Medical Protection Advertisement

Location
Salary
£26,691 - £31,512 per annum inclusive
Profession
Clinical nurse specialist
Grade
Band 6
Deadline
27 Jul 2025
Contract Type
Permanent
Posted Date
17 Jul 2025

Job overview

An amazing opportunity has arisen in cardiology to support the nurse led heart failure service across BHRUT. This is a part time role of 22.5  hours a week as a band 6 nurse working alongside the nurse led heart failure team. You will have the opportunity of supporting the one stop heart failure diagnostic pathway by triaging GP referrals for patients of suspected heart failure. You will be supporting the in-patient pathway of patients with suspected heart failure as defined by NICE guidelines, providing MDT support in appropriate diagnosis and management of this patient group. The service also provides nurse led outpatient clinics to support symptom management, titration of medication per NICE guidelines and  to help to empower and support our patients to self manage this long term condition. We work closely and are supported by the cardiology team and with our colleagues in the community heart failure services in Redbridge, Havering,  Barking and Dagenham. The service also provides MDT support for end of life pathways working with our palliative care colleagues in hospital and the community. You should have RGN registration with cardiology nursing experience. We welcome any expression of interest for this role  and look forward to welcoming a new member to our team.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will play a key role in the clinical team, supporting the lead nurse in the delivery of the service, and deputising for the lead nurse as required.

The post holder will carry a clinical workload.

To work towards developing standards of excellence in heart failure management across the local district within resources.

To ensure patients with heart failure get timely access to appropriate services and care/treatment in the most appropriate health care setting for the individual – primary or secondary care, meeting their physical, psychological and emotional needs.

To act as a specialist/expert resource or primary care colleagues, hospital, community and practice staff, to include professionals allied to medicine as appropriate.

To work closely with colleagues/multidisciplinary team across care boundaries to promote good working relationships and develop effective communications systems, which support and facilitate the delivery of shared packages of care.

To actively promote the initiative, contributing towards raising the profile within the wider local community.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification.

The person specification listed below is not the full specification requirements for the role.  Please ensure you review the full specification on the job description prior to submitting your application.

Applicants are advised to read all the information on the advert and the supporting information before completing and submitting an application. As you complete your application please ensure you clearly demonstrate how you meet the criteria in the person specification for this post by adequately completing the supporting information section of the application form.

All new staff appointed at the Trust are subject to a probationary period.

Applications should be made online, however, queries regarding the application process, assistance with completion of the application form or if you require any adjustments (for applicants with a disability) please contact Sarah Wood, Recruitment Advisor, on 01708 435000 ext. 4188. Further details regarding the post may be obtained by contacting the manager as per the contact details above.