Heart failure Specialist Nurse

Job description

Job responsibilities

To support the educational, emotional and practical needs of people with Heart Failure.

To provide highly specialist heart failure advice and promote good practice with colleagues in primary and secondary care.

Highly effective communication skills and the ability to liaise appropriately with other health care professionals including regular liaison with GPs and cardiologists to provide seamless care across primary/secondary care boundaries.

work with the MDT to deliver early supported hospital discharge and prevent admission / re- admission into hospital. To carry out home visits when required and provide telephone advice and direction as needed.

To liaise with GPs and other key healthcare professionals verbally, via telephone or electronically to suggest appropriate medical / other interventions.

To communicate complex information effectively (including breaking bad news), to patients and/or carers, from a multicultural, ethnically diverse population where there may also be barriers to their understanding or where they may be in a highly stressed state. To inform them of the benefits and risks of suggested treatment options; this may require the use of interpreters and / or non-verbal communication aid.

To work in collaboration with palliative care teams with the aim of increasing the number of patients being placed on the palliative care register. To support and enable patients in their preferred priorities of care. To identify the needs of clients with end stage disease through referral to palliative care services and provide specialist advice regarding symptom relief.

To work collaboratively with our hospital based colleagues in the appropriate referral of patients who may benefit from IV diuretics provided on an Ambulatory (daily) basis within the cardiology ward setting.

TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT

1. To maintain accurate and up-to-date records and reports of patients being treated in line with departmental standards and the appropriate professional body. (NMC)

2. To be professionally and legally responsible and accountable for all aspects of intervention undertaken, working within relevant codes of practice and professional guidelines.

3. To review current research and evidence relating to heart failure and utilise the findings and implications of these in order to ensure that practice is evidence based and to plan for future health care developments.

ORGANISATIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES

Work at all times as a role model for others in the delivery of high standards of evidenced based practice, leadership and compliance with organisational policy.

Engage in clinical and organisational supervision in keeping with organisational policy and in support of optimum standards of care for patients

Ensure standards of conduct and dress are maintained within the team in order to sustain public confidence in keeping with organisational policy and takes action where necessary.

Responsible for own practice and that of team members in relation to the prevention and control of health care associated infections and the promotion of best practice in keeping with organisational policy for e.g. Essential steps.

Utilise and develop own knowledge of the Mental Capacity Act, safeguarding policies and guidance related to vulnerable adults and work at all times in the best interests of the patient.

Model and ensure a climate of acceptance and respect for the differing values, beliefs and cultures inherent within the wider team and caseload and work with others to address attitudes or behaviour which compromise this.

Continually review, evaluate and develop own clinical and leadership practice in order to reflect service need and delivery.

Person Specification

shortlisting

Essential

• NMC registered

Desirable

• 2 years post qualification

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

Employer details

Employer name

East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust

Address

Fusion House

Evolution park

Blackburn

BB1 2FD

Employer's website

http://jobs.elht.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)