Nursing Associate Heart Failure

Job summary

The role of the nursing associate in the heart failure service is to be an accountable professional working within the limitations of the registration, while promoting health and wellbeing within the role and wider team. The applicant should be responsible for monitoring and providing patient care to a high quality while working within a multidisciplinary team to ensure the highest quality care for patients. The individual should be able to contribute to patient care as part of the team.

Main duties of the job

Using the breadth of knowledge gained across various fields of nursing the Nursing Associate will be able to provide holistic and patient centred care to a high standard supporting patients in a variety of inpatient and outpatient settings and be competent in a variety of clinical procedures. The Nursing Associate will work independently under the leadership and direction of the heart failure CNS team working within their scope of practice as a Nursing Associate.

About us

At Somerset NHS Foundation Trust, we're committed to supporting our employees with a range of benefits designed to enhance your professional and personal life. We offer:

• Flexible working options to help you balance work and life
• NHS pension scheme for long-term financial security
• Generous annual leave allowance to recharge and relax
• A strong focus on career development to help you grow and achieve your potential

Additionally, you'll gain access to our Blue Light Card, unlocking exclusive discounts on shopping, dining, and leisure activities, as well as NHS-specific perks to support you both inside and outside of work.

We are proud to foster a diverse, skilled, and inclusive workforce, and we encourage applications from all backgrounds.

Why Somerset? Somerset offers the perfect blend of idyllic countryside, outstanding areas of natural beauty, and breathtaking coastlines, with vibrant cities like Bristol, Bath, and Exeter just a short drive away - and only two hours to London.

The region is home to excellent educational facilities, and with affordable housing compared to other parts of the country, it's a great place to build both your career and your future.

Somerset truly has it all - the peaceful countryside and cosmopolitan city life, with something for everyone to enjoy.