Tavi Clinical Nurse Specialist

The Cardiac directorate at Imperial College NHS Trust is recruiting a clinical nurse specialist for TAVI (transcatheter aortic valve implantation) and structural heart disease, as part time and fixed term maternity cover.

The successful candidate will work within a well-established multi-disciplinary team to provide high quality patient centred compassionate care. We are seeking an experienced nurse who would welcome the challenge of working within an expanding service.

The successful candidate's role will combine both clinical and administrative duties. This can be flexible to include cath lab days, reviewing patients in clinics as well as coordinating and attending the weekly MDT. Depending on previous experience.

The majority of referrals to the service will be patients undergoing assessment for TAVI. The post holder will play an active role in coordinating the patient pathway from referral to discharge. They will be adaptable to change and engage in service development as the programme continues to grow.

At Imperial we believe in investing in our staff and training is provided. Further on-going academic and clinical support will be provided by senior staff as well as medical and surgical colleagues who the post holder will work closely with.

Main duties of the job

• Provide specialist nursing advice Trust wide to support and facilitate high quality, individualised care to patients /clients and relatives/carers in collaboration with the multi professional team, in line with the local and national targets.
• At all times ensure that the needs of the patient are placed at the centre of care delivery
• Attending weekly TAVI clinics and playing an active role in patient assessment, with the ability to interpret results, prioritise workload and take appropriate action when required. Coordinating the outcomes from consultant clinics.
• Ensure provision of a suitable, clean, uncluttered and safe environment for the physical and psychological well being of staff, patients/clients and their relatives.
• Contribute to the investigation of complaints, accident reports and untoward incidents within the ward/ department in line with Trust Policies and procedures and in conjunction with the Ward or Department Manager and implement recommendations for action.

Benefits

Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.

Job responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required.

For both overviewsplease view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.

Person Specification

• Registered Nurse
• Physical Assessment Course
• Evidence of post registration education activity
• Has attained or working towards degree qualification or can demonstrates this
• Teaching experience
• Working towards degree qualification

Experience

• Experience In change management
• Knowledge of quality standard setting benchmarking and audit
• Research Experience
• Experience of running own outpatient clinics

Skills/knowledge/ abilities

• Venepuncture and cannulation
• Evidence of applying current research to practice
• Ability to work quickly and flexibly with competing priorities and in complex situations
• Able to manage difficult situations effectively
• Able to prioritise and meet deadlines
• Current ILS Certification
• Understanding of Microsoft office including excel and PowerPoint

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.