Detailed job description
and main responsibilities
To plan and manage complete episodes of care, working in collaboration with the consultants and others, delegating and referring as appropriate, to ensure timely, effective management and optimise health outcomes, in line with the evidence base and nationally recognised best practice.
To play a key operational role and maintain a pro-active approach to managing and leading clinical pathways and flow.
Working closely with a multi-professional team, lead the ACP service in delivery of high quality, performance, and financial frameworks.
To promote and implement service and policy development and redesign, impacting beyond own area and other disciplines, informed by current best practice and evidence-base, in accordance with values-based care of the trust.
To act as a resource to others and to develop, deliver and evaluate a range of relevant specialist programmes of education and development for individuals and large groups, including the wider multidisciplinary team, both internally and external to the trust.
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Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
1. Masters level Advanced Clinical Practice
2. Non-medical independent and supplementary prescriber Budget Management Recognition as Advanced Practitioner by the National Centre for Advancing Practice Recognised cardiac specific qualification R
Desirable criteria
3. Recognition as Advanced Practitioner by the National Centre for Advancing Practice
Experience
Essential criteria
4. Experience working independently at a Band 7 clinical role within cardiology
Desirable criteria
5. Demonstrable leadership and nursing experience at senior level in cardiology