An opportunity has arrived for the development of the Heart Failure Service at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust with the addition of a further Band 6/7 heart failure nurse specialist (depending on experience). We are looking for an experienced, flexible and motivated nurse to join our small friendly team.
The successful candidate would preferably be a qualified non-medical prescriber, ideally with heart failure experience.
In this varied role, the post holder will be involved in providing both consultant and nurse-led heart failure clinics, ward outreach, and day case heart failure unit duties on a rotational basis across Queen's Medical Centre and City Hospital campuses and will assist in the continued development and improvement of the services for patients with heart failure.
You will be working autonomously and alongside a multidisciplinary heart failure team at NUH and liaising with the Community heart failure teams in support of quality care across both Primary and Secondary Care.
If you have cardiology experience at band 6 - 7 with excellent organisational and leadership skills and want to work in an enthusiastic and motivated team, we would like to hear from you.
Main duties of the job
1. Assessing and advising on the management of in-patients with heart failure at both QMC & NCH.
2. Reviewing patients with confirmed and suspected heart failure in the out-patient setting.
3. Assessing and treating patients on the day case heart failure unit.
Job description
The post holder will be based at: QMC & City Campuses.
The post holder will have a Trust-wide responsibility to promote clinical excellence in the care of patients presenting with heart failure.
This post will support the continued implementation of the NICE Quality Standards in Acute Heart Failure (2015) and Chronic Heart Failure (2018). The post holder will work strategically with senior colleagues across the health community to ensure that these standards are delivered at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust.
The post holder will be responsible for coordinating both inpatient and outpatient services for patients with heart failure and providing clinical advice/support to nursing staff and other healthcare professionals.
Person Specification
Training and Qualification
Essential
* NMC registration
Desirable
* Completed or presently undertaking a Masters
* Non-medical prescribing
Experience
Essential
* Evidence of experience in Cardiology nursing
Desirable
* Heart Failure Experience
Analytical and Judgement skills
Essential
* Evidence of the ability to lead and motivate change in practice
* Evidence to Prioritize actions and to provide advice to the multi-professional team
Desirable
* Demonstrate professional autonomy and the ability to work at a higher level, exhibiting effective decision-making skills.
Employer details
Employer name: Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust
Address: City and QMC, Hucknall Road, Nottingham, NG5 1PB
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