Job overview

Do you have an interest in cardiology?

Would you be interested in joining our team?

Our cardiology team here at WWL prides itself on being a friendly and supportive team with high standards of care, so if you think you can complement this then we encourage you to apply.

A high level of clinical decision making is required for this role and the post holder will be expected to develop, demonstrating your ability to make clinical decisions autonomously supported by senior cardiology team.

You will need to work proactively to deliver a responsive service to patient with both planned and unplanned care needs.

The post holder will work collaboratively with other colleagues to provide patients with a holistic needs assessment, offering education to achieve a person centred approach, promoting a culture which enables patients   to focus on  self-management.

Please note candidates are required to present original certificates for qualifications at interview stage. 

Main duties of the job

• Provide clinical and professional leadership to nursing staff
• Follow up the patients with chest pain, acute or chronic cardiac conditions who are not admitted to cardiology wards to ensure that evidence based treatment is applied and drug therapies are adhered to.
• Provide advice and guidance in the management of patients referred and transferred from District General Hospitals
• Identify and discuss with the on-call cardiologist patients who require referral to cardiology
• Fast track referrals for investigations as required, to ensure timely treatment and potentially reduce length of hospital stay
• Risk assesses all patients and provides lifestyle advice and literature
• Ensure that clinical practice and the development of clinical guidelines adhere to guidelines produced by regulatory bodies
• Liaise with ECC, CCU, medical, cardiology wards and primary care teams as appropriate to the needs of the service
• Provide clinical and professional leadership
• Provide nurse led rapid access chest pain clinic
• Support and undertake diagnostics including Rapid Access Chest Pain Clinic, Dubutamine Stress Echo’s and other diagnostics as required.

Working for our organisation

Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust are the proud providers of acute hospital and community services to the people of the Wigan Borough and surrounding areas. At WWL, we value our staff believing that ‘happy staff, makes for happy patients’. We have a recognised track record in staff engagement, and living our values ‘the WWL Way’.

WWL are committed to placing the patient at the heart of everything we do, and in the provision of safe, effective care that acknowledges and ensures dignity. With this in mind we are seeking to recruit people who share our values and beliefs.

At WWL we value the benefits a rich and diverse workforce brings to our community and therefore welcome applications from all sections of society.