Employer Cardiff and Vale University Health Board
Employer type NHS
Site University Hospital Llandough
Town Penarth
Salary £37,898 - £45,637 per annum pro rata
Salary period Yearly
Closing 24/04/2025 23:59
Clinical Nurse Specialist - Lipids
Band 6
WHO WE ARE:
Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is one of the largest Integrated Health Boards in the UK, employing over 16,000 staff and providing over 100 specialist services. Serving a population of around 500,000 people living in Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan, we are focussed on the health and care needs of our local population whilst also working with our partners to develop regional services. Together we are committed to improving health outcomes for everyone and to delivering excellent care and support.
Our mission is “Living Well, Caring Well, Working Together”. We have recently refreshed our strategy, Shaping Our Future Wellbeing, which sets out the Health Board’s Vision for improving the health and wellbeing of the populations we serve by 2035 through the delivery of our strategic objectives; Putting People First, Providing Outstanding Quality, Delivering in the Right Places, and Acting for the Future. We aspire to deliver outstanding care and treatment for people when they need it, where they need it; care that compares well with the best in the world.
OUR REGION:
Wales has much to offer with miles of stunning coastline, UNESCO world heritage sites and beautiful countryside. Cardiff, the thriving Welsh capital, has something for everyone. It is a fantastic city to live and work in with an abundance of sports, arts and cultural attractions. Situated to the west of Cardiff, the Vale of Glamorgan offers a combination of beautiful Welsh countryside and a dramatic natural coastline, as well as charming towns including Penarth and Cowbridge.
Job overview
An exciting new opportunity has arisen within the Lipid Unit at University Hospital Llandough for a dynamic and motivated CNS, to work in collaboration with the cardiac OP team, for the implementation, development, and delivery of a lipid service, in conjunction with the existing Post PCI clinic.
Extensive cardiology knowledge and a keen interest in lipid management is essential.
The successful candidate should be organised, efficient, and have excellent communication skills, to work collaboratively with the MDT.
Main duties of the role:
1. Initiate, facilitate and participate in the delivery of a new Lipid service clinic, in conjunction with the existing Post PCI clinics.
2. Formulate/develop/implement care management pathways, protocols and guidelines.
3. Provide teaching, support and supervision to other colleagues.
4. MECC and encouraging healthy behaviour choices, to maximise clinical outcomes for patients.
5. Auditing, and improving service delivery.
This post is fixed term for 24 months to meet the needs of the service.
Main duties of the job
The post holder should have an interest in cardiovascular health promotion, an understanding of Familial Hypercholesterolemia (FH), and patients and their families requiring Lipid Management.
The Lipid service is rapidly developing so we would welcome candidates who wish to develop their leadership skills and who would actively take a lead in lipoprotein treatments whilst continuing to develop the role of the CNS in delivering services including lipid management, non-medical prescribing, and research with the post PCI clinic.
The successful candidate will assist in coordinating the Apheresis Programme, be involved in nurse-led cardiovascular genotyping clinics for FH, biochemistry testing, and PCSK9 inhibitor patient clinics. The post holder would also be required to possess competence in phlebotomy skills, have good interpersonal skills and be able to provide sound clinical advice to the patient population.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.
Working for our organisation
Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is one of the largest Integrated Health Boards in the UK, employing over 15,000 staff, providing over 100 specialist services. Our mission is “Caring for People, Keeping People Well”, and our vision is that every person’s chance of leading a healthy life should be equal. As an organisation we are unashamedly ambitious for our population’s health, rising to the challenges of today and tomorrow through our 10-year strategy, Shaping our Future Wellbeing.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click “Apply now” to view in Trac.
Person specification
Qualifications
* Registered Nurse (RN Adult)
* Current NMC Registration
* BSc Nursing
* MSc or willingness to work towards
Experience
* Sufficient post registration experience
* Knowledge of cardiovascular and lipid conditions
* Knowledge of research and audit
* Experience of teaching and assessing in the clinical area
* Experience of providing specialised advice concerning care
Knowledge and Skills
* Ability to prioritise workload
* Ability to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team
* Commitment to developing clinical practice
* Excellent interpersonal skills
* Effective teaching skills, use of IT systems
* Maintain their personal and organisational development
* Excellent counselling skills
* Experience in clinical audit
* Evidence of service improvement
* Evidence of change management
Personal Qualities
* Motivated, proactive and innovative
* Shows respect to patients and team members
* Professional attitude to work
MANAGING YOUR APPLICATION:
We are committed to promoting inclusion, where all staff have a sense of belonging. We welcome applications from everyone and recognise the need for our workforce to represent the diversity of the population we serve. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment where staff treat one another with dignity and respect and where diversity is celebrated.
Applicants are invited to apply in Welsh. Any application submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application made in English.
The UHB reserves the right to close this vacancy after 24 hours if a large number of suitable applications are received. Therefore, we encourage early applications to ensure consideration for this post.
Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment-related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.
To work in the UK, all candidates who are not UK or Republic of Ireland (RoI) nationals require sponsorship to obtain either a Health and Care visa or Skilled Worker visa, unless you have permission to work via another route.
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