Job summary
- Main area
- 317 Cardiology Specialty - FH
- Grade
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 317-2024-34-28-DR
- Employer
- The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Trustwide
- Town
- 317 Trustwide
- Salary
- £46,148 - £52,809 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- Today at 23:59
- Interview date
- 25/09/2024
Employer heading
Nurse Specialist - Arrhythmia
Band 7
Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the busiest, largest and most successful teaching NHS foundation trusts in the country, with around 16,000 staff and an annual income of £1 billion.
We have a long history of providing high quality care, clinical excellence, and innovation in medical research regionally, nationally and internationally.
We’re also proud to be the second largest provider of specialised services in the country. This means we support people with a range of rare and complex medical, surgical and neurological conditions, cancers and genetic orders.
Our staff oversee around 1.84 million patients ‘contacts’ each year, delivering high standards of healthcare.
We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and recognise the benefit in providing an inclusive environment. We value and respect the diversity of our employees and aim to recruit a workforce which reflects the communities we serve, and is equipped to deliver the best service to our patients. We welcome all applications irrespective of people’s race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups.
Newcastle Hospitals are proud to be one of the exemplar organisations across the NHS on sustainability, with a long history of delivering Sustainable Healthcare in Newcastle (Shine) and the first healthcare organisation in the world to declare a climate emergency. Our strategy includes commitments to being Net Zero by 2030, for our direct carbon footprint, and Net Zero by 2040 for our footprint plus. Delivering these ambitions will not be possible without the help, support and action of every single member of our team.
Job overview
A rare, exciting opportunity has arisen to join our Arrhythmia Team as a Band 7 Clinical Nurse Specialist.
The successful candidate will work closely with our Electro Physiology Consultant Cardiology Group to provide care to patients with a range of cardiac arrhythmias , in particular atrial fibrillation.
The successful post holder will work across the Freeman Hospital and Royal Victoria Infirmary sites.
- Interview Date Wednesday, 25 September 2024
- 37 Hours 30 Minutes/Week
- You will be redirected to Trac to apply for the vacancy. Please expand the job details section and read all of the information before applying for the vacancy
Main duties of the job
The successful post holder will work with adults with various actual or potential cardiac arrhythmias and other cardiological problems, often complex and / or life threatening and requiring complicated disease management strategies. This will involve clinic based work and reviewing patients pre and post procedures within the inpatient services. The post holder will also provide a nurse led cardioversion service.
The post holder will possess or be willing to work toward a non medical prescribing qualification, hold a recognised qualification in cardiac rhythm management and history taking and physical assessment.
Working for our organisation
Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the busiest, largest and most successful teaching NHS foundation trusts in the country, with around 16,000 staff and an annual income of £1 billion.
We have a long history of providing high quality care, clinical excellence, and innovation in medical research regionally, nationally and internationally.
We’re also proud to be the second largest provider of specialised services in the country. This means we support people with a range of rare and complex medical, surgical and neurological conditions, cancers and genetic orders.
Our staff oversee around 2 million patients ‘contacts’ each year, delivering high standards of healthcare.
Please see attached information on what Staff Benefits we have to offer at our Trust.
We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and recognise the benefit in providing an inclusive environment. We value and respect the diversity of our employees and aim to recruit a workforce which reflects the communities we serve, and is equipped to deliver the best service to our patients. We welcome all applications irrespective of people’s race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The post holder will liaise closely with Consultant Electrophysiologists and Cardiologists regarding the progress or specific problems with arrhythmia patients. clinical supervision will provided by cardiologists.
Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust define a nurse specialist as a qualified nurse where the primary purpose of role is to provide guidance and support based on advanced level knowledge to patients, carers and health professionals concerning a specific disease/condition.
Within the sphere of specialist practice:
- Demonstrates significant advanced knowledge and skills within speciality and sphere of practice.
- Take a lead role facilitating the planning, delivery and evaluation of care pathways for a designated group of patients.
- Support the development of nursing practice within the specialist field and contribute to the body of nursing knowledge.
- Have corporate identity as an expert within specialist area.
- Lead and provide training and education across the organisation in
relevant area of practice.
As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
Please note it is a requirement of The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust that all successful candidates who require a DBS for the post they have been offered pay for their DBS certificate. The method of payment is a salary deduction from your first month’s pay.
Person specification
Qualifications & Education
Essential criteria
- • Registered Nurse (appropriate to branch)
- • Current NMC registration
- • Degree level / Master’s level study, or a combination of equivalent specialist study / experience
- • Meets Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) requirements for mentorship if relevant to role
Desirable criteria
- • Master’s Degree
- • Management experience / qualification
Knowledge & Experience
Essential criteria
- • Extensive post registration experience, some of which will be at a senior level within the required specialist area of practice
- • Extended clinical practice underpinned by training and assessment
- • Audit / research experience
- • Evidence of on-going continuous professional development
- • Knowledge and understanding of relevant NHS policy or project specific policy context
- • Has understanding / experience of adult / child safeguarding
Desirable criteria
- • Evidence of leading programme(s) of education and / or training
Skills & Abilities
Essential criteria
- • Good IT skills
- • Effective report writing skills
- • Able to work independently and across disciplines as a member of a multi-disciplinary team
- • Effective organisation and time management skills
- • Current driving licence if relevant to role
- • Moving and handling patients and objects in line with Trust guidelines using appropriate aids
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Nicola Robinson Smith
- Job title
- Matron
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0191 2448994
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