Lead Nurse - Community Cardiovascular Prevention Lead

Are you looking for your next challenge that will help shape the future of the Community Cardiovascular Prevention service in Barthealth. If so, we are looking to appoint an ambitious Lead Nurse who will undertake the leadership and the management of the Cardiovascular prevention Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) within Barts Health NHS Trust. As we continue to transform and expand our service, you will play a key strategic and operational role in driving forward innovative prevention initiatives., This is an exciting opportunity to develop your leadership skills. The post holder will support and manage a team of CNS's and will work closely with the GP services, Senior Nurse, General Managers, Service Managers along with our medical colleagues at St Bartholomew's Hospital site.

They will also need to have an interest in participating and in contributing to the service improvement and development. You will need to be highly organised, and have the ability to build a strong working relationship with the multi-disciplinary team. In addition, you will be expected to lead on quality improvement projects and to ensure the agendas for the service are achieved and maintained. If you are interested in this role and can work in a way that is patient-focused, involving our service users, we would like to hear from you. We welcome applicants who are knowledgeable, skilful and have the ability to improve the quality of patient care and the patient outcome.,

• Registered nurse
• RN. Specialist cardiology experience & qualification
• Possession of working towards a Masters degree
• Possession of a non-medical prescribing qualification, 10 years post registration
• 4 years clinical experience in Cardiology, 2 years at band 7 or above.
• Experience of change management
• Experience of working with adolescents and families with complex needs
• Able to analyse and act on research and changing environment, Clinical leadership skills
• Clinical expert/reflective practitioner
• Personal and professional confidence
• Ability to develop effective local and national networks., Ability to demonstrate enthusiasm towards teaching and sharing knowledge
• Ability to develop own learning needs and interests that will help to do own job better
• Ability to take an active role in agreed activities and keep a record of them
Communication,
• Ability to work as part of MDT
• Ability to communicate with patients in an empathetic manner
• Able to communicate to colleagues from junior to Head of Nursing, Ability to work as part of MDT
• Ability to communicate with patients in an empathetic manner
• Able to communicate to colleagues from junior to Head of Nursing
Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers. The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients. Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together. We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.