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Job summary

Main area
Endocrine
Grade
Band 8A
Contract
Fixed term: 12 months (Part time.)
Hours
Part time - 25 hours per week
Job ref
297-6934948-A
Employer
Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Queen Elizabeth Hospital
Town
Gateshead
Salary
£55,690 - £62,682 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
19/08/2025 23:59

Employer heading

Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust logo

Lipid Management and Secondary Prevention Practitioner

Band 8A

In the event of excessive applications being received this vacancy may close earlier than the stated closing date, you are encouraged to submit your application as soon as possible  

IMPORTANT NOTE ON COMPLETION OF REFERENCE SECTION OF APPLICATION FORM

All references from current and previous employers will be sought and MUST cover a minimum of 3 years employment. Therefore, when completing the reference section of your application form, please give the address, telephone number and work email address of each of your current/previous line managers that cover 3 years employment. Where possible this should be from two separate employers. Failure to complete this section may result in your application not being processed.

PLEASE NOTE it is a requirement of this Trust that all successful applicants pay for their DBS certificate if a check is required for the post. This will be done through deduction from your monthly pay over a maximum of three months. It is also a requirement that all successful applicants register  or are registered with the DBS update service where a DBS is required. 

All new entrants to the NHS will be appointed on the minimum of the pay scale in line with Terms & Conditions.

 

Job overview

A fantastic opportunity has arisen for a Lipid Management and Secondary Prevention Practitioner (band 8a), 0.67WTE to contribute towards an existing successful secondary prevention service for the patients of Gateshead. This is an innovative service commenced in September 2023 that is pivotal to supporting the national agenda of cardiovascular disease prevention and has been presented at national conferences. The Secondary Prevention Service was also a finalist at the prestigious Bright Ideas in Healthcare Awards 2024.

Main duties of the job

We are looking for a motivated, enthusiastic and highly skilled Lipid Management and Secondary Prevention Practitioner with a prescribing qualification and a keen interest in working in lipid management and secondary prevention of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD). Under guidance and mentorship of the consultants leading the service, the post holder will provide specialist clinical input and contribute towards existing longitudinal data collection on patient benefit and outcomes.

Working for our organisation

Based in the North East of England we provide a range of hospital and community health services from our leading facilities, including the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Blaydon urgent care centre and Bensham Hospital, all within Gateshead.

Established in 2005, we were one of the first foundation trusts in the country and since then have consistently achieved the highest levels of care for patients.

We now employ around 4,800 staff and currently provide 444 hospital beds across the Gateshead region.

Our values should be the ‘golden thread’ which runs through everything we do – they are the core of who we are. Our five values can easily be remembered by the simple acronym ICORE; Innovation, Care, Openness, Respect, Engagement.

We have a number of staff networks including the Global Ethnic Majority (GEM) network, D-Ability network, LGBTQ+ Network and the Women’s Network, to challenge us and help us to constantly improve. Our Armed Forces network is one of our emerging networks.

The health and wellbeing of our staff is one of our highest priorities, and we offer a range of support and initiatives as part of our ‘Balance’ programme balancegateshead.com to cater for our diverse workforce, so that your individual needs can be supported, allowing you a happy and healthy working experience with us. 

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The successful applicant will work closely as part of the MDT (alongside colleagues from cardiology, endocrinology, renal medicine and stroke teams) to triage patient referrals into the service. They will then deliver clinical care in patient clinics, initiating and monitoring patients on guideline-directed medical therapies to achieve target lipid reductions to reduce risk of future cardiovascular events. They will review and promote medicines optimisation for patients who have associated cardiovascular risk factors including diabetes, thyroid disease, chronic kidney disease and hypertension including titration of secondary prevention medication post myocardial infarction.

They will share progress of the project with consultant clinical leads for the service, service line manager for medicine and the key stakeholders of cardiology, endocrinology, renal medicine and stroke teams. There is also the opportunity to be involved in an existing regional lipid specialist advisory group to share ideas and experiences.

A self-starter with good communication skills, passion for improving patient care, and an interest in audit and research and who will maintain our commitment to the trusts core values would be highly sought to join our team who have had work widely presented and been nominated for regional awards.

Person specification

Qualifications & Training

Essential criteria
  • Independent Prescriber
  • Degree in Pharmacy, Nursing, AHP or equivalent.
  • Registered as a Pharmacist with General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC), Nursing (NMC) or AHP equivalent.
Desirable criteria
  • Advanced Clinical practitioner qualification

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Experience of leadership
  • Experience with patient consultations
  • Involvement in projects/audit and ability to use data collection to demonstrate outcomes
Desirable criteria
  • Previous clinical experience with lipid management/secondary prevention/diabetes care
  • Previous experience of leading project development and management
  • Previous hospital experience

Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Evidence of self-reflection and continuous professional development
Desirable criteria
  • Acute Illness Management or similar
  • Evidence of innovative practice

Skills and Abilities

Essential criteria
  • IT literate
  • Excellent consultation skills
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Desirable criteria
  • Advanced Clinical Skills or desire to work towards

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Veteran AwareApprenticeships logoNo smoking policyAge positiveCare quality commission - GoodDisability confident employerStonewall equality policy. Equality and justice for lesbians, gay men, bisexual and trans people.Better Health at Work Award

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.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Su Ann Tee
Job title
Consultant
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
0191 445 2181
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