Cardiac Nurse Specialists An opportunity has arisen for an experienced cardiac nurse to join our well established team at the Royal Derby Hospital. This team is a valuable source of knowledge and resource in Cardiology across the trust, implementing, managing and advising on the care of cardiac patients in numerous settings including the Emergency Department, Medical Assessment Unit, and Coronary Care Unit, in addition to holding a bleep for trust wide contact. The candidate would be expected to work alongside a team of Cardiac Nurse Specialist’s to support and deliver a continually expanding high standard of expert knowledge and care to cardiac patients who enter the trust. It is essential that the candidate is a Registered Nurse with a minimum of 3 years previous cardiology experience. A knowledge of up to date national and local guidelines is essential, as well as being an excellent communicator and team member. The role will involve autonomous working and clinical decision making, implementing trust guidelines as well as providing expert support, knowledge and advice on potentially complex cardiac patients to medical and nursing staff across the trust. They will be given the support and guidance to fulfil this role and it provides an excellent opportunity for personal development into a specialist nurse role. To work within agreed role responsibilities escalating clinical issues for appropriate medical review from across the trust. To provide an expert specialist nursing service. Receives and prioritises direct referrals to cardiology across the trust. Assess patients with suspected STEMI/ACS and refer to appropriate area. Provide expert nursing advice and support to patient and carers. To perform and assist with nurse led clinics Support for senior team members. Actively involved in audit and teaching Closing date of applications: 17 April 2025 Interview date: 6 May 2025 As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work. In Return We Will Offer Development opportunities, including both professional and leadership development On-going support through every step of the way from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond. A variety of other staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes Key Facts About Our Trust We see on average 4810 OP appointments per day. We are the 4th busiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England – an average of 2077 per week. An average of 1115 patients are seen in A&Es across our network every day – 3rd largest in the country. Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily. Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres. We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres. We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day. For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Jenny Edmunds Job title: Leas cardiac Nurse specialist Email address: jenny.edmunds@nhs.net Telephone number: 01332 786383. Location : Derby, England, United Kingdom