Main area: Cardiology
Grade Band: 6/7
Contract: Permanent
Hours: 37.5 hours per week (Full Time)
Job ref: 001-NMR482-1224
Employer: Cardiff and Vale University Health Board
Employer type: NHS
Site: University Hospital of Wales/University Hospital Llandough/Primary care
Town: Cardiff
Salary: £37,898 - £53,602 per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 22/12/2024 23:59
Heart Failure Clinical Nurse Specialist
Band 6/7
WHO WE ARE:
Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is one of the largest Integrated Health Boards in the UK, employing over 16,000 staff and providing over 100 specialist services. We are committed to improving health outcomes for everyone and to delivering excellent care and support.
Our mission is “Living Well, Caring Well, Working Together”.
Job overview
To provide an integrated heart failure (HF) service for residents within Cardiff and Vale, working closely with primary care.
The role of the band 7 Heart Failure Clinical Nurse Specialist includes direct clinical assessment, medication prescription, and detailed specialist guidance for the MDT caring for patients with confirmed heart failure. Essential to the role are excellent written and communication skills and the ability to work both autonomously and within the broader heart failure MDT.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.
Main duties of the job
An exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic Band 7 Heart Failure Specialist Nurse to join our expanding team at CVUHB. The posts will support the implementation of community heart failure clinics for our local population, as well as supporting the current inpatient and outpatient services.
We look forward to recruiting an individual who provides a high standard of evidence-based care with experience of managing heart failure patients and who is committed to continually improving the service provided for heart failure patients.
The individual will work collaboratively with the MDT to ensure that patients receive seamless care in hospital, at home, and in the outpatient setting. Ideally, we are seeking a nurse with experience in working autonomously with HF patients. All applicants must reflect a good understanding of the specialty and role as well as a strong commitment towards improving care within heart failure. However, if you are interested in starting a career in HF, we are able to offer a band 6 training position with the aim of successfully achieving competence to move to band 7 once clinical competencies are achieved.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
You will need to have excellent communication and organisational skills enabling effective prioritisation and communication with a wide range of staff and patients.
Person specification
Qualifications
* MSc or equivalent level of knowledge and experience
* Evidence of CPD
* Independent prescribing
Experience
* Sufficient experience in relevant specialty
* Experience of managing own caseload in relevant specialty
* Experience of managing a team
Skills
* Evidence of excellent communication skills (verbal and written)
* Demonstrate sound IT skills
* Evidence of ability to work independently
* Demonstrate ability to influence within and outside of the service, across multi/inter groups
* Involvement in research and audit
* Evidence of presenting work in and outside of the organisation
Special Knowledge
* Evidence of specific knowledge and skills in specialty
Personal Attributes
* Evidence of the ability to motivate others
* Ability to work flexibly to meet the needs of the service
MANAGING YOUR APPLICATION:
We are committed to promoting inclusion, where all staff have a sense of belonging. We welcome applications from everyone and recognise the need for our workforce to represent the diversity of the population we serve.
Applicants are invited to apply in Welsh. Any application submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application made in English.
The UHB reserves the right to close this vacancy after 24 hours if a large number of suitable applications are received. Therefore, we encourage early applications to ensure consideration for this post.
Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.
To work in the UK, all candidates who are not UK or Republic of Ireland (RoI) nationals require sponsorship to obtain either a Health and Care visa or Skilled Worker visa, unless you have permission to work via another route.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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