Cardiology CDC Advanced Nurse Practitioner

The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust (PAHT) provides a full range of general acute, outpatient and diagnostic services at The Princess Alexandra Hospital in Harlow, the Herts and Essex Hospital in Bishop’s Stortford, and St Margaret’s Hospital in Epping.

We employ 3,500 staff and serve a local population of around 350,000 people living in west Essex and east Hertfordshire, centred on the M11 corridor and the towns of Harlow, Bishop’s Stortford and Epping. Our extended catchment area incorporates a population of up to 500,000 and includes the areas of Hoddesdon, Cheshunt and Broxbourne in Hertfordshire.

The Community Diagnostic Centre (CDC) located at St Margaret’s Hospital in Epping, delivers patient pathways and diagnostic bundles to offer an innovative, enhanced patient experience and improved patient outcomes. This is a unique opportunity to be part of a transformative healthcare initiative that provides quicker and more local access to diagnostic tests close to patients’ homes.

The Princess Alexandra Promise to our patients as identified by our 3 values which will contribute to improving our patient experiences:

• Patient at heart – Always holding the patient and their wellbeing at the centre of our thoughts and efforts
• Everyday excellence – Sharing and celebrating our successes, being honest when we get it wrong, giving us the ability to learn from both
• Creative collaboration – Knowing strength comes from diversity, we combine our experiences, skills and talents, working together to find new and better ways to care

The Trust believes in investing in all our staff and rewarding high standards of care whilst building for excellence and in return we expect our staff to uphold the Trust values to the highest level.

Advanced practitioner with highly developed knowledge, skills and clinical expertise in diagnosis, management and treatment of Cardiovascular conditions. Providing support to hospital and community based clinical staff, and nursing colleagues, working collaboratively to improve the quality of care and health outcomes for all patients using the clinical pathways within the CDC and PAH Cardiology Services. Acting in a professional and compassionate way to provide clinical advice and professional support to patients, carers and colleagues.

Maintain and provide clinical excellence through the use of evidenced based practice, and participation in clinical audit and research.

This is a senior nursing role that leads the drive to improve the quality of patient care across the evolving diagnostic and treatment pathways enabled by the CDC. In conjunction with the Lead Nurse for Cardiology Diagnostic Pathway’s, Cardiology Medical and Operational teams, the post holder will work across organisational boundaries to ensure appropriate services are in place and to deliver national and local strategic and operational service objectives and quality standards.

They will be responsible for managing their own case load of patients ensuring a high quality, effective, safe and efficient service.

• To work at an advanced level, practising autonomously and independently (as well as within a multi-disciplinary team), to deliver a Cardiology Nurse-Led Diagnostic, Assessment and Treatment service within the CDC and PAH Cardiology service
• To act as facilitator, educator and role-model in delivering a comprehensive Cardiology Diagnostic and Treatment service
• To work collaboratively with clinical and nursing colleagues, community teams and designated health and social care organisation in delivering appropriate patient centred treatment and care in line with the evolving strategic vision of PAH NHS Trust
• Working at an advanced level, drawing from a diverse…