About this role
Job summary Heart Failure Specialist Nurse Band 6/7 37.5 hours Fixed term 12m
This is an exciting opportunity to join the Heart Failure Specialist Nurse Service on a 12-month fixed-term / secondment maternity cover. We are seeking a motivated and enthusiastic registered nurse to support the delivery of high-quality, patient-centred care for individuals living with heart failure across a range of clinical settings.
Applicants who do not yet possess the required specialist heart failure qualifications and experience will be considered for appointment at Band 6; the successful candidate will be supported through to gain the knowledge, skills, and competencies required for the role.
Applicants who already hold the relevant heart failure qualifications, specialist knowledge, and demonstrable experience working within a heart failure service will be considered for appointment at Band 7.
This role offers an excellent opportunity to develop or further enhance specialist expertise while making a significant difference to the care, experience, and outcomes of patients living with heart failure.
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 us
Tameside 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.
Job description Job responsibilities
The job description gives an overview of the main tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification focusses on the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. These documents are attached on the page and can be downloaded.
The person specification below is not the full person specification but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.
Person Specification
Education & Qulaification Essential
Post graduate qualification in cardiology Qualified Non-medical Prescriber.
Experience Essential
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 of undertaking clinical audit and benchmarking strategies.
skills Essential
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 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 Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust
Address Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Tust
Fountain Street
Ashton-Under-Lyne
OL6 9RW
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.tamesidehospital.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)