Specialist Nurse (ICVD)

Job overview

The Inherited Cardiovascular Diseases team (ICVD) at Great Ormond Street Hospital is looking for a motivated, experienced, and enthusiastic nurse to join our team.

The ICVD Team manages an increasing caseload of children and young people who are affected by inherited cardiomyopathies, inherited arrhythmias and inherited aortopathies. As well as managing a caseload of diagnosed patients, we also run a screening program for patients who are at high risk due to their family history. The majority of our workload is outpatient-based with clinics running daily; we also support our patients at home, in the community and during inpatient admissions. You will help to co-ordinate and oversee clinics and will collate detailed family health histories through consultation with families and liaison with external health services. We support the whole family through the process of screening, diagnosis and on-going care.

You will work within a specialist multidisciplinary team consisting of specialist nurses, cardiologists, clinician’s assistants, clinical psychologists, geneticists and administrative staff. They will also work closely with the electrophysiology, ECG, echo and MRI departments.

This post is currently being advertised as a one-year fixed term contract at a band 6 level with potential for applicants to apply for a band 7 post within the team at the end of this year. We would therefore welcome applications from experienced cardiac nurses currently working at a band 6 level.

Main duties of the job

• To develop towards becoming a clinical expert within the specialty.
• To ensure the provision of excellent, evidence-based nursing care for the children and their families
• To ensure that each child is assessed, and that their care is planned, implemented and evaluated in negotiation with the family, and that this is accurately documented.
• To support the provision of effective communication between all members of the multidisciplinary team, other hospital departments, relatives and visitors.
• To ensure quality care is given, by being familiar with agreed Trust standards of care and to inform seniors if the required standard cannot be reached
• To actively assist in the education and practical training of ward nursing staff, through formal and informal teaching
• To participate in the audit of the clinical learning environment
• To maintain confidentiality always surrounding the child’s admission and treatment

Detailed job description and main 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 documents please view the attachment/s below.

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.