An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our dedicated community heart failure team in Brent as a Band 7 community heart failure specialist nurse on a part-time basis.

In this crucial role, the Heart Failure Specialist Nurse will work as an autonomous clinical practitioner, providing a high-quality community heart failure service to a specific caseload of patients, enhancing their quality of life, promoting health excellence and independence within the community, preventing unnecessary hospital admissions, and providing education and health promotion.

We look forward to recruiting an individual who provides a high standard of evidence-based care and who is committed to continually improving the service provided for heart failure patients.

The successful candidate will be expected and supported to complete the physical assessment of the adult and non-medical prescribing qualifications.

You will be an experienced cardiology nurse with relevant post-registration training.

You will have supervisory responsibility and be able to guide and teach members of the clinical team.

In return, we offer a supportive environment for growth and development identified through the yearly appraisal.

Main duties of the job

A flexible approach to practice, excellent communication skills, the ability to work autonomously and a qualified driver are all essential for this post.

The service provides complex care to patients with heart failure within the community setting.

The post-holder will be joining a multi-disciplinary team working with other Heart Failure Specialist Nurses, Cardiologists, and the wider Brent Integrated service.

The position involves working closely with the primary and secondary care teams, to provide specialist heart failure care and expertise to patients diagnosed with heart failure, and to ensure that patients receive seamless care in hospital, at home and in the outpatient setting.

As well as the clinical delivery, you will be required to lead on various service development projects such as audits, patient stories, and patient engagement. In addition, you will be contributing to up-skilling other health care professionals to provide a high standard of care.

About us

Just as we care about our patients' well-being, we care about yours!

We can offer you:

• A comprehensive induction into the community service followed by a local induction to introduce you to the role
• Car lease scheme(only available for Band 5 and up)
• Flexible working options
• Annual travel card loan
• Training, support and development in your career

To have a full look at our benefits and what it's like working for us please go here: https://www.clch.nhs.uk/job/pay-and-benefits

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to job description, person specification and trust values, for outline of skills, knowledge and experience required.

Person Specification

Education/Qualification

Essential

• Registered Nurse
• Current active registration with NMC
• Degree or relevant post registration experience
• Qualification in independent nurse prescribing or willing to undertake qualification
• Hold or working towards qualification in physical assessment

Desirable

• Chronic disease management course/ experience.
• Heart Failure/Cardiology Course
• Counselling skills/ course.

Experience

Essential

• Ability to develop new initiatives
• Demonstrates ability to manage change
• Community experience
• Experience of working with Heart Failure patients
• Experience in conducting Audits

Desirable

• Experience of liaising with external stakeholders

Skills and Knowledge

Essential

• Ability to interpret investigative results i.e. blood results, ECHO.
• Sound knowledge of national guidelines and standards on cardiac /heart failure care.
• A working knowledge of clinical governance and evidence-based practice.
• Ability to make decisions and priorities actions
• Ability to be proactive and resourceful
• Excellent documentation skills
• Ability to demonstrate an understanding of the holistic needs of the client group.
• Health promotion skills
• Experience of working within protocols
• Hold a full, valid, UK driving licence and have access to a car to use for business purposes (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010)

Desirable

• Strategic planning

Employer details

Employer name

Central London Community Health Trust

Address

Willesden Centre For Health And Care

Willesden

NW10 3RY

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