Heart failure nurse specialist (Band 6/7)

Airedale NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

We are looking for a Heart Failure Nurse Specialist to join our community nursing team.

To provide care for a caseload of chronic heart failure patients which aims to improve their quality of life and reduce unnecessary hospital admissions.
Be responsible for providing management of chronic heart failure, giving expert advice, education and delivering evidence based individualised care for patients and their carers and other health care professionals across primary, secondary, palliative and social care.
Empower patients to take an active role in their care and promote self-management.
Manage nurse led heart failure clinics across the locality and undertake home visits.
To work as a specialist nurse in collaboration with the Heart Failure Clinical Lead to improve the management of heart failure patients through specialist education, training and initiation of core disease modifying medications, in line with national / local guidance.
To work autonomously assessing individual patient needs, initiating investigations, utilising advanced clinical assessment skills and knowledge, to prescribe and optimise heart failure medications to improve quality of life, morbidity and mortality rates.
To provide clinical leadership and line management for staff within the heart failure nursing team.

Main duties of the job

To assess, plan, provide and evaluate nursing care to meet the care needs and case manage individuals with chronic heart failure with a reduced ejection fraction.
To work in partnership with patients (and carers) to empower them to make informed choices about their health and care.
To review the prescribed medication regimen to ensure that patients receive appropriate pharmacotherapy in effective doses.
Develop and lead on incorporating evidence-based practice into the management of skilled holistic care for patients with heart failure.
Accountable for organising own workload within working hours, prioritising according to clinical need, urgency and appropriateness.
To ensure the service keeps pace with the research evidence through identification, application and dissemination of research findings relating to heart failure management.
To monitor, evaluate and audit the service at regular intervals, as part of an agreed programme to ensure both a high standard of care and the effectiveness of the service to improve health outcomes.
Manage programmes of specialist care effectively through working in partnership with others.

About us

The Community Specialist Nurse's Team are experts in their field and provide support for people within the beautiful areas of Airedale, Wharfedale, Craven and Bentham. We are advanced practitioners who work autonomously and as part of the multi-disciplinary team. We have a flexible working culture with a mix of community, office and home-based work. Our team strives for high quality, safe care which is patient centred and focuses on healthy communities and people.

Date posted

02 November 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

Depending on experience Dependent on experience

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time, Flexible working, Home or remote working

Reference number

423-5763143

Job locations

Airedale General Hospital

Skipton Road

Steeton, Keighley

BD20 6TD

Job description

Job responsibilities

Overall responsibility for caseload of chronic heart failure patients within the service, acting as an expert practitioner and provide advice where required.
Responsible for providing expert advice on chronic heart failure issues to a wide range of health care professionals and others.
Responsible for policy development within own specialist area.
Work with the Community Specialist Nurse Lead to ensure planning of the workforce and future heart failure service provision in a cost-effective way.
Work closely with Cardiologists, fellow Heart Failure Nurse Specialists within the region, GPwSI in Cardiology, Cardiovascular Nurse Leads, West Yorkshire Heart Failure Cardiac Network, Secondary Care to ensure local and national targets for heart failure are met.
Support Community Services Nursing Team Leader with reports, dashboard reviews, data collection and deputisation as required.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Overall responsibility for caseload of chronic heart failure patients within the service, acting as an expert practitioner and provide advice where required.
Responsible for providing expert advice on chronic heart failure issues to a wide range of health care professionals and others.
Responsible for policy development within own specialist area.
Work with the Community Specialist Nurse Lead to ensure planning of the workforce and future heart failure service provision in a cost-effective way.
Work closely with Cardiologists, fellow Heart Failure Nurse Specialists within the region, GPwSI in Cardiology, Cardiovascular Nurse Leads, West Yorkshire Heart Failure Cardiac Network, Secondary Care to ensure local and national targets for heart failure are met.
Support Community Services Nursing Team Leader with reports, dashboard reviews, data collection and deputisation as required.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Registered nurse with current NMC registration
ENB 998 or equivalent teaching and assessing qualification
First Level Degree in health-related subject
Heart Failure / Cardiology or relevant qualification

Desirable

Post graduate qualification at Masters level (or willingness to undertake)
Non Medical Prescriber (or willingness to undertake)
Advanced clinical assessment skills

Experience/Knowledge

Essential

Knowledge of a range of cardiac nursing issues
Knowledge of current ESC, NICE guidelines for CHF & ACS
Knowledge of current issues affecting the NHS, Community Services
Significant post registration including clinical experience working with cardiology patients.

Desirable

Experience of working in the Community
Managing patients with Acute Coronary Syndromes, cardiology diagnosis, including heart failure
Case management or chronic disease management experience
Autonomous practitioner

Skills

Essential

Excellent organisational and time management skills
Demonstrates excellent interpersonal and communication skills, including IT competency
Able to prioritise & manage rapidly changing circumstances, workload pressures

Desirable

Counselling Skills
Palliative Care Experience
Accurate history taking and assessment skills
Phlebotomy Skills
Basic ECG Interpretation skills
Experience of audit/service evaluation

Other

Essential

Car driver with valid UK driving licence
Able to accommodate flexible working to meet the needs of the service

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Registered nurse with current NMC registration
ENB 998 or equivalent teaching and assessing qualification
First Level Degree in health-related subject
Heart Failure / Cardiology or relevant qualification

Desirable

Post graduate qualification at Masters level (or willingness to undertake)
Non Medical Prescriber (or willingness to undertake)
Advanced clinical assessment skills

Experience/Knowledge

Essential

Knowledge of a range of cardiac nursing issues
Knowledge of current ESC, NICE guidelines for CHF & ACS
Knowledge of current issues affecting the NHS, Community Services
Significant post registration including clinical experience working with cardiology patients.

Desirable

Experience of working in the Community
Managing patients with Acute Coronary Syndromes, cardiology diagnosis, including heart failure
Case management or chronic disease management experience
Autonomous practitioner

Skills

Essential

Excellent organisational and time management skills
Demonstrates excellent interpersonal and communication skills, including IT competency
Able to prioritise & manage rapidly changing circumstances, workload pressures

Desirable

Counselling Skills
Palliative Care Experience
Accurate history taking and assessment skills
Phlebotomy Skills
Basic ECG Interpretation skills
Experience of audit/service evaluation

Other

Essential

Car driver with valid UK driving licence
Able to accommodate flexible working to meet the needs of the service

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