About this role
Job summary
This post offers the successful candidate the opportunity to develop the specialist knowledge and skills required to support heart failure patients within the Integrated Heart Failure Service (IHFS).
The post holder should be an experienced band 5 or band 6 nurse looking to develop their own knowledge and skills within the heart failure specialty, working with the Clinical Lead and the Clinical Nurse Specialists within the IHFS to assess, plan, and implement specialist nursing care to patients in the community with heart failure. The core elements of the IHFS service include heart failure medication titration, admission prevention and supportive discharge from hospital,
The successful candidate will be committed to working as part of a team, have good communication and decision-making skills.
Interviews will take place on the 7th October 2026.
HCT will prioritise recruitment of workers living in England under the new immigration rules for care workers effective from 9 April 2025. Employers must first prove that they have attempted to recruit a worker from within England who needs new sponsorship. This ensures that those who came to the UK to pursue a career in adult social care can do so.
Main duties of the job
Working with the Clinical Nurse Specialists to support and maintain a clinically managed network of multidisciplinary professionals, enhancing the care of people with Heart Failure at local level and promoting evidence-based practice to ensure efficient and effective use of expert resources.
Work closely with all members of the multi-disciplinary team across primary, community, secondary, social care, hospices, voluntary and wellbeing sector to promote the development of a 'seamless service' ensuring good communication at all times.
Be responsible for the assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of individualised nursing care to patients living in the community, always maintaining patient privacy and dignity. The service is provided five days per week. Undertake clinical procedures within own scope of competency, utilising a variety of clinical instruments and equipment safely and precisely.
Communicate with a range of people in a form that is appropriate to them and the situation including the exchange of factual information with patients and carers, using persuasion and reassurance, effectively managing any barriers, dealing professionally, sensitively and in a non-judgmental manner whilst respecting patient's dignity, wishes and beliefs and obtaining their consent for specific activities Participate in the onboarding and monitoring of patients receiving remote monitoring for their heart failure.
About us
A big thank you for considering joining us at Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust
You'll find it a great place to work with many benefits offered to you as a member of our staff
We put our patients, their families and carers at the centre of our vision - Outstanding Services and Healthier Communities
Our staff are proud to be Innovative, Caring and Agile in their work to help achieve the Trust vision
We welcome diversity in our workforce and are interested in applicants from all backgrounds and ages
We don't want you to miss out so we'd like you to know that if we have a high level of interest in this role, the vacancy may close prior to the advertised closing date, so please make your application as soon as possible - Apply now
You've made a great decision to apply to join to HCT - we're looking forward to taking the next steps of the journey with you.
The use of AI is monitored and if you have used it then you are required to declare this, as well as what type of AI tools you have used and for what purpose. We reserve the right to further test your individual knowledge and skills in relation to the requirements for the post through robust and thorough interview and assessment.
Job description Job responsibilities
RESPONSIBILITIES / ACCOUNTABILITIES:
Working with the Clinical Nurse Specialists to support and maintain a clinically managed network of multidisciplinary professionals, enhancing the care of people with Heart Failure at local level and promoting evidence-based practice to ensure efficient and effective use of expert resources.
Work closely with all members of the multi-disciplinary team across primary, community, secondary, social care, hospices, voluntary and wellbeing sector to promote the development of a seamless service ensuring good communication at all times.
Please find more details on main responsibilities in the attached Job Description.
Person Specification
Experience and Skills Essential
Excellent communication (verbal and written), including the ability to liaise and negotiate. Experience of formal/informal teaching Understanding of patient pathways and its complexities and how to support patient through this Excellent communication (verbal and written), including the ability to liaise and negotiate. Capable of working as an integral member of a small team Flexible and adaptable to changing situations due to workload and colleague's needs Ability to undertake teaching of staff and patients Ability to work unsupervised and manage own workload; effective time-management Commitment to multi-disciplinary working Proven experience in supervision of trained staff and students
Desirable
Advanced communication skills/counselling qualification or willingness to undertake this qualification Advanced clinical assessment Research Module Demonstrate expertise in the full range of skills within cardiology Wide knowledge of appropriate general cardiac conditions and their management
Qualifications Essential
Registered Health Care Professional
Desirable
Master's Degree or Evidence of Specialist Training, Experience, Short Courses Post Registration Qualification in Specialty Non-Medical Prescriber or willing to undertake this qualification Teaching Qualification Evidence of Continual Professional Development (CPD)
Other Essential
Staff are required to hold a full, valid, UK driving licence and have access to a car to use with business insurance (unless the member of staff has a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010).
Disclosure and Barring Service Check This 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 Sponsorship Applications 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 (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details Employer name Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust
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Employer's website https://www.hct.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)