Job overview

They will independently provide specialist nursing care for all elective Cardiology patients. The post holder will demonstrate advanced clinical assessment skills to ensure patients are suitable to undergo all interventional Cardiology procedures.

They will manage their own caseload and take direct referrals from Consultant Cardiologists. The post holder will be responsible for a defined patient caseload in collaboration with the wider multidisciplinary team promoting attitudes and standards of professional practice which reflect the organisations commitment to providing timely and high-quality services and care to the community it serves.

The Specialist Nurse will manage and maintain patient flow; liaising with the medical team, Cardiology Day Ward and wider Cardiology to ensure optimised patient care for a range of procedures.

Main duties of the job

·         Adhere to guidelines set out by the NMC Code of Conduct.

·       Provide information in a variety of forms and media to facilitate understanding and questions, which enable patients, family and carers to participate and make informed decisions about their care and treatment.

·         Where appropriate advocate and put forward views and wishes on behalf of the patient.

·         Provide Nurse-led services and clinics, which assist the patient’s responsible Consultant to provide prompt diagnosis, treatment and review interventions.

·         Perform physical assessments of patients prior to their procedure.

·    Act as a resource for specialist teaching, participate in preceptor-ship and mentoring programmes to all members of the Cardiology Team, Trust and outside agencies where appropriate and/or invited.

Working for our organisation

The Humber Health Partnership is one of the largest acute and community Partnership arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £1.3 billion.

Made up of two Trusts - Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) - our Partnership has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world-class hospital and community services for the 1.65 million people we serve.

Together we employ nearly 20,000 staff. Our five main hospital sites are Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital, for NLAG and Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH.

As Teaching Hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we both lead and contribute to research in many areas - biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery and oncology.

We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Partnership and our community.