Heart Failure Specialist Nurse

Are you looking for a new challenge? Are you passionate about patient care? Do you enjoy supporting staff to be the best they can be?

Medical Service Line 2 is looking for a leader to work collaboratively with the well-established senior team in the Cardiology Specialist Nursing Team.

You should have substantial experience with nursing Cardiology patients and will be educated to degree level.

You will need to possess excellent communication, interpersonal skills. Ward 8 has always been at the vanguard of any new digital implementation project and any Senior Cardiology Specialist Nurse within the team must be competent or have a willingness to learn the trusts key digital systems (Health Roster, Safe Care live and Nerve Centre).

Above all, you will be a compassionate and kind leader with the ability to support staff at this unpredictable and stress full time.

To provide the highest standard of holistic safe and effective care through the effective use of evidence based practice in line with agreed local and national standards.

Accountable for the planning and delivery of all aspects of patient care throughout the working period as set out in the NMC Code.

To provide a continuously improving service in line with the clinical governance framework, Trust objectives, and the NHS performance framework

To provide clinical leadership, expertise, advice and support to the nursing and multi
-professional team to facilitate the effective delivery of care to patients at all times.

To support and continually develop staff to ensure they have the appropriate level of skill, knowledge and competence to meet service/specialty requirements.

Based in the North East of England we provide a range of hospital and community health services from our leading facilities, including the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Blaydon urgent care centre and Bensham Hospital, all within Gateshead.

Established in 2005, we were one of the first foundation trusts in the country and since then have consistently achieved the highest levels of care for patients.

We now employ around 4,800 staff and currently provide 444 hospital beds across the Gateshead region.

Our values should be the 'golden thread' which runs through everything we do - they are the core of who we are. Our five values can easily be remembered by the simple acronym
ICORE;
Innovation, Care, Openness, Respect, Engagement.

We have a number of staff networks including the BAME network, D-Ability network, LGBTQ+ Network and the Women's Network, to challenge us and help us to constantly improve. Our armed forces network is one of our emerging networks.

The health and wellbeing of our staff is one of our highest priorities, and we offer a range of support and initiatives as part of our 'Balance' programme  to cater for our diverse workforce, so that your individual needs can be supported, allowing you a happy and healthy working experience with us.

• To provide the highest standard of holistic care for patients through the utilisation of enhanced clinical skills and advice in the assessment and management of patients in collaboration with the multi-disciplinary team to improve and maintain the quality and safety of patient care
• To contribute to the delivery and development of the Heart Failure service through the use of effective evidence based practice in line with agreed national standards for clinical practice
• To be accountable for the planning and delivery of all aspects of patient care in relation to Heart Failure Services and as set out in the NMC Code
• To continuously improve clinical care standards in line with the clinical governance framework to ensure the highest quality of care is provided in safest manner
• To work as senior member of a clinical team, in the provision of Heart Failure Services
• To provide specialist clinical advice and support to clinical staff within GHNT on the management and care of patients with Heart Failure to facilitate the effective delivery of care to patients
• To communicate effectively with all members of the multi-disciplinary team, patients, carers and the public
• To act as a resource and role model for the profession at all times
• To provide education and training to clinical staff and internal /external agencies
• To manage own case load of patients and independently review patients in clinic setting with Heart Failure.
• Support the provision of Heart Failure knowledge and advice to other nursing staff, the wider multi-professional team, allied…