Exciting opportunity to be a part of a Familial Hypercholesterolaemia (FH) testing programme in Buckinghamshire, conducted by the Consultant Lipid clinic in collaboration with BOB-ICB and West Midlands FH services.
This is a part-time Band 7 nursing position, 1-2 days/week commencing April 2025 to help the Consultant Lipid Clinic for Familial Hypercholesterolemia (FH) case finding. Training will be provided and the post will be initially a fixed-term for 12 months. Previous Lipid clinic and clinical experience around Familial hypercholesterolaemia is valuable. If you have been working in Cardiology, Stroke or Vascular units, this would be an additional plus point to this post. Part-time working pattern is 0.4 WTE AFC Band 7 lipid nurse from 1stApril 2025 – 31stMarch 2026.
This post is part of a regional initiative in Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire, West Berkshire Integrated Care Board (BOB-ICB), supported by the East Midlands Clinical Networks, for the provision of care to those with Familial Hypercholesterolaemia (FH) and their families in Buckinghamshire. This is a 12-month funded project by the BOB-ICB to identify the patients indicated to have familial hypercholesterolaemia in the Buckinghamshire County.
Please see the Job Description for full duties
This post holder will work closely with the Lipid Clinic Consultants to provide professional clinical service management expertise to develop the Bucks FH service. The post holder will collaborate with region-wide stakeholders to develop and set up the Bucks FH service ensuring that process put in place are robust, safe and provide a high-quality service to patients and achieve the objectives of the Bucks FH service.
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This advert closes on Monday 31 Mar 2025