Detailed job description and main responsibilities

You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click “Apply now” to view in Trac.

• Learn to Identify, critically ill cardiac patients within the acute-setting including those who require PPCI.
• Learn to escort the patient throughout their PPCI pathway acting as support to the Catheter Laboratory Team.
• Work alongside DSMP & Cardiology ANP to develop confidence and competence to autonomously run RACPC with responsibility for clinical standards, competence assessment and supervision of other health professionals.
• Work alongside DSMP & Cardiology ANP to gain expert clinical knowledge to be able to autonomously advise in the management ACS patients in all areas of the hospital including Unscheduled Care.
• Work collaboratively with primary care colleagues to understand the specialist cardiology teams that work across primary and secondary care.
• Will develop a knowledge base that is such they can deliver specialist education and training to broad range of health professionals including nurses, doctors and ambulance personnel.
• To undertake research and lead clinical audit in own speciality with organisational responsibility for compliance with relevant national audit programmes.
• Complete clinical competencies in order support the Cardiac Catheter Laboratory in the North Wales Primary Percutaneous Cardiac Intervention Service (PPCI).
• To learn to recognise patients with changing health status and to take appropriate actions.
• Communicate highly complex and highly sensitive information with patients and families and within the healthcare team.
• Responsible for the safe use of highly complex patient monitoring and support equipment within the ED/CCU/Catheter Lab.
• To learn interpretation of laboratory and radiological results and initiate appropriate patient management.
• Maintain own clinical development by keeping abreast of new treatments and technologies within cardiology.
• To rigorously review with a supervisor all aspects of the patient’s plan of care and identify and address issues that may result in a sub-standard service.
• Working alongside Cardiology ANP will develop the ability to safely triage referral received patients with suspected Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS) and makes a comprehensive clinical assessment to include examination of their health care needs.
• If appropriate to transfer patients for primary PCI to Catheter lab and to CCU/ ward if necessary.
• Evaluates the care given with patients and orders necessary investigations, and takes responsibility for acting upon results, providing treatment and care both individually and through referral to Cardiologists or specialists as appropriate.
• Provide expert professional advice and liaise with patients, the Emergency Department , Acute Admissions Unit, Cardiac Catheter Laboratory, Coronary Care Unit and Cardiology Ward and colleagues.