Cardiac Rhythm Management Nurse Specialist

Transformationunitgm; Sheffield; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A dynamic healthcare organization in the UK is seeking a specialist nurse for its Cardiac Rhythm Management (CRM) team. The role entails providing expert nursing care, collaborating with consultant cardiologists, and managing complex patient cases. Candidates must have extensive post-registration experience, advanced ECG interpretation skills, and a Master’s degree in Health Care. This position offers excellent professional development opportunities and supports a balanced work-life strategy.

Benefits

Commitment to professional development

Supportive work environment

Qualifications

• Extensive post registration experience including 5 years.
• Experience of working collaboratively across professional and organisational boundaries.
• Evidence of recent professional development and academic achievement.

Responsibilities

• Support the medical staff in providing cardiac rhythm management.
• Develop the Cardiovascular Risk Factor Modification clinic.
• Manage inpatient CRM including devices, syncope, and autonomic dysfunction.

Skills

Advanced ECG interpretation skills

Independent decision-making

Clinical leadership

Advanced patient assessment skills

Excellent communication skills

Education

First level nurse on parts 1 or 12 of the NMC register

Master’s Degree in Health Care

Immediate Life Support Certificate

Job description

Job overview

The post holder will join a dynamic, fast‑evolving CRM team, which formed in 2008. Currently the nursing team consists of 4 WTE and 2 P/T band 7 CRM nurse specialists. The CRM nursing team is supported by 7 consultant cardiologists with a specialist interest in CRM and 1 consultant cardiologist with a specialist interest in syncope/ autonomic dysfunction. Within the trust the team manages patients with a vast range of complex CRM related pathology and a large Syncope and PoTS/autonomic dysfunction service.

The post holder will be a member of the CRM Team, providing specialist‑nursing care to all patients referred to the CRM service utilising advanced nursing practice skills, advanced ECG interpretation skills and knowledge to enable streamlining of the care pathway.

The post holder will act as a source of expertise and knowledge for patients, relatives and health professionals.

As part of a multi‑disciplinary team they will be involved in the provision of Nurse‑led clinics in arrhythmia, devices, syncope and PoTS /autonomic dysfunction, drug testing, cardioversions and pre‑assessment clinics.

They will work closely with Consultant Cardiologists and Physicians and the CRM nurse specialists.

Main duties of the job

• Support the medical staff in the provision of the existing Cardiac Rhythm Management Service to patients with arrhythmias, devices, syncope and PoTS/autonomic dysfunction.
• Support the development of the new Cardiovascular Risk Factor Modification clinic in AF patients.
• Support the development of inpatient CRM management (devices/VA pathway, syncope and autonomic dysfunction, arrhythmias drug challenges).

Working for our organisation

You will be working for an organisation which values and respects all of its staff and the community it serves. The Trust is a leader in the NHS and research sectors and provides excellent benefits for its staff. This includes commitments to professional development but also many policies to support employees in balancing their personal and professional lives.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details regarding this post.

Please ensure that you clearly demonstrate how you meet the role criteria when completing your application.

Person specification

Qualifications

• First level nurse on parts 1 or 12 of the NMC register
• First level degree (or working towards)
• Immediate Life Support Certificate
• To have completed the national practice assessor training or equivalent teaching and assessing qualification for those with ENB998.
• Master’s Degree in Health Care

Experience

• Extensive post registration experience including (5 years)
• Experience of working collaboratively across professional and organisational boundaries
• Up-to-date knowledge of arrhythmia management
• Previous clinical research and audit experience
• Proven management of teams within the healthcare setting

Further Training

• Proven ability to work autonomously and make independent decisions
• Evidence of recent professional development and academic achievement
• Proven communication and interpersonal skills
• Advanced patient assessment skills
• Knowledge of NSF for CHD
• Advanced ECG interpretation skills
• Ability to work autonomously and make independent decisions
• Ability to develop and drive forward innovative practice with a flexible approach to service provision
• Able and willing to undertake relevant training and education
• Ability to participate in and initiate research
• Excellent time management and organisational skills
• Flexible with working pattern and needs of the service
• Clinical role model and clinical resource/support
• Evidence of leadership skills
• Demonstrates teaching and development & support skills
• Expanded nursing roles: venepuncture and cannulation

The Trust is committed to its obligations in accordance with the Equality Act 2010, and we positively encourage applications from all sections of the community.

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.