Advanced Nurse Practitioner Heart Failure Services

Advanced Nurse Practitioner with a wide cardiology experience, and specifically within the subspecialty of Heart Failure to work as part of the Heart Failure Team here at Blackpool Teaching Hospitals. We are part of the Tertiary Cardiology service and have an excellent multidisciplinary team made up of Heart Failure Consultants, Heart Failure Specialist Nurses (both acute and community), Cardiology Device Nurses, Occupational Therapist and support staff.

You will have use your specialist knowledge and skills to independently provide excellent care to our Heart Failure patients. You will be expected to work autonomously, and non-medical prescribing is fundamental in supporting this role.

The role will deliver the 4 pillars of advanced practice delivering clinical practice, leadership and management, education, and research and support with training and development of junior staff.

You will be expected to work closely and be supported by the Heart Failure Service leads providing a proactive role in quality, service and system improvement and will assist in the monitoring and auditing of clinical standards of care within the defined area.

The post holder will assess patients with undifferentiated and undiagnosed problems, evaluating their health care needs, based on highly developed nursing/AHP knowledge and skills.

Screen patients for disease factors and early signs of illness. Make differential diagnoses using decision-making and problem-solving skills.

The role will include the initial triage, diagnosis, utilising advanced clinical decision making and management of Heart Failure to support our patient cohort, both in the acute and community setting.

With the clinical team, leading on service improvement work including review heart failure diagnosis pathways in line with best practice.

Have a supportive role in helping people to manage and live with heart failure.

Have the authority to admit or discharge patients from their caseload and refer patients to other health care providers as appropriate.

Work collaboratively with other health care professionals and disciplines.

Provide a leadership and consultancy function as required.

Specialty will complete own job planning

Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is ideally situated just a forty five minute drive from Manchester. The Trust provides services to the 440,000 residents of Blackpool, Fylde & Wyre and North Lancashire, as well as specialist tertiary care for Cardiac and Haematology patients.

As one of the United Kingdom’s largest coastal resort, Blackpool has plenty to offer its residents –
it’s not just a good place to work; it’s a great place to live
. In addition to its bustling centre and historic seafront, the town is world famous for its many attractions, including the famous Blackpool Tower. Blackpool also offers a number of scenic cycling routes round our local parks and across the surrounding countryside, as well as boasting panoramic views of the coast on its picturesque Promenade. Further afield, Blackpool also benefits from less than three-hour connections via rail to Edinburgh in the north and London in the south.

For further details / informal visits contact:
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Phil Helm

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