Fixed term contract, secondment 10 months for maternity cover.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a motivated, dynamic and proactive nurse to join our ACHD team at Guy's and St Thomas' Hospital.

We are looking for a nurse with a strong background in caring for adult cardiac patients, ideally with experience in the care of adults withcongenital heart disease (CHD ) and an interest in transition and CHD surgery/intervention.

The successful candidate will provide expert clinical skills, knowledge, support and advice to patients with CHD and their relatives as they move through outpatient and inpatient services and across the network.

The role will include taking responsibilities for the ongoing clinical management of patients in nurse-led and multidisciplinary clinics, during in-patient episodes and in the community through liaison with local health providers. You will also provide specialist support and advice to healthcare professionals within the Trust.

The successful candidate will be expected to work both autonomously and as part of a specialist multidisciplinary team. Excellent communication and organisational skills are essential for this role. The role will involve off site travelling to support outreach clinics.

There will be ongoing support provided by the ACHD consultants and nurse specialist team.

The candidate will need to provide evidence of post-registration study.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will develop, implement and evaluate a seamless specialist service, ensuring that patients receive the highest standard of clinicalcare. They act as a lead specialist and will demonstrate a high level of expertise within the specialist service, providing specialist advice,education and support to health care professionals and patients. The post holder will actively undertake clinical audits and research within the specialist area.

The post holder will be responsible for contributing to the ongoing development of clinical practice, research and standards of care within the service, including development of policies, protocols and guidelines and contribute to service developments in collaboration with multidisciplinary colleagues.

The post holder will also ensure the safety and well being of services users, and always working in a manner that promotes dignity and human rights through the adoption of person-centered care principles.

About us

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust comprises five of the UK's best known hospitals - Guy's, St Thomas', Evelina London Children's Hospital, Royal Brompton and Harefield - as well as community services in Lambeth and Southwark, all with a long history of high quality care, clinical excellence, research and innovation.

We are among the UK's busiest, most successful foundation trusts. We provide specialist care for patients including heart and lung, cancer and renal services as well as a full range of local hospital and community services for people in Lambeth and Southwark.

We have around 22,700 staff, making us one of the largest NHS Trusts in the country and one of the biggest employers locally. We aim to reflect the diversity of the communities we serve and continue to develop new and existing partnerships with local people, patients, neighbouring NHS organisations, local authorities and charitable bodies and GPs.

Guy's and St Thomas' (GSTT) provides a comprehensive specialist surgical ACHD service to patients with congenital heart disease over the ageof 16 years. The service is closely aligned to the paediatric cardiology service which is based in the Evelina London Children's Hospital (ELCH),particularly in ensuring the streamlined transition of patient care from children's to adult services.

Job description

Job responsibilities

As an adult congenital heart disease nurse specialist the role will include:

• Providing clinical support and advice lines to adult congenital heart disease patients/careers (Telephone/ Email advice lines).
• Supporting the review and management of in-patients, contributing to the care plan and communicating and providing support to the patients and their relatives.
• Acting as resource for healthcare professional within the Trust and across the network.
• Running face-to-face and virtual clinics for specific patient groups (e.g. transition nurse led clinics).
• Pre-assessing and providing education to patients undergoing intervention and surgery.
• Collaborating with anaesthetics in regards to patient safety and planning of care for complex cases requiring cardiac and non-cardiac surgery.
• Attending and contributing in MDT meetings.
• Providing specialist education and training to nurses including students nurses, midwives and allied health professionals to assist them to care for patients with congenital heart disease.

Please see attached job description for full details.

Person Specification

Knowledge/ Qualification

Essential

• RN1 with BSc first degree
• Your professional knowledge acquired at degree level will be supplemented by specialist training, experience and short courses to Masters level equivalent
• Post registration qualification in appropriate area of speciality or equivalent post qualification experience
• Mentorship course
• Leadership course
• Non-medical physical assessment course

Desirable

• Have or working towards a masters degree

Experience

Essential

• Extensive experience of working autonomously at an advanced level within the specialist area delivering effective patient focused care.
• Experience of audit, research & evidence based care
• Proven evidence of management/leadership and autonomously practice
• Experience experience of student supervision and clinical education at undergraduate level
• Experience of delivering patient advocacy
• Experience of delivering change management both personally and as a facilitator

Skills

Essential

• Advanced clinical skills in specialty
• Proven listening / counselling skills with the ability to manage complex situation and appropriately deliver sensitive and difficult outcomes.
• Evidence of teaching skills in particular teaching skills in particular teaching patients in how to manage their conditions and raise their awareness of their condition
• Up to date knowledge of current clinical and professional issues (adult congenital heart disease specification - NHS England
• Ability to conduct and evaluate own projects successfully

Desirable

• Ability to interpret and analyse complex data and findings

Values and Bahaviour

Essential

• Values and Bahaviour

Employer details

Employer name

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

Address

St Thomas' Hospital

Westminster Bridge Road

London

SE1 7EH

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