Lead Nurse for Cardiology Diagnostic Pathways, Medicine

at  The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust

In collaboration with both internal and external stakeholders the post holder will provide clinical leadership, strategic directions and motivation to key stakeholders and subject matter experts in the drafting and delivery of clinical pathways specific to cardiology.
You will lead the cardiology representation within existing work streams and projects aligned with the role, and be expected to identify and initiate further work streams to improve access to diagnostic tests, early diagnosis and adherence with evidenced based practice. The post holder will need to challenge organisational barriers to continually improve services necessary to meet the growing needs of our patient population.
As the clinical lead you will initiate, participate and contribute at management level to service development and initiatives. You will be a role model for the staff in the cardiology department and wider medical directorate teams, demonstrating a professional and proactive approach, providing expert advanced clinical practice, advice, training and education.

You will be responsible for working collaboratively with the local health economy to ensure patient’s experience the best possible care irrespective of the location within the PAH footprint. This will include ensuring that pathways are congruent with the desires of the GIRFT, NICE, New Hospital Programme and any other relevant national policy on care provision for the speciality.

• Support the organisation on local development and implementation of guidelines and policies
• Contribute to the new hospital and community diagnostic centre work streams
• Act as a clinical lead for outpatient transformation and development for the service / pathways to best meet the needs of patients
• Lead development within the cardiology team to improve patient’s safety, experience and delivery of the quality agenda
• Provide specialist cardiology care expertise in a strategic role to the trust
• Ensures visibility of the role and clinical areas through engagement with frontline staff

Our Organisation
The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust (PAHT) provides a full range of general acute, outpatient and diagnostic services at The Princess Alexandra Hospital in Harlow, the Herts and Essex Hospital in Bishop’s Stortford, and St Margaret’s Hospital in Epping.
We employ 3,500 staff and serve a local population of around 350,000 people living in west Essex and east Hertfordshire, centred on the M11 corridor and the towns of Harlow, Bishop’s Stortford and Epping. Our extended catchment area incorporates a population of up to 500,000 and includes the areas of Hoddesdon, Cheshunt and Broxbourne in Hertfordshire.
Our Values
The Princess Alexandra Promise to our patients as identified by our 3 values which will contribute to improving our patient experiences:
Patient at heart – Always holding the patient and their wellbeing at the centre of our thoughts and efforts
Everyday excellence – Sharing and celebrating our successes, being honest when we get it wrong, giving us the ability to learn from both
Creative collaboration – Knowing strength comes from diversity, we combine our experiences, skills and talents, working together to find new and better ways to care
The Trust believes in investing in all our staff and rewarding high standards of care whilst building for excellence and in return we expect our staff to uphold the Trust values to the highest level.
Please see the attached Job description and person specification for the full job details. This is available to download at any time

• Support the organisation on local development and implementation of guidelines and policies
• Contribute to the new hospital and community diagnostic centre work streams
• Act as a clinical lead for outpatient transformation and development for the service / pathways to best meet the needs of patients
• Lead development within the cardiology team to improve patient’s safety, experience and delivery of the quality agenda
• Provide specialist cardiology care expertise in a strategic role to the trust
• Ensures visibility of the role and clinical areas through engagement with frontline staf