Heart Failure Nurse Specialist

Job overview

We are seeking a dynamic and compassionate Heart Failure Nurse Specialist to join our multidisciplinary team at University Hospital Plymouth. This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in delivering high-quality, evidence-based care to patients living with arrythmias

You will be providing specialist advice, education and support to patients, carers, and other healthcare professionals.

You will be required to use advanced specialist skills and knowledge to undertake full assessments of patients , leading to safe decision making and implementation of management plans, providing effective, evidenced based treatment.

You be supported to become an autonomous practitioner helping support admission avoidance by curating individualised management plans for patients with heart failure, working collaboratively with medical colleagues.

We are a pro-active and innovative multidisciplinary team, working with our cardiology colleagues in the hospital to provide the best outcomes for our patients.

***Preference will be given to internal Trust staff, as well as ‘Priority’ and 'At Risk' status including NHS At Risk staff throughout Devon who are able to display recent relevant experience as dictated by the Person Specification.***

Main duties of the job

• Provide specialist nursing care to inpatient and outpatients
• Undertake clinical assessments and develop personalised plans of care.
• Undertake heart failure clinics, support virtual ward and SDEC
• Manage a clinical caseload of patients with support from consultant colleagues and the wider multi-disciplinary team.
• Support patients in self-management and improving quality of life.
• Contribute to heart failure care service development and quality improvement initiatives.
• Deliver education and training to other healthcare staff across the Trust.
• Work closely with other member of the team cardiologists, GPs, pharmacists, and wider multidisciplinary teams. Escalating concerns to appropriate medical teams, acting as patients' advocate and operate in the patient’s best interest.
• To provide an effective line of communication for patients and carers including telephone support.
• Referral of patients to appropriate health and social care partners.
• Participation in MDT meetings supporting patient within their own home
• Managing a small team of heart failure nurses

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• Provide specialist nursing care to heart failure patients in both inpatient and outpatient settings.
• Undertake clinical assessments and develop personalised care plans.
• Manage a clinical caseload of patients with support from the heart failure nursing lead and consultant colleagues and the wider multi-disciplinary team.
• Support patients in self-management and improving quality of life.
• Contribute to heart failure service development and quality improvement initiatives.
• Deliver education and training to other healthcare staff to enhance heart failure care across the Trust.
• Work closely with other member of the team cardiologists, GPs, pharmacists, community heart failure nursing teams and wider multidisciplinary teams. Escalating concerns to appropriate medical teams, acting as patients' advocate and operate in the patient’s best interest.
• To provide an effective line of communication for patients and carers including telephone support.
• Referral of patients to appropriate health and social care partners.
• Participation in MDT meetings supporting patient within their own home

For further information please see attached job description

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.