Job 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.
The post holder will carry continuing responsibility for the assessment of care needs, the development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care and the settings 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.
Main duties of the job
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 relative’s 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.
If successful your role will include acting as 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.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details regarding this post.
When completing your application please ensure that you clearly demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
1. Registered Nurse (Level 1)
2. NMC Registered
3. Non-Medical Prescribing
4. To have completed the national practice assessor training or equivalent teaching and assessing qualification for those with ENB998.
5. Continuous Professional Development
6. Masters degree or working towards (academic level 7)
7. Specialist training relevant to role
8. Advanced Health Assessment qualification (or willing to work towards)
Desirable criteria
9. Relevant post registration qualification relevant to role
Experience
Essential criteria
10. Extensive post registration experience within cardiology/cardiothoracic
11. Relevant experience at Band 6 level
12. Experience of working collaboratively across professional and organisational boundaries
13. Experience of caseload management
14. Ability to demonstrate expert knowledge, training and experience
Desirable criteria
15. Service development and/or change management
16. Audit and standard setting
17. Level 3 Safeguarding
18. Experience of working with ICC patients
Futher Training
Essential criteria
19. Able to demonstrate sound clinical knowledge and skills within the speciality
20. Willing to undergo training as necessary
Special Skills / Aptitudes
Essential criteria
21. Ability to work autonomously and make independent decisions
22. Ability to develop and drive forward innovative practice with a flexible approach to service provision
23. Ability to motivate colleagues to develop the service
24. Able and willing to undertake relevant training and education
25. Ability to participate in and initiate research
26. Proven communication and interpersonal skills
27. Excellent time management and organisational skills
28. Flexible with working pattern and needs of the service
29. Clinical role model and clinical resource/support
30. Ability to interpret 12 lead Electrocardiograms
Desirable criteria
31. Computer literate
32. Expanded nursing roles e.g. venepuncture & cannulation
33. Evidence of leadership skills
34. Demonstrates teaching and development & support skills
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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Job Share applicants are welcome for all full time posts unless indicated but cannot be guaranteed. In addition for Fixed Term Contracts, internal secondments may be considered, please seek the approval of your current line manager before applying for the position.
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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
35. ICC Nurse Specialist - JD (PDF, 168.6KB)
36. PS (PDF, 48.7KB)
37. Candidate Application Best Practice Guide - please read before completing your application (PDF, 236.3KB)
38. Information for Candidates (PDF, 496.3KB)
39. Getting to Work at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals (PDF, 501.0KB)
40. Applicants - How We Use Your Information (PDF, 87.4KB)
41. Policy Statement on the Recruitment of Ex-Offenders (PDF, 124.0KB)
42. Staff Benefits (PDF, 2.7MB)
43. A Guide to Using Artificial Intelligence and With Your Personal Statement (PDF, 163.6KB)
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Further details / informal visits contact
NamePaul CattellJob titleMatron, CardiologyEmail addresspaul.cattell@nhs.netTelephone number0114 2266396