An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our well-established Paediatric Cardiology Service, as a Deputy Clinical Nurse Specialist. The area of focus is within the Inherited Cardiac Conditions team.
We are looking for a highly-motivated nurse to be part of a multi-disciplinary team who will have the opportunity to enhance their skills and knowledge in this specialty.
We treat children in various clinical settings such as, outpatients and those admitted to our paediatric in-patients wards. We work closely with our colleagues across Paediatric Cardiology and encourage and facilitate exposure and team-working across the specialities.
Closing Date: 04/07/2024
Interview Date: 14/07/2024
The successful candidate will be involved with outpatient clinics, virtual clinics, pre assessment, transition from paediatric to adult care clinics, MDT clinics, as well as assisting with complex discharges.
They will act as a resource of expert advice for other healthcare professionals and must be competent to deliver health promotion and education to parents, their families and others.
The Paediatric Inherited Cardiac Conditions Nurse role supports children, young people and their families with conditions such as dilated and hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, as well as channelopathies including Long QT, Brugada syndrome and CPVT.
The scope of the role is across our hospital sites of Royal Brompton and Harefield and Evelina London. This role also links closely to our Lifelong cardiac network, with communication to local centres and across the MDT.
The successful candidate will be kind and compassionate, be an excellent communicator, a great team player, be a critical problem solver, be able to multitask, and to use basic computer software such as Windows, PowerPoint, and Excel.
Guy’s and St Thomas’ is among the UK’s busiest and most successful NHS foundation trusts. We provide a full range of hospital and community services for people in south London and as well as specialist care for patients from further afield including cancer, renal, orthopaedic, respiratory and cardiovascular services.
Evelina London cares for local children in Lambeth and Southwark and provides specialist services across south east England including cardiac, renal and critical care services. We lead a number of specialist service networks aiming to ensure children are treated locally where possible, but have access to specialist expertise when they need it. Our community services include health visiting, school nursing and support for families of children with long-term conditions.
In February 2021 the Royal Brompton and Harefield joined Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, bringing together world-leading expertise in the care and research of heart and lung disease. Our merger provides a once in a generation opportunity to build a lasting, world-renowned heart and lung centre, providing the highest quality care for patients and conducting world-leading research.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Alice Ciovina Job title: Lead CNS Paediatric Cardiology CNS Team RBH site Email address:
[email protected] Telephone number: 07794020390
