Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
An exciting part-time opportunity to join our Integrated Heart Failure Service at NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group to support the heart failure virtual ward on a 25-hour basis over 7 days. We are seeking a highly motivated individual with excellent interpersonal and communication skills. The successful candidate will be responsible for the delivery of intravenous diuretics in the patient's home to enable hospital avoidance.
The candidate will be required to work closely with and communicate within the heart failure MDT. We require an autonomous practitioner who can undertake clinical examination and assessment. They will require consideration of skills to provide patient education, support to reduce symptoms and prevent unnecessary hospital admission/re-admission, and maximize the patient's quality of life.
The service operates between community, hospital ambulatory heart failure unit, and the patient's home.
The role requires flexibility and awareness of heart failure, working within an evolving proactive, dynamic, and committed multi-disciplinary heart failure team.
Main duties of the job
1. Reconstitution of intravenous medication
2. Administration of intravenous medication using elastomeric pump
3. Care and maintenance of vascular access devices
4. Peripheral cannulation
5. Performing point of care blood tests
6. Checking daily weight and assessing if leg swelling has reduced and symptoms improved
7. Signposting/referring to other community or acute services
8. Ordering/taking/reviewing blood samples
9. Communication within the MDT and outside organizations
10. Stock/consumable management
11. Manage and organize referrals
12. Input to service databases
About us
Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust comprises Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital & Royal Liverpool University Hospital. We are part of NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group, formed on 1 Nov 2024 from the coming together of LUHFT and Liverpool Women's NHS Foundation Trust. The Group was born from a shared aim to improve the care we provide our patients.
UHLG is one of the largest employers in the region, with over 16,800 colleagues dedicated to caring for our communities - from birth and beyond. For the 630,000 people across Merseyside, we are their local NHS. We provide general and emergency hospital care, alongside highly specialized regional services for more than two million people in the North West.
Job responsibilities
Perform specialist assessment of patients' care needs, plan, implement and evaluate care delivery using clinical knowledge and clinical skills. Provide emotional and psychological support to patients and their carers. Perform point of care bloods, review and interpret results and escalate concerns. Be a specialist in the clinical procedure of peripheral venous cannulation. Practice at an advanced level when managing intravenous treatments & VADs. If appropriately qualified as a Nurse Independent Prescriber, prescribe for patients safely & effectively. Identify opportunities and provide health education and promotion for all patients and their carers. Promote informed choice and control for patients. Support patients and their families and ensure that they receive the required information to enable them to self-manage, lead or participate in their care delivery. Maintain accurate and legible patient records in accordance with Trust policy and nursing and midwifery council (NMC) guidelines. Be aware of the limitations of own knowledge, skills and competencies. Recognize changes in patients' condition that require the intervention of others and refer on as appropriate. Support, assist and encourage the multi-disciplinary team in resolving patient problems, by the provision of new and innovative models of case management. Work within the NMC's Scope of Professional Conduct. Deliver training to patients/carers, medical and nursing staff in hospital and community settings regarding IV therapy and IV access.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Post-registration specialist qualification relevant to specialty or equivalent
* Recognized Teaching Qualification
* First Degree
Experience
* Clinical experience
* Evidence of the application of management/leadership skills
* Experience as Specialist Sister
Knowledge
* In specialist knowledge
* Teaching/assessment skills
* Organization and negotiation skills
* Ability to motivate self and others
* Evidence of audit and change management ability
* Evidence of leading and facilitating change
Skills
* Evidence of continued professional development
* Diplomatic
* Assertive and confident
* Personal and professional maturity
* Recognition of own limitations
* Ability to work both on own initiative and within a team
* Flexibility
* Able to travel between sites
* Venepuncture and cannulation skills
* Experience managing VADs (vascular access devices)
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.
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