Heart Failure Specialist Nurse (Supportive Care )
- Employer
- Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board
- Location
- Merthyr Tydfil
- Salary
- £42,284 to £48,388 a year per annum/pro rata
- Closing date
- 1 Jun 2023
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Job summary
The advanced heart failure supportive care nurse will work within an already established nursing team, caring for patients with heart failure due to LVSD. They will ensure evidence based practise and individualised care planning, working within the setting of out-patient's department and patient's homes. To work in collaboration with the wider multi-disciplinary team; Cardiology consultants, Palliative care Consultants, GP's, other cardiology/palliative specialist services and community services.
The post holder will manage their own case-load of patient's, delivering specialist individualised care, working closely with heart failure patients, their families and carers. This will include improving patients health related quality of life, by improving symptom control and providing support within the community for their complex care needs. This will include maintaining documentation and communication with both primary and secondary care, collating valuable data to evidence the need for on-going continuation of the service.
Main duties of the job
The advanced heart failure supportive care nurse will work within an already established nursing team, caring for patients with heart failure due to LVSD. They will ensure evidence based practise and individualised care planning, working within the setting of out-patient's department and patient's homes. To work in collaboration with the wider multi-disciplinary team; Cardiology consultants, Palliative care Consultants, GP's, other cardiology/palliative specialist services and community services.
The post holder will manage their own case-load of patient's, delivering specialist individualised care, working closely with heart failure patients, their families and carers. This will include improving patients health related quality of life, by improving symptom control and providing support within the community for their complex care needs. This will include maintaining documentation and communication with both primary and secondary care, collating valuable data to evidence the need for on-going continuation of the service.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.
This post is fixed term until 31 March 2024 to meet the needs of the service.
About us
Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board is part of the NHS Wales family. Our Health Board provides primary, secondary and community health and wellbeing services to around 450,000 people living in three County Boroughs: Bridgend Merthyr Tydfil, and Rhondda Cynon Taf.
We live by our core values: We listen, learn and improve We treat everyone with respect We all work together as one team
We are a proud local employer; around 80% of our 15000 workforce live within our region, making our staff not only our lifeblood of our organisation but of the diverse communities that we serve.
Job description
Job responsibilities
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
Desirable
Experience
Essential
Desirable
Skills
Essential
Personal Qualities
Essential
Any attachments will be accessible after you click to apply.
110-NMR266-0523
The advanced heart failure supportive care nurse will work within an already established nursing team, caring for patients with heart failure due to LVSD. They will ensure evidence based practise and individualised care planning, working within the setting of out-patient's department and patient's homes. To work in collaboration with the wider multi-disciplinary team; Cardiology consultants, Palliative care Consultants, GP's, other cardiology/palliative specialist services and community services.
The post holder will manage their own case-load of patient's, delivering specialist individualised care, working closely with heart failure patients, their families and carers. This will include improving patients health related quality of life, by improving symptom control and providing support within the community for their complex care needs. This will include maintaining documentation and communication with both primary and secondary care, collating valuable data to evidence the need for on-going continuation of the service.
Main duties of the job
The advanced heart failure supportive care nurse will work within an already established nursing team, caring for patients with heart failure due to LVSD. They will ensure evidence based practise and individualised care planning, working within the setting of out-patient's department and patient's homes. To work in collaboration with the wider multi-disciplinary team; Cardiology consultants, Palliative care Consultants, GP's, other cardiology/palliative specialist services and community services.
The post holder will manage their own case-load of patient's, delivering specialist individualised care, working closely with heart failure patients, their families and carers. This will include improving patients health related quality of life, by improving symptom control and providing support within the community for their complex care needs. This will include maintaining documentation and communication with both primary and secondary care, collating valuable data to evidence the need for on-going continuation of the service.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.
This post is fixed term until 31 March 2024 to meet the needs of the service.
About us
Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board is part of the NHS Wales family. Our Health Board provides primary, secondary and community health and wellbeing services to around 450,000 people living in three County Boroughs: Bridgend Merthyr Tydfil, and Rhondda Cynon Taf.
We live by our core values: We listen, learn and improve We treat everyone with respect We all work together as one team
We are a proud local employer; around 80% of our 15000 workforce live within our region, making our staff not only our lifeblood of our organisation but of the diverse communities that we serve.
Job description
Job responsibilities
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Qualifications
Desirable
- Qualifications
Experience
Essential
- Experience
Desirable
- Experience
Skills
Essential
- Skills
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Personal Qualities
Any attachments will be accessible after you click to apply.
110-NMR266-0523
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