Job summary
Are you a dynamic, compassionate clinical professional looking to shape the future of community heart failure care? This is a brilliant opportunity for a highly skilled and specialised nurse professional to join CNWL NHS Trust and lead Camden's Community Heart Failure team. We are seeking an exceptional Clinical Lead to drive high-quality, patient-centred services across our local Camden population. This is a unique opportunity to lead a passionate team, influence service development and ensure people living with heart failure receive the right support, in the right place, at the right time.
In this pivotal role, you will champion evidence-based practice, provide expert clinical leadership, and work closely with primary, secondary, and social care partners to create seamless pathways that empower patients to manage their condition confidently at home. You will oversee complex case management, promote early intervention, and lead innovative initiatives aimed at reducing hospital admissions and improving quality of life.
We are looking for someone with strong clinical expertise in cardiology, community experience, proven leadership skills and a commitment to compassionate, holistic care. In return, you'll join a forward-thinking organisation that values professional development, encourages autonomy and embraces strong partnership working.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will use their leadership skills and clinical expertise to lead and manage the service in the delivery of quality care for people living with heart failure. The post holder will work closely with, and support patients and their families/carers, GPs and the wider MDT to:
- Provide evidence-based treatment in community-based clinics, patients' own homes and secondary care during visits working as an independent practitioner
- Develop and maintain effective working relationships with all relevant stakeholders to provide the best standards of chronic heart failure care.
- Advise GPs, medical teams and other health care professionals caring for people with heart failure regarding medication adjustments, changes in condition or treatment plans
- Identify of new cases of undiagnosed heart failure and diagnosed patients who are on sub- optimal evidenced based therapy
- Provide person-centred heart failure management as effectively and compassionately as possible in the community
- Lead and operationally manage the specialist nurses in the Heart Failure team and the clinics in which the service operates, responding to changes in demand, being proactive with service review, facilitating rotation and cover of each element of the specialist role, including clinics, domiciliary care, (in reach), and heart failure patient education programs.
- Collaborative working with other services such as GPs, PCN, secondary care to improve patient care and outcomes.
About us
The Heart Failure Team in Camden works as part of a diverse multi-disciplinary team in primary, secondary and tertiary care to design care plans that meet the needs of people with heart failure. The team serves patients registered with a GP in the Camden borough. There are over 30 GP surgeries and 7 PCNs. Our work is divided into 3 localities i.e. North, South and West. The Team aims to optimise health and wellbeing and prevent unscheduled hospital visits.
CNWL is proud to represent the diverse communities is serves. Camden and Islington boroughs are homes to beautifully diverse communities as well as being the setting for many well-known London landmarks and facilities. CNWL is also proud to support professional and personal development of all staff, and the current landscape of working in Camden's unfolding Integrated Neighbourhood Teams is just another exciting opportunity for this. These are just a few of the reasons we love working here.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Deliver specific heart failure patient assessment and management in our community-based clinics, patients' own homes and secondary care during visits working as an independent practitioner.
Develop and maintain effective working relationships with all relevant stakeholders to provide the best standards of chronic heart failure care.
Safeguarding people by recognising and responding when an adult or child might be at risk from abuse but also recognising their own limits and asking for help and escalate concerns when necessary
Escalating safety concerns and by doing so acting as effective advocates for those who use our services
Being open and transparent about their own practice
Supervising the work of less experienced staff.
Reflecting on everyday practice to identify areas where improvements in safety or quality can be made.
Working with others to create a culture of continuous improvement e.g. participating in quality improvement (QI) projects.
Maintaining accurate, legible, comprehensive records
Maintaining compliance with their mandatory training requirements.
Lead and develop the efficient delivery of a specialist nursing heart failure service, responding to changes in demand, being proactive with service review, facilitating rotation and cover of each element of the specialist role, including clinics, domiciliary care, (in reach), and heart failure patient education programs.
Occasionally cover for Service Manager of LTC and attend meetings and feedback to LTC leads and teams and likewise escalate to senior management.
Work in collaboration with MDT and colleagues in hospital and community settings so as to promote strong links between primary and secondary care
Collaborative working with other services such as GPs, PCN, secondary care to improve patient care and outcomes.
Deliver specific heart failure patient assessment and management in community-based clinics, patients own homes and secondary care during visits working as an independent practitioner
Develop and maintain effective working relationships with all relevant stakeholders to provide the best standards of chronic heart failure care.
Advice GPs, medical teams and other health care professionals caring for people with heart failure regarding medication adjustments, changes in condition or treatment plans
Job description
Job responsibilities
Deliver specific heart failure patient assessment and management in our community-based clinics, patients' own homes and secondary care during visits working as an independent practitioner.
Develop and maintain effective working relationships with all relevant stakeholders to provide the best standards of chronic heart failure care.
Safeguarding people by recognising and responding when an adult or child might be at risk from abuse but also recognising their own limits and asking for help and escalate concerns when necessary
Escalating safety concerns and by doing so acting as effective advocates for those who use our services
Being open and transparent about their own practice
Supervising the work of less experienced staff.
Reflecting on everyday practice to identify areas where improvements in safety or quality can be made.
Working with others to create a culture of continuous improvement e.g. participating in quality improvement (QI) projects.
Maintaining accurate, legible, comprehensive records
Maintaining compliance with their mandatory training requirements.
Lead and develop the efficient delivery of a specialist nursing heart failure service, responding to changes in demand, being proactive with service review, facilitating rotation and cover of each element of the specialist role, including clinics, domiciliary care, (in reach), and heart failure patient education programs.
Occasionally cover for Service Manager of LTC and attend meetings and feedback to LTC leads and teams and likewise escalate to senior management.
Work in collaboration with MDT and colleagues in hospital and community settings so as to promote strong links between primary and secondary care
Collaborative working with other services such as GPs, PCN, secondary care to improve patient care and outcomes.
Deliver specific heart failure patient assessment and management in community-based clinics, patients own homes and secondary care during visits working as an independent practitioner
Develop and maintain effective working relationships with all relevant stakeholders to provide the best standards of chronic heart failure care.
Advice GPs, medical teams and other health care professionals caring for people with heart failure regarding medication adjustments, changes in condition or treatment plans
Person Specification
Qualifications/Education
Essential
- BSc Nursing or equivalent qualification
- NMC membership
- Working at Masters level in the management of clients with complex respiratory needs
- Post graduate clinical courses specific to working with people with heart failure
- Non-medical Prescribing Qualification or willingness to undertake training
- Experience of working in a health economy similar to the UK
Governance & Leadership
Essential
- Able to self-motivate and manage time effectively
- Able to demonstrate excellent communication and negotiation skills
- Demonstrate ability to set up and monitor standards of practice, care pathways and clinical guidelines
- Ability to prioritise and work under pressure
- Evidence of undertaking service development & audit
- Awareness of developments in NHS and clinical pathway development
Experience
Essential
- Working at band 6 or above in heart failure/cardiology setting
- Strong concept of case management function & managing people with heart failure
- Experience of using outcome measures relating to the care & management of heart failure
- Knowledge of the role of other disciplines & experience of Interdisciplinary working
- Experience of working with other agencies, and an understanding of local services
- Evidence of working as an autonomous practitioner in a community setting
- Able to demonstrate insight into the needs of people with physical disability
- Highly specialist Nursing knowledge of evidence based management of complex patients
- Experience of manual handling clients with physical disabilities and ability to assess, identify and reduce associated risks
- All round general experience, including Cardiac care, Elderly Care and General Medicine
Person Specification
Qualifications/Education
Essential
- BSc Nursing or equivalent qualification
- NMC membership
- Working at Masters level in the management of clients with complex respiratory needs
- Post graduate clinical courses specific to working with people with heart failure
- Non-medical Prescribing Qualification or willingness to undertake training
- Experience of working in a health economy similar to the UK
Governance & Leadership
Essential
- Able to self-motivate and manage time effectively
- Able to demonstrate excellent communication and negotiation skills
- Demonstrate ability to set up and monitor standards of practice, care pathways and clinical guidelines
- Ability to prioritise and work under pressure
- Evidence of undertaking service development & audit
- Awareness of developments in NHS and clinical pathway development
Experience
Essential
- Working at band 6 or above in heart failure/cardiology setting
- Strong concept of case management function & managing people with heart failure
- Experience of using outcome measures relating to the care & management of heart failure
- Knowledge of the role of other disciplines & experience of Interdisciplinary working
- Experience of working with other agencies, and an understanding of local services
- Evidence of working as an autonomous practitioner in a community setting
- Able to demonstrate insight into the needs of people with physical disability
- Highly specialist Nursing knowledge of evidence based management of complex patients
- Experience of manual handling clients with physical disabilities and ability to assess, identify and reduce associated risks
- All round general experience, including Cardiac care, Elderly Care and General Medicine
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
