Be responsible for coordinating the delivery of the service, service development, and service improvement.
Be expected to work as an expert practitioner acting as a resource, ensuring all patients, relatives, carers, and staff have ready access to Coronary Heart Disease nursing support and advice.
To represent South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Community Division, when dealing with external agencies and have responsibility for developing policy across the Coast-to-Coast region.
All staff are expected to:
Undertake other tasks and duties as required which are commensurate with the nature of the post. This may include an element of cross covering within the Department as appropriate when necessary.
Show due diligence in the adherence to and perpetuation of STHFT policies and procedures.
This job description represents an outline of the responsibilities of the post and may be amended following consultation with the post holder.
Successful candidate must have access to a vehicle for work purposes to meet the requirements of the role.
Main duties of the job
To deliver holistic, Secondary Prevention Clinics throughout Redcar and Cleveland area.
To provide regular training to members of the primary health care team (e.g. medical students, nurses, GP registrars).
Provide specialist professional development and ongoing training both formal and informal, involving presentations at trust educational events (including those external to the Trust).
To provide specialist assessment in the field of Coronary Heart Disease for all members of the Primary and Secondary Health Care Team and bring the perspective of a front-line clinician to the development of service strategy and policy.
To work with agencies external to Redcar and Cleveland, acting as an ambassador and being instrumental in ensuring the delivery of care across the secondary care and primary care interface is as seamless as possible.
To engage in effective clinical reflection on a structured basis and participate in appraisal and personal development planning.
To ensure personal and professional update in Coronary Heart Disease and related matters, including national policy changes.
To act as an expert in the field of Coronary Heart Disease, in Primary Care, by providing specialist packages of care to patients.
To improve patients' understanding and management of their condition.
To build and maintain effective communication networks with external agencies to ensure seamless pathways of care.
About us South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust offers leadership and improvement training to all new staff. This training programme has been designed to support our leaders in developing their understanding of leadership and management skills. You will be expected to attend the following training sessions:
Your Leadership Impact
Leading your Team to Success
Leading Into the Future
Service Improvement for Beginners
Developing your Service Improvement Skills
Lean Practitioner
The leadership and improvement programme aims to:
Explore leadership within the NHS
Promote Trust values and behaviours
Develop your leadership effectiveness and skills
Equip staff with the necessary knowledge and skills to lead and complete service improvements within the scope of your role.
After you complete these six and a half days of training you will be able to explore further leadership and improvement training opportunities. We also offer a range of additional in-house and externally provided courses and bitesize programmes through our Leadership and Improvement Team.
Job responsibilities Please see the full job description and person specification document(s) attached for main responsibilities of the role.
Person Specification Qualifications & Training
Non-Medical Prescriber with demonstrable experience
Physical Assessment Skills Qualification
Registered Nurse with professional registration
Working towards MSc in Health care
Prior experience of working in a Primary Care setting.
Knowledge & Skills
Knowledge of the CORONARY HEART DISEASE NSF
Expert clinical knowledge related to long-term conditions
Experience of working within multidisciplinary teams to influence high-quality care programmes for patients with long-term conditions
Leadership skills and excellent decision-making capabilities
Contribute to the collection and evaluation of data
Evidence of analytical and decision-making skills
Experience in working with primary care informatics systems.
Experience
Experience in cardiac Rehabilitation
Expertise in the management of patients with Coronary Heart Disease
Experience of teaching patients and multi-professional groups
Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
£46,148 to £52,809 a year (pro rata)
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