Job summary
We have a very exciting opportunity to join our integrated Heart Failure Service at Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Trust. We are seeking a highly motivated individual with excellent interpersonal and communication skills. The successful candidate will be responsible for the development of a cohesive management programme for patients with heart failure in line with local and national guidelines, working across acute, community and virtual ward settings. The service will operate 7 days a week, with a view to extending hours of 8am to 8pm in the future and requires flexible working within an evolving proactive, dynamic, and committed multidisciplinary Heart Failure Team.
Please note: interview date may change from advertised date
Main duties of the job
The aim of the role is to work autonomously, within a the team, managing own caseload and to identify patients who can be supported on the Heart Failure Virtual Ward, reducing length of stay, preventing unnecessary admissions to hospital, and improving heart failure management and control with optimisation of evidence-based treatments.
About us
We employ more than 6,500 staffwho deliver compassionate care from our two main hospitals,Calderdale Royal Hospital and Huddersfield Royal Infirmary as well as in community sites, healthcentres and in patients' homes. We also are incredibly proud to have almost 150 volunteers here at CHFT.
We provide a range of services including urgent and emergency care; medical; surgical; maternity; gynaecology; critical care; children's and young people's services; end of life care and outpatient and diagnostic imaging services.
We provide community health services, including sexual health services in Calderdale from Calderdale Royal and local health centres. These include Todmorden Health Centre and Broad Street Plaza.
We continue to modernise and invest in our health services to build on our strong reputation.Foundation trusts are public leaders in improving quality in health services. They are part of the NHS- yet decisions about what they do and how they do it are driven by independent boards. Boardslisten to their Council of Governors and respond to the needs of their members - patients, staff andthe local community.
Foundation trusts provide what the health service wants, yet are also free to invest quickly in thechanges to the local community needs, in striving to be the best, and in putting their patients first.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Will work across the hospital with responsibility for patients with heart failure in the inpatient, outpatient, community and virtual ward setting.
Will be responsible for the early identification of patients for the Heart Failure virtual ward from the acute setting and supporting the on-going care for patients whos are actively being managed on the virtual wards.
The post holder will take overall responsibility to develop the specialist area of practice in partnership with other members of the specialty team (Lead clinician, Matron, service Lead etc) and will work collaboratively to develop services and quality of care delivered.
The post holder will be expected to act as the patients advocate at all times.
The post holder will carry responsibility for their defined caseloads and offer highly specialist service advise which includes setting the standards of care, the assessment of care needs and the development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care.
The post holder will contribute to achieving the objectives of the role and work within the clinical governance framework.
Will work autonomously managing own clinical caseload and to support the virtual wards.
Will use relevant specialist training, knowledge, and expertise to clinically diagnose, assess and deliver evidence-based care through education and advise on self-management.
Person Specification
QUALIFICATIONS / TRAINING
Essential
1. First level registration NMC/AHP registered
2. Post registration experience/qualification relevant to the specialism or willing to work towards
3. Non-medical prescriber or willingness to undertake this
Desirable
4. Teaching qualification
KNOWLEDGE, EXPERIENCE & EXPERTISE
Essential
5. Understanding and appreciation of diversity
6. Knowledge of Healthcare IT systems
7. Demonstrate advanced clinical skills in cardiac nursing with reference to heart failure
8. Awareness of clinic governance
9. Manage complex issues and environments
10. Commitment to develop self and others
11. Ability to work flexibly according to service need
12. Ability to adapt to change and innovation
13. Awareness of CHFT values and vision
14. Willingness to further develop specific skills as desired by the service
15. Ability to think logically, use initiative and problem solve
16. Ability to work independently and part of a team
17. Venepuncture, cannulation and IV skills
Desirable
18. Experience in end-of-life care
19. Community experience
COMMUNICATION AND RELATIONSHIPS (INCLUDING MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITIES)
Essential
20. High level of communication skills
21. Engagement of patients and carers to support self-care strategies
Desirable
22. Experience of Lone working