Our Heart Failure Service covering Scarborough, Whitby, Ryedale and Pocklington is looking for band 6 Specialist Nurses.
You may already have the degree level qualification in Heart Failure or we can support you to undertake the Glasgow Caledonian University Chronic Heart Failure Module at Masters Level 7 within a specified timescale. V300 module is also desirable but we can support the course. We know that your career development and the support that you receive is important.
You will have a planned induction and a clear competency framework so you know what is expected within your role and can plan development of your competencies with support from your Clinical and Team Leaders.
In the community setting you need to be able to drive yourself around the locality and be comfortable with lone working including visiting patients in their own homes alone.
Specialist advice is readily available due to our integrated community service also including District Nurses, Therapists, Pharmacists, Tissue Viability, Continence, Cardiac Rehab, Diabetes, Dietetics, Speech & Language and Respiratory Specialists.
Main duties of the job
* To support and facilitate the delivery of care for heart failure patients in Scarborough, Whitby, Ryedale and Pocklington. Explaining heart failure to the patient to educate patient and families about heart failure giving them a good understanding of their condition, so they can have confidence and to support avoidable hospital admission.
* Explaining the 4 pillars of heart failure medication in how they reduce symptoms, reviewing medications, offering education and self-management strategies.
* To manage a caseload of community heart failure adult patients with multiple and complex needs, using evidence based/client centred principles to assess, plan, implement and evaluate interventions.
* To ensure provision of a multidisciplinary approach and work closely with patients, GPs, Cardiologists, and acute trusts to ensure the best care for our patients.
* To understand the diagnostic procedures to give a definitive diagnosis of heart failure with left ventricular dysfunction with moderate to severe ejection fraction.
* To assess the signs and symptoms of heart failure and implement treatment plans.
* Enabling high quality patient assessment and care planning to support high quality of life for the patient and their family.
* To deliver a specialist service providing specialist case management for patients with heart failure under the supervision of the band 7 Heart Failure Nurse Specialist (HFNS).
About us
We are an award-winning and CQC rated good health and social care Trust delivering integrated services across Hull, East and North Yorkshire. Find out more on our website.
We are a forward-thinking and dynamic Trust with a real commitment to staff development. We value our colleagues and invest in them to ensure they have the right skills to deliver outstanding care.
We are proud to score above or equal to the average for all NHS People Promise theme areas demonstrating our commitment to improve the experience of working in the NHS for everyone. Wherever you work we know you will receive a warm welcome and all the support you'll need to get you started.
We recognise the positive value of diversity and promote equality whilst challenging discrimination. We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds.
Work life balance is about having influence and flexibility over when, where and how you work. If the work pattern for this role does not meet your needs, we welcome an application and are happy to discuss working arrangements that differ from those advertised.
We offer a unique range of benefits that go above and beyond other NHS Trusts including an enhanced leave package and health and wellbeing support.
Job responsibilities
For further information for this vacancy please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.
Person Specification
Qualifications & Knowledge
* Degree or diploma in Adult Nursing.
* Prepared to undertake or hold a Specialist Heart Failure qualification, within a defined timescale if not already achieved.
* Full understanding of the practice area and specific role applied for demonstrated on application.
Experience
* Previous community-based experience or band 6 experience transferrable to community setting.
* Demonstrable experience of working in heart failure speciality at band 6 level.
* Leadership/management experience which has had a positive impact and created change within the service delivery/practice.
* Ability to effectively transport self between multiple addresses/venues on a daily basis including transporting equipment & clinical stock required for treatment.
* Confidence to work alone in the Community including assessing and treating patients in their own homes and making decisions about their needs.
* Familiar with using SystmOne.
* Familiar with using Datix system.
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.
Scarborough, Whitby, Ryedale & Pocklington
£37,338 to £44,962 a year Per Annum - Pro rata
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time, Part-time
Reference number
338-6849434-24
Job locations
Community Services
Scarborough, Whitby, Ryedale & Pocklington
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