About this role
Job summary
We have an exciting opportunity for you to join our established Community Heart Failure as a specialist nurse for a years Fixed term or secondment.
The service covers the London Borough of Wandsworth and provides complex care for people with Heart failure involving supporting secondary and primary care, community integrated services and other healthcare professionals.
Our specialist nurses are required to deliver complex Heart Failure management together with providing education to patients to improve self-management of their condition.
Main duties of the job
The Heart Failure Specialist Nurse will primarily be responsible for managing a caseload of patients with Heart Failure in the community.
To support this, the Heart Failure Specialist Nurse will liaise with other members of the heart failure management team across primary and secondary care to deliver evidence based care to patients with Heart Failure.
The Heart Failure Specialist nurse will also co-ordinate an education programme for community health professionals and act as a resource for advice.
To use specialist Heart Failure knowledge and skills to safely identify, maintain and manage a caseload of heart failure patients, providing them with appropriate treatment, support and advice.
Monitor Heart Failure patients immediately following discharge in order to prevent readmission. To contribute to the development of care pathways for people with Heart Failure, ensuring appropriate NICE guidelines are implemented. To undertake comprehensive assessments of complex Heart Failure patients with co- morbidities, including physical examination, and to develop treatment plans for patients using investigative and analytical skills, and to formulate individualised management and treatment plans using clinical reasoning. To accurately undertake specialist clinical skills including administration of medication within National and local Guidance
About us
We are proud to be one of the largest community healthcare providers in the country, with more than 4,500 colleagues caring for over four million people across London and Hertfordshire. Every day, our teams bring their skill, compassion, and determination to the people who depend on us.
What inspires us is at the heart of who we are: when we work together, we can help people move forward in ways that truly matter. Our teams support children as they take their first steps in life, and they stand beside adults as they rebuild strength, confidence, and independence. From newborn health visiting to community nursing, stroke rehabilitation, and palliative care, we are there for people through some of life's most important moments.
Joining Central London Community Healthcare means becoming part of a community that lifts each other up. It means working in an organisation that values compassion, welcomes new ideas, and believes in the potential of every colleague. Your development matters here. Your wellbeing matters. Your voice helps shape the future of the care we provide.
We offer a competitive employment package because the work you do matters. At Central London Community Healthcare, you will join an inclusive organisation that invests in its people, supports development, and helps you thrive while delivering high-quality care.
Job description Job responsibilities
** Successful applicants will be required to demonstrate alignment with the Trusts values & the behaviours aligned to those values - Accountability, Inclusion, Compassion, and Empowerment, alongside fulfilling the duties detailed in the attached Job Description and Person Specification.
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
Registered Nurse with full and current UK NMC registration Post basic qualification in cardio-respiratory care or equivalent experience Qualification in Independent nurse prescribing or willing to undertake training. Hold, working towards or willing to undertake relevant qualification in physical assessment
Desirable
Has relevant degree or evidence of working towards degree
Experience Essential
Experience working in Heart Failure or cardiology with a special interest in Heart Failure either in primary or secondary care & managing patients Experienced in managing a clinical case load Experience in the training of students Experience in organising and implementing training/teaching programmes for healthcare professionals and clients Excellent group education and presentation skills & and ability to present to professionals at all levels. Experience of conducting audits and/or research Experience in contributing to Service Development, including policy and guideline development Experience in supervising others Experience working in a multi-disciplinary team
Desirable
Experience working in Community settings Experience with working with change behaviour techniques
Skills Essential
Ability to undertake leadership role in clinical specialty Advanced skills in the assessment and treatment of clients with Cardiology issues Ability to work as a team member and promote collaborative multi-disciplinary and multi-agency working. oAdvanced knowledge of evidence-based practice associated with Cardiac conditions. Ability to interpret health and social policies and guidelines and to translate into practice. Ability to problem solve, prioritise and demonstrate clinical reasoning based on experience and knowledge.
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.
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 Central London Community Health Trust
Address Battersea Studios
London
SW8 3HE
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://clch.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)