Heart Failure Clinical Nurse Specialist

Job summary

BAND 6/7 DEPENDING ON EXPERIENCE

26.5 HRS PER WEEK

12 MTHS FIXED TERM MATERNITY COVER

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic, confident, and highly motivated Registered Nurse to join our Heart Failure Specialist Nursing Team.

We are looking for a nurse who can work both autonomously and as part of a multidisciplinary team, with a strong commitment to delivering high-quality care to patients with heart failure.

• Be a Registered Nurse with experience in heart failure management
• Demonstrate excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Be able to work confidently and autonomously while contributing effectively to a multidisciplinary team
• Have skills in clinical and risk assessment, cardiovascular examination, and patient education
• Be computer literate
• Hold a full driving licence and be willing to travel
• If you are passionate about delivering proactive, patient-centred care and would like to work in a dedicated heart failure service, we would be delighted to receive your application.

Kerry O’Dowd, Lead Nurse for Cardiology Specialist Teams, via switchboard on Extn. 33003 or bleep 278

Or Dr David Wilson, Consultant Cardiologist on extn 33994

Nurses with a broad acute medical background who are keen to develop specialist knowledge are also encouraged to apply. Full support will be provided to help you gain the skills and competencies required for the specialist nurse role.

You will work within the acute and community heart failure team. You will manage your own caseload of patients and work closely with the wider multi-professional team to initiate, facilitate, and deliver evidence-based care for individuals diagnosed with heart failure. This is a rewarding role offering opportunities for professional development within a supportive and proactive team.

• Supportive and friendly specialist team.
• Opportunities for training and professional development.
• A rewarding role making a real difference to patients with heart failure.

Potential candidates are warmly welcomed and encouraged to visit the Heart Failure Team prior to application.

Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust is a large acute and specialised hospital trust that provides a range of local acute services to the residents of Worcestershire and more specialised services to a larger population in Herefordshire and beyond. The Trust operates hospital-based services from three sites in Kidderminster, Redditch and Worcester. Our workforce is more than 7,000 strong, and our caring staff are recognised as providing good and outstanding patient-centred care.

You could be one of them. We are committed to recruiting the best people to work with us. Our values, which we ask all staff to demonstrate, underpin our everyday work and remain firmly at the heart of all we do.

Being open and honest

Ensuring people feel cared for

Showing respect to everyone

We are proud to have achieved Timewise accreditation - this means we are committed to embedding flexible working within our organisation as a flex positive employer.

Any applicants who are offered posts requiring a DBS check as part of their employment check will have the cost of this check (at the current rate) deducted from their salary. Please see link in Supporting Information section for more details on DBS checks and costs.

• To act in accordance with the NMC code of conduct for nurses and midwives and health visitor and to be accountable for clinical practice at all times.
• To assess patients presenting with heart failure syndrome in the acute setting, in their home environment and/or a clinic environment and plan for their future needs in accordance with the service guidelines.
• To demonstrate a high level of expertise in the field of heart failure services provision through a comprehensive assessment of heart failure patients and the application of this knowledge to advise on the development of services across organisational boundaries.
• Management of individual caseload assuming ability to work autonomously within scope of practice, including clinical assessment, drug titration and prescribing.
• To select, apply and advise on profession specific assessment and treatment strategies for heart failure patients with complex presentations at any stage of the heart failure syndrome.
• Ensure clients receive comprehensive education regarding diagnosis.
• Optimise referrals and patient pathways and avoid hospital admissions by developing and participating in the running of clinics/services such as rapid access Heart failure Clinic.
• To provide support for patients and their families, particularly where the diagnosis is recent, those in need of palliative care and those experiencing deterioration in their quality of life with regard to physical, psychological, social and spiritual elements of care.
• Support the…