Structural Clinical Nurse Specialist MDT coordinator

NHS; Greater London; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in London is looking for a Structural Clinical Nurse Specialist MDT coordinator to deliver high-quality nursing care for patients with heart disease. The successful candidate will coordinate multi-disciplinary teams and oversee patient management, working collaboratively with consultants and ensuring smooth operations of the MDT meetings. The role requires a Registered Nurse with significant experience in cardiology and excellent communication skills.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse qualifications are essential.
• Extensive experience working in cardiology is crucial.
• Experience in patient education and clinical management is required.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate multi-disciplinary teams and deliver high-quality patient care.
• Manage patient pathways and expedite appointments/procedures.
• Participate in research and service improvement initiatives.

Skills

Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

Ability to work as part of a team and autonomously

Ability to prioritize and organize work

Proven oral and written communication skills

IT skills, including data input and use of EXCEL

Ability to manage change

Education

Registered Nurse (Degree level or equivalent)

Relevant post graduate cardiac course

Evidence of continued professional development

Possession of or working towards Masters

Tools

EXCEL

Job description

Structural Clinical Nurse Specialist MDT coordinator

We have an amazing opportunity for two experienced nurse to join our world leading team at St Bartholomew's Hospital. The post holders will deliver high-quality nursing care to patients with structural heart disease as well as patients with acute coronary syndrome.

To have excellent communication with patients, their families, colleagues, and other members of the internal and external multidisciplinary team.

To support the team coordinating MDT's for the structural team and the acute coronary care team and enacting the MDT plans

To work collaboratively in Consultant-led clinics

To be a member of the ward-based Structural and ACS teams; reviewing patients pre and post intervention and providing support to nursing staff.

Be an active member of the valve multidisciplinary/ACS team meeting; advocating for patients.

To undertake regular teaching, training, and mentorship of the nursing team in the provision of care for Structural heart disease patients/ACS.

To actively participate in and promote research and service improvement and development.

The post holder will be based at Barts Heart Centre

Main duties of the job

The MDT coordinator's post is to provide dedicated support to the structural cardiology multi-disciplinary teams ("MDT"). The post holder will be expected to ensure the MDT runs smoothly and to time. Post holder will be required to live type at the meeting, which will be signed off by MDT Lead. They need to ensure all patients are discussed within agreed timescales, and treatment plans are actioned post MDT meeting. Post holder will use specialist knowledge of the patient pathway to proactively influence the tracking records using high levels of communication to expedite appointments/procedures as necessary and to resolve issues which could lead to delays in treatment.

About us

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.

Job responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse (Degree level or equivalent)
• Relevant post graduate cardiac course
• Evidence of continued professional development
• Possession of or working towards Masters
• Physical assessment course or willing to work towards when in post

Experience

• Extensive experience working AFC Band 6 within cardiology.
• Experience of looking after patients with heart valve disease
• Experience of patient education
• Previous experience of working as a Clinical Nurse Specialist.
• Research and audit experience
• Clinical and operational management experience.

Knowledge

• Expert Knowledge of the current guidelines for the management and treatment options of heart valve disease.
• Knowledge of the inpatient and out-patient referral systems.

Skills

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with MDT, patients, and their careers
• Ability to work as part of team as well as autonomously without supervision
• Ability to prioritise and organise work to manage a caseload of patients.
• Proven oral and written communication skills. Demonstrates managerial, organisational and leadership skills.
• IT skills, data input, collection, analysis, audit, evaluation, and use of EXCEL
• Ability to deal with sensitive and confidential information
• Previous experience of writing standard operating protocols
• Ability to manage change.
• Ability to digest and interpret verbal instruction effectively

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.