Job summaryWe are seeking an experienced and motivated Heart Failure Specialist Nurse to join our established Heart Failure Service on a fixed-term maternity leave basis. This role is ideally suited to a clinician who is already working within a specialist heart failure service and can contribute rapidly to the delivery of high-quality care across acute, community, and outpatient settings. The successful candidate will manage a specialist caseload of patients with heart failure, undertake autonomous clinical assessment, lead nurse-led clinics, optimise guideline-directed medical therapy and work collaboratively with the wider multidisciplinary team to deliver excellent patient-centred care. Applicants should have substantial experience in the management of heart failure and the delivery of specialist heart failure services. An Independent Non-Medical Prescribing qualification is strongly preferred and may be considered essential depending on service requirements. This is a full-time post; however, we are committed to supporting flexible working and welcome applications from candidates seeking alternative working patterns or reduced hours.
Main duties of the job- Provide clinical care for a caseload of patients using advanced specialist skills and knowledge to undertake full assessments of patients with chronic heart failure.
- Provide support to patients, families and carers ensuring clear communication, and accurate information in relation to the diagnosis of heart failure, treatment and the maintenance of a healthy lifestyle, promoting self-management, and optimising quality of life.
- Accountable for own professional actions and clinical decisions, acting as an advanced independent practitioner/decision maker.
- Ensure the efficient delivery of a specialist heart failure service, responding to changes in demand, being proactive in-service review.
- Work in collaboration with multi-disciplinary teams and colleagues in both hospital and community setting.
- Provide palliative care and end of life support to patients with advanced heart failure.
- Act as a resource promoting evidence-based practice and best management of heart failure across inpatient and community services.
- Participate in delivering structured education to other healthcare professionals.
- Participation in the National Heart Failure Audit.
About usTameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust serves a community of 250,000 people across Tameside & Glossop. We provide a range of services both within the hospital and across our community for both adults and children. Our vision is to improve health outcomes for our population and influence wider determinants of health through collaboration with our health & care partners. We have a clear set of values & behaviours which we expect all of our staff to demonstrate: Compassion, Accountability, Respect, Excellence. We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population. We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian & minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+& Disabled people. Benefits include; flexible working, 27-33 days annual leave plus bank holidays, sick pay, NHS Pension Scheme, free eye tests and health checks, gym discount, free bicycle loan scheme, salary sacrifice car scheme, support with stress, bereavement, relationships, finance, and much more.
Person SpecificationEducation & Qualification- Post graduate qualification in cardiology
- Qualified Non-medical Prescriber.
Experience- Current HFSN at Band 6 or above with current clinical experience managing adults with heart failure.
- Current HFSN at Band 6 or above with current clinical experience managing adults with heart failure.
- Clinical experience of independently managing the care of adults with chronic heart, including making treatment decisions
- Experience of chronic disease management
Desirable Experience- Experience of undertaking clinical audit and benchmarking strategies.
Skills- Wide-ranging in-depth knowledge of clinical issues in heart failure / cardiology
- Able to carry out concurrent activities (multi-tasking) work in an unpredictable working pattern (will be required to carry a bleep).
Disclosure and Barring Service CheckThis post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.Certificate of SponsorshipApplications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.UK RegistrationApplicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website. 
