Community Cardiac Specialist Nurse

Job summary

This job is currently only open to people who already work for the NHS in Cornwall or the Isles of Scilly. We are committed to supporting our dedicated staff, so only current employees of the following organisations can apply: o Cornwall Foundation Trust o Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust o Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Integrated Care Board If you do not currently work for one of these NHS organisations, your application will not be considered at this time.

An exciting opportunity has arisen within the small, vibrant community cardiac nursing team in East Cornwall. This role involves holding a caseload of complex cardiac patients, liaising with primary and secondary care and supporting cardiac rehab exercise groups. The successful candidate will be expected to travel throughout East Cornwall (subject to change to service demands) and work both autonomously and as part of this busy team.

Main duties of the job

Ideally a candidate will have a cardiology background to include heart failure management and cardiac rehab experience.

The main duties of this role will include: symptom management and optimisation of complex heart failure patients; secondary prevention management; education and multi-disciplinary liaisons; advising primary care and regular attendance of MDTs. This will include nurse led clinics, home visits and telephone assessments and participating and supporting the cardiac rehab exercise groups.

About us

We're an NHS community and mental health provider Trust based in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. We deliver community and hospital-based care to improve people's physical and mental health. We also provide specialist support to people with dementia or a learning disability.

We are a people organisation and people matter to us. As part of the team, you'll help support the health and wellbeing of the people who live and visit this beautiful part of the UK.

Over 4,000 people make up the Trust. This includes doctors, nurses, therapists, plus admin and support staff.

We work in people's homes, in community clinics and bases. Some staff work from one of our 13 community hospitals. Our aspiration is to have great people, provide great care, be a great place to work and a great partner.

Approximately 568,000 people live here. A third of people who live in Cornwall are supported by acute hospital services in Devon. As a result, we also work closely with our partners in Devon. In the summer, and during other holidays lots of people choose to visit the area. This increase the numbers of people who use out services.