Community Heart Failure Clinical Nurse Specialist
The role of the Heart Failure Nurse within the community has been established in order to meet the needs of people with heart failure in the Surrey locality. The aim is to optimise the management of people with heart failure, reducing unnecessary hospital admissions and providing a link between the GPs and specialist teams. The post holder will offer education and support to health care professionals, people with heart failure, and those who care for them.
Please note we do NOT offer UKVI sponsorship; all applicants require the right to work in the UK.
Main Duties of the Job
1. Responsible for communicating highly sensitive information and bad news to patients and carers in an empathetic and supportive manner, empowering the patient to manage their condition (e.g., development and impact of complications, effect on activities of daily living, etc.).
2. Responsible for teaching patients and their carers to manage their heart failure to the best of their abilities, aiming to prevent short-term and long-term complications, either one-to-one or in groups.
3. Communicates effectively with patients and carers to ensure a clear understanding of heart failure and its management, providing and receiving complex, sensitive information requiring developed motivational, empathetic, and reassurance skills.
4. Acts as an advocate for patients, particularly in residential homes, ensuring they receive the understanding and facilities they need to manage their heart failure.
5. Responsible for maintaining and developing effective joint working relationships with nursing and medical colleagues throughout partnership working.
6. Responsible for providing advice and information on heart failure, which may be complex, to medical and nursing colleagues and the general public.
About Us
CSH Surrey is part of the NHS and is Surrey's largest and longest-established NHS community services provider. Our 1500+ employees enjoy NHS pay and pensions and receive the Fringe High-Cost Allowance of 5%.
Our staff enjoy excellent training and development opportunities, including the care certificate, apprenticeships, numeracy and literacy courses, access to the Nursing Associate programme, and a wide variety of management and leadership courses and programmes.
We CARE about our staff through our values of Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence. Our active employee council, called The Voice, elects employee representatives to ensure colleagues' voices are heard at Board level. CSH is a diverse organisation; if you are a passionate, person-focused individual, then apply to join CSH Surrey today!
We welcome candidates from all backgrounds who meet the essential criteria of the job you are applying for, and if you require any reasonable adjustments, please contact the named individual for this advert or our recruitment team.
Job Responsibilities
The role of the Heart Failure Nurse within the community has been established in order to meet the needs of people with heart failure in the Surrey locality. The aim is to optimise the management of people with heart failure, reducing unnecessary hospital admissions and providing a link between the GPs and specialist teams. The post holder will offer education and support to health care professionals, people with heart failure, and those who care for them.
Person Specification
Experience
* Up to date knowledge of current clinical and professional issues
* BLS
Knowledge and Skills
* Good organisational skills
* Good time management
* Ability to work independently and unsupervised
* Good computer and keyboard skills to use Excel
* Good communication skills, both written and verbal
* Counselling skills
Qualifications
* RGN or equivalent HCPC qualification
* BSc or equivalent qualification in profession
* Advanced Clinical Assessment skills
* ENB 998 Teaching and assessing or equivalent
* Independent non-medical prescriber V300
* Qualified for 5 years with 2 years cardiac nursing experience
* Evidence of CPD at Level 7
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.
£48,270 to £54,931 a year inclusive of 5% High Cost Area allowance per annum pro rata.
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