Lipid Management and Secondary Prevention Practitioner
The successful applicant will work closely as part of the MDT (alongside colleagues from cardiology, endocrinology, renal medicine and stroke teams) to triage patient referrals into the service. They will then deliver clinical care in patient clinics, initiating and monitoring patients on guideline-directed medical therapies to achieve target lipid reductions to reduce risk of future cardiovascular events. They will review and promote medicines optimisation for patients who have associated cardiovascular risk factors including diabetes, thyroid disease, chronic kidney disease and hypertension including titration of secondary prevention medication post myocardial infarction. They will share progress of the project with consultant clinical leads for the service, service line manager for medicine and the key stakeholders of cardiology, endocrinology, renal medicine and stroke teams. There is also the opportunity to be involved in an existing regional lipid specialist advisory group to share ideas and experiences. A self-starter with good communication skills, passion for improving patient care, and an interest in audit and research and who will maintain our commitment to the trusts core values would be highly sought to join our team who have had work widely presented and been nominated for regional awards.
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