Job overview
A rare opportunity has arisen to join our Heart Failure Nurse Specialist Team.
We are looking for an experienced, motivated, and committed Senior Heart Failure Nurse with a passion for improving the experience and clinical outcomes of our patients, and who inspires others to provide excellent patient care.
You will be an experienced HF specialist nurse who is a NMP with a post graduate qualification in history-taking, physical assessment, diagnosis and decision making and have completed the BSH competencies or equivalent. Ideally you will have undertaken advanced communication skills training and will have experience of supporting learners in practice. We are looking for someone who is adaptable and able to work independently across the inpatient and outpatient settings.
Main duties of the job
To provide specialist assessment, investigations, treatment and advice for patients admitted to hospital with a possible diagnosis of heart failure; to improve the speed and accuracy of diagnosis, treatment and discharge.
To comprehensively manage the heart failure patient within the outpatient setting with the aim of improving the patients’ quality of life and preventing hospital admissions.
To arrange and interpret appropriate investigations to ensure evidence-based treatment and management plans to be created for all patients.
To undertake advanced clinical assessment.
To provide specialist advice, education and support to patients, their carers and other healthcare professionals, promoting patient centred care.
To provide support and assess competencies for trainee Heart Failure Nurses
Working for our organisation
Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust (SFT) is an innovative hospital with a proud heritage and over 250 years of experience behind us. Here we’re driven to deliver an outstanding experience for everyone and have been well regarded for the quality of care and treatment we continue to provide for our patients and also our staff.
We are an acute Trust, rated “Good” by the CQC, with a track record of high performance providing regional and super regional specialist services such as: Burns, Plastics & Reconstructive Surgery, Wessex Regional Genetics Laboratory, Wessex Rehabilitation, Spires Cleft Centre and the Duke of Cornwall Spinal Treatment Centre. We have about 470 beds and employ over 4000 staff.
We support flexible working and will consider requests taking into account the needs of the service. We think working here is pretty rewarding. You can access a range of NHS discounts, receive a minimum of 35 days paid holiday (pro rata), and we offer a generous pension scheme. On-site benefits include car parking (fee applies), leisure centre, day nursery and holiday play scheme.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached Job description and person specification for full details of roles and responsibilities.
Person specification
Experience
Essential criteria
1. At least 2 years experience as a Heart Failure Nurse Specialist in UK setting
2. Evidence of continued professional development related to cardiology
3. Knowledge of cardiac pharmacology
Desirable criteria
4. Experience as Heart Failure Nurse Specialist
5. Evidence of Leadership experience
6. Experience in audit
Qualifications and Training
Essential criteria
7. Registered Nurse
8. Mentorship / teaching and assessment qualification
9. Non-Medical Prescribing Qualification or working towards
Desirable criteria
10. Completed BSH Nurse Competencies or equivalent.
11. Post Graduate education relating to Speciality.
12. Heart Failure module
13. Post graduate education in history taking and patient assessment.
Knowledge
Essential criteria
14. Knowledge of Cardiac Heart Failure Nursing and service delivery requirements
15. Excellent communication skills: interpersonal, written and verbal.
Desirable criteria
16. Able to lead, manage and motivate others in complex problem solving and assessment skills
We offer excellent benefits that help make SDH a great place to work. These include but aren't limited to:-
17. Holiday starting at 27 days plus Bank Holidays rising to 29 days after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years for Agenda for Change staff
18. Holiday entitlement for Medical and Dental staff starts at 27 days for Junior/Senior Clinical Fellows, Specialty Doctors and rises to 32 days after 5 years. Consultant entitlement starts at 32 days and rises to 34 days after 7 years
19. An additional day's leave to celebrate your birthday (after 12 months)
20. Access to a career average revalued earnings pension scheme
21. Life assurance if a member of the pension scheme
22. An extensive Health and Wellbeing offer to help you deal with life's challenges
23. Exclusive deals and discounts websites saving you money on everyday purchases, treats for the family, eating out and utility bills for home
24. Cycle to work scheme
25. Uniform provided (where required)
26. On site Day Nursery and Holiday Play scheme
27. On site health and fitness club
28. On site car parking
29. Opportunities to get on - take advantage of our ongoing learning opportunities and training, to help you achieve the job and career you want.