diagnosed with the condition but also their relatives at risk of developing the condition. This is done through a clinical screening process. ICC patients can develop serious complications as a result of their condition, including MI, heart failure, arrhythmia, vessel dissections and sudden death. The coordination of investigations and interpretation of the results is fundamental to the role.

Excellent communication and organisational skills are essential as the successful applicant will act as a source of expertise and knowledge for patients, relatives, and health professionals, and be able to identify patients and relatives individual specific needs. You will be a point of contact providing support and information for patients with inherited cardiovascular conditions, also providing advice, screening information and supportive counselling as required. You will be responsible for the management of nurse led clinics and your own diverse caseload, working autonomously making independent decisions, completing nurse-led procedures such as ajmaline provocation tests providing feedback to the lead Consultant Cardiologist regarding the decisions made.

You will be a resource for other health care professionals, providing expert advice and information when required. You will have the ability to work effectively within a team as the role also involves collaboration with the Cardiologists in the care of patients with inherited cardiac conditions and liaising with other specialties including Echocardiography; ECG; Neuromuscular services; Clinical Genetics; Surgeons; Coroners; Geneticists and Paediatric services when required. This also includes facilitating the transition of children aged 13+ years to adult services and working across District General Hospital (DGH) sites to assist in the provision of our established ICC outreach service.

Working for our organisation

You will be working for an organisation which values and respects all its staff and the community it serves. The Trust is a leader in the NHS and research sectors and provides excellent benefits for its staff. This includes commitments to professional development but also many policies to support employees in balancing their personal and professional lives.

Please note that in order to comply with the UK Government's rules on Skilled Worker sponsorship, any applicants who do not meet the eligibility requirements or concessions on salary thresholds under the Skilled Worker visa will not be eligible to receive sponsorship from the Trust. Please keep this in mind when submitting your application. Further details on these concessions, and who qualifies for them, can be found here.

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We are committed to helping our staff balance their work and home lives and ensure they feel supported, valued and appreciated so whilst you care for our patients and clients, we'll take care of you. We offer many different ways of helping staff including career development opportunities, flexible working, good annual leave and pension schemes, health and wellbeing packages and financial support systems. Joining the Trust also allows you access to a number of saving options via our salary sacrifice schemes and a wide range of discount opportunities with retailers and service providers.