Heart Failure Specialist Nurse

Job overview

Dorset Community Heart Failure Service is seeking to recruit a motivated and compassionate  Heart Failure Nurse. You will work as part of a well-established, experienced, and dynamic heart failure nursing team covering Mid and North Dorset.

You will provide high-quality, patient-centred care to individuals living with heart failure in community settings, supporting early intervention, education, and long-term condition management.

If you are ambitious and passionate about improving the lives of  patients living with heart failure then this is the opportunity for you.

This is a part time role of 30 hours per week. The post holder will need to be flexible to meet the needs of the service.

Applications from candidates that require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are unfortunately ineligible to apply for this position

Employment in this post requires an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, which the Trust will cover the cost of.  Applicants who subscribe to the DBS update service are able to present a valid DBS certificate instead of requiring a new check.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will work autonomously as an advanced practitioner and have continuous responsibility for proactively managing a caseload of patients with heart failure in the Community.

Deliver expert, evidence-based nursing care to patients with heart failure across community settings.

Undertake comprehensive holistic assessments, including clinical examination, interpretation of investigations, and risk stratification.

Optimise heart failure therapy in line with NICE and local guidelines, including independent prescribing and medication titration.

Manage complex and unstable patients, making autonomous clinical decisions within scope of practice

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For the main duties and responsibilities for this role please read the attached job description and person specification.  When completing your application please ensure your supporting statement reflects the criteria set out in these documents by showing how your experience and skills apply to this post.

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