Cardiac Nurse Practitioner | Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

We are looking for a confident and motivated Team Leader to join us on the Coronary Care Unit. We are a sixteen bedded unit on the Bedford Site.

You will need to be a good role model and provide supervision to nursing staff and students under the guidance of the Ward Manager.

You will be assessing care needs and developing/implementing/evaluating programmes of care for cardiac patients.

The role will involve assessing patients who attend Accident and Emergency with cardiac sounding chest pain (in the absence of the Outreach Nurse). Then transfer to Papworth for primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention when appropriate.

You will also require the relevant skills to confidently communicate with other members of the team including consultants, colleagues and other departments.

We look forward to meeting a new member of our team who holds the same nursing values as we do.

The purpose of your job is to work in conjunction with the cardiology team to deliver high quality nursing care to cardiac patients. The nurse is responsible for assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating programmes of care. The care delivered is individualised and research based optimising the effectiveness at all times for every cardiac illness. Support the ward manager by being an excellent role model to junior colleagues., To be a role model and provide supervision of nursing staff under the guidance of the ward manager.

To assess patients with cardiac sounding chest pain in A&E in the absence of the outreach nurse and transfer to Papworth for primary PCI when appropriate.

Assessment of care needs and developing/implementing/evaluating programmes of care for cardiac patients.

Ensure secondary medications are prescribed correctly to all cardiac patients

To be up to date with all Statutory training includingILS

Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides hospital services to a growing population of around 700,000 people living across Bedfordshire and the surrounding areas across two busy hospital sites in Bedford and Luton. Both hospital sites offer key services such as A&E, Obstetrics-led Maternity and Paediatrics.

You will be joining a friendly, high performing Trust committed to ensuring the health and wellbeing of staff. As one of the largest NHS Trusts in our region you will have access to a programme of high quality training and development to help you grow your career.

We have state-of-the art facilities placing us at the heart of cutting edge health care. The Trust continues to be committed to delivering the best patient care using the best clinical knowledge and technology available.

Please note that vacancies may close prior to the advertised closing date when sufficient number of applications have been received. Please ensure that you make your application as soon as possible.

All new staff will be subject to a probationary period covering their first six months in post. Travel between hospital sites may be required.