Principal Responsibilities: Managerial: Ensure effective and appropriate caseload management at all times. Contribute towards support and professional development of team members, through for example mentorship of the new team members and support for community and ward team members learning needs. Demonstrate excellent personal communication. Establish and maintain effective two-way communication channels with individuals and groups. Demonstrate appropriate assertiveness and ability to challenge others when the rights of patients and others may be infringed. Contribute towards the achievement of the best standard of nursing care across the Trust. Facilitate care based on best research evidence that is holistic and patient centred. Facilitate patient involvement in both decisions affecting their care and wellbeing, and in service development. Practice in accordance with the professional, ethical and legal codes of the Nursing and Midwifery Council, and Trusts protocols and guidelines. Be accountable for own practice and for the delegation of care given to more junior colleagues, support workers, students, and other health care staff. Support standards of cleanliness in clinical areas and for well maintained departments environments across the Trust. Prioritize workload to meet targets. Ensure that Nursing, Medical and Operational Management teams are alerted to quality issues, in collaboration with ward/ team managers. Be responsible for ensuring the clinical team practices within data protection/ confidentiality/Caldicott principles. Actively promote diversity including race diversity both in delivery of services and in the recruitment, management and development of staff within the clinical team. Generate the sustained relationships that promote dignity, rights and responsibilities. Identify and take action to address discrimination and oppression. Promote and facilitate interdisciplinary working, with outcomes aimed at the best interest of patients Clinical and Technical Demonstrate specialist expertise and professional knowledge acquired through post registration academic, clinical, leadership and management development. Work as an excellent role model for professional practice. Work with the multi-disciplinary teams across the Trust, utilising the umbrella of clinical Governance to maintain/improve and develop high standards of patient care. Place the patients experience at the core of service delivery. Monitor and audit the quality of care through a range of strategies, including risk management incident reporting, complaints, research and effectiveness monitoring and clinical audit. To be able to practice at an advanced level that will including independent non-medical prescribing, within all aspects of the cardiac support service. Teaching, Training and Research Promote, develop and maintain a culture within the clinical environment, which challenges and questions practice, and promotes the quality of thinking amongst practitioners. Ensure that students and staff receive effective induction, mentorship, development and support. Contribute to the implementation of the development of the service. Be aware of new evidence and research in both general and specialist fields. Support staff in the analysis of evidence. Work creatively to develop practice and new ways of working, taking the lead in the change management process when appropriate. Role Responsibilities Understand the workload targets which have been set for the clinical service, and demonstrate commitment to their delivery. Ensure that others are alerted to quality issues. Monitor and maintain the health, safety and security of self and others in the work area. Identify and assess risks in work activities, and assist in developing strategies to manage these effectively. Ensure the team works within risk management/ occupational health legislation and Trust procedures. Actively encourages the development of the Cardiology Nurse Specialists. Be aware of and promote new evidence and research in both general and specialist fields. Work creatively to develop practice and new ways of working, taking the lead in the change management process when appropriate. Develops own skills, taking responsibility for continuing professional development and performance, maintaining own portfolio in accordance with post registration requirements. Is able to identify own development needs in relation to current practice and future plans, setting personal development objectives. This job description is not exhaustive and will be subject to periodic review in association with the post holder.