Band 7 Heart Failure Clinical Nurse Specialist

Job summary

Main duties of the job

- Undertake autonomous assessments of patients referred to the service including physical examination, review of past medical history, comprehensive medication review and relevant investigations. The post holder would be expected to document relevant management plan, request investigations, and either prescribe or recommend medication for heart failure management where required.

- Ensure that any care activities and assessments required to be undertaken by ward staff are clearly communicated and reviewed as required.

- The post holder will be expected to manage a caseload of patients and identify patients that may be suitable for device therapy such as primary prevention ICD or CRT-D/CRT-P and present these patients for discussion at the MDT.

- Assess symptom response to medication and to titrate and /or discontinue where necessary. The role will also require GP correspondence and reporting of caseload activity in terms of clinic outcomes.

- Refer to other specialities where there are concerns with regards to non-heart failure conditions that have been identified.

- Contribute / lead the on-going development of clinical practice, standards of care within the service, including; development of policies, procedures, protocols and guidelines. This will include collaboration with multidisciplinary colleagues.

- Provide a range of educational and training packages for health care staff and patients.

Job responsibilities

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust strives to have an inclusive culture where everyone feels like they belong, can thrive, knows that they add value and feels valued. We do this by developing compassionate and culturally competent leaders, being values driven in all that we do and by creating a welcoming and inclusive workplace that thrives on the diversity of our people. As such we want to attract and recruit talented individuals from all backgrounds, and for each of you to feel supported for the diversity you bring, to achieve your full potential. For those staff with a disability, including physical disability, long term health condition, mental health or neurodiverse condition, this also means being committed to making reasonable adjustments needed for you to carry out your role.