Job summary
- Main area
- Pathology
- Grade
- Band 7
- Contract
- 12 months (Fixed Term/ Secondment)
- Hours
- Part time
- Job share
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 434-SCS8024130-A
- Employer
- Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Buckinghamshire NHS Hospital
- Town
- Aylesbury
- Salary
- £49,387 - £56,515 per annum pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 29/06/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Familial Hypercholesterolaemia Nurse
Band 7
Be part of our BHT family
Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust (BHT) is an integrated provider of acute hospital and community services for people living in Buckinghamshire and the surrounding area.
We care for over half a million patients every year:
- Provide specialist spinal services at our world renowned National Spinal Injuries Centre at Stoke Mandeville Hospital, the birthplace of the Paralympics
- Nationally recognised for urology and skin cancer services
- Regional specialist centre for burns, plastic surgery, dermatology, stroke and cardiac services
- Deliver community services in health centres, schools, patients’ own homes, community hospitals and community hubs.
More than 6,500 people from different nations, cultures and backgrounds work for us.
We would be happy to discuss possible flexible working options. We strive to be a family friendly, inclusive employer.
If you require any assistance in making this application, please contact [email protected] or phone 01494 734868.
We pride ourselves in being a great place to work and invite you to join our BHT family.
Job overview
We have an exciting opportunity in the BHT Consultant led Lipid Clinic, working in collaboration with Thames Valley ICB (previously BOB-ICB) and the West Midlands Familial Hypercholesterolaemia Service. The role will be to help identify and manage patients with Familial Hypercholesterolaemia in Buckinghamshire.
We are looking for a band 7 nurse with interest in cardiovascular disease prevention. Previous experience in a Lipid Clinic or experience managing patients with Familial Hypercholesterolaemia will be useful. If you are working in Diabetes, Cardiology, Stroke or Vascular units and wish to upskill, this secondment may be of interest.
The post will initially be a 12-month fixed term, 2 days per week (15 hours per week, 0.4WTE) commencing as soon as possible.
Main duties of the job
Please see the Job Description for full duties
This post holder will work closely with the Lipid Clinic Consultants to provide professional clinical service management expertise to develop the Bucks FH service. The post holder will collaborate with region-wide stakeholders to develop and set up the Bucks FH service ensuring that process put in place are robust, safe and provide a high-quality service to patients and achieve the objectives of the Bucks FH service.
Working for our organisation
Listen to why colleagues think we are a great place to work! - BHT - A great place to work (buckshealthcare.nhs.uk)
What does Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust offer you?
- As part of our BHT family, you’ll benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression.
- We offer flexible and agile working opportunities, alongside your NHS benefits of generous annual leave entitlement, pension and access to NHS discount schemes.
- We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce.
Why work for us?
- We’re committed to promoting inclusion and making sure all colleagues feel they belong. We encourage new colleagues from a diverse range of backgrounds to apply.
- As an employer, we aim to create a workplace where differences are valued and colleagues treat one another with dignity and respect.
- Greater diversity within our BHT family improves positive outcomes for the people and communities we serve.
- A keen supporter of the Armed Forces Community who know the value of employing a service leaver/veteran and their families.
What do we stand for?
- Our vision is to provide outstanding care, support healthy communities and be a great place to work.
- Our mission is to provide personal and compassionate care every time.
- Our care values are collaborate, aspire, respect and enable.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For a comprehensive list of responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to the Job Description and Person Specification by downloading the JD and PS attachment in the advert.
If you are an internal applicant there is the option for secondment, all applicants must have the endorsement/support of their line manager prior to application.
If you have a disability that makes submitting this online application difficult and would like assistance, please contact us on [email protected] quoting the vacancy reference number.
Person specification
EDUCATION, QUALIFICATIONS & TRAINING
Essential criteria
- Registered Nurse educated to degree level or willingness to undertake (desirable – research module/masters degree)
- Evidence of continuous professional development
- Teaching qualification
- Advanced clinical assessment
Desirable criteria
- Post registration qualification in specialty
- Advanced communication skills/counselling qualification or willingness to undertake
EXPERIENCE
Essential criteria
- Accept personal accountability for own practice
- Experience of formal/informal teaching
Desirable criteria
- Experience of initiating change
SKILLS, ABILITIES & KNOWLEDGE
Essential criteria
- Ability to undertake teaching of staff and patients.
- Ability to work unsupervised and manage own workload; effective time management
- Ability to lead developments in practice
- Commitment to multidisciplinary working
- Understanding of Clinical Governance
Desirable criteria
- Demonstrate analytical and judgmental skills
- Ability to quickly appraise the situation and act accordingly
- Understanding of evidence-based practice (desirable: Injectable lipid lowering therapies – PCSK9i and Inclisiran pathways, initiation and follow up) (desirable: FH genetic testing)
- Understanding of patient pathways, its complexities and how to support the patient through this
SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES
Essential criteria
- The ability to understand and behave at all times, towards patients, visitors and colleagues according to Trust Values
- Willing to travel to community to support education/development Development pathway
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Dr Gayani Weerasinghe
- Job title
- Consultant Clinical Pathologist
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01494 425069
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