Description
Join our Advanced Nurse Practitioner (ANP) / Advanced Clinical Practitioner (ACP) team and play a pivotal role in delivering high-quality, patient-centred care across Cardiology and Cardiac Sciences services.
This exciting opportunity is open to both Registered Nurses with NMC registration and Allied Health Professionals with HCPC registration, offering the chance to work at an advanced level of clinical practice within one of the UK's leading specialist cardiac centres.
You will be at the forefront of patient assessment, diagnosis, treatment and care coordination, helping to ensure patients receive safe, effective and timely care throughout their cardiac journey.
In this role, you will autonomously assess, diagnose and manage patients across a wide range of cardiac pathways, including elective admissions, emergency admissions, transfers from referring hospitals and step-down patients from critical care.
You will undertake advanced clinical assessment, formulate management plans, request and interpret diagnostic investigations, and prescribe medications within your scope of practice.
We are looking for an enthusiastic, motivated and adaptable healthcare professional with excellent clinical assessment, communication and decision-making skills.
Main duties of the job
- The post holder will be a registered Nurse Practitioner with NMC registration or an Allied Health Professional with HCPC registration.
- They will work autonomously and collaboratively within the multidisciplinary team to assess, diagnose, treat and manage patients across Cardiology and Cardiac Sciences services.
- The post holder will hold the Bed Manager bleep, coordinating patient flow across Cardiology and Cardiothoracic Services.
- This includes facilitating timely admissions, transfers, repatriations and discharges, ensuring effective utilisation of specialist cardiac beds, and working closely with site teams, consultants, referring hospitals and multidisciplinary colleagues to optimise capacity and support safe, efficient patient care pathways.
- The post holder will be responsible for managing admissions, transfers, discharges and step-down patients from critical care areas.
Benefits
- Career development
- Flexible working
- Wellbeing
- Staff recognition scheme
- Optional benefits including Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities