Heart Failure Nurse Specialist

Job description

Job summary

We are excited to offer an excellent opportunity for an experienced and enthusiastic nurse to join our heart failure service as a Band 6 CNS. This post offers the chance to be part of a multidisciplinary team that delivers high-quality, patient-centred care across both hospital and outpatient settings. You will be based at New Cross Hospital and play a key role in the assessment, management, and ongoing support of adults living with heart failure.

As a HF CNS, core aspects of your role will be to provide patient education, suggesting the use of heart failure treatments, creating treatment plans and arranging follow-up following both inpatient and outpatient reviews, in collaboration with senior heart failure Nurses. We work closely alongside cardiologists, GPs, physiologists and pharmacists as well as primary care and community teams.

We are looking for a Registered Nurse with post-registration experience caring for patients with heart failure. You should have relevant cardiology post-registration qualifications at Level 6 or Level 7. Clinical assessment skills are desirable however development will be supported. Strong communication skills, and the ability to work independently and as part of a wider MDT are essential.

In return, we offer a supportive working environment with opportunities for professional growth and development. We are committed to delivering innovative, patient-focused services and welcome applicants who have passion for improving heart failure care.

Main duties of the job

Develop individual competence and knowledge which will support the provision and evaluation of seamless specialist nursing services, ensuring patients receive the highest standards of clinical care. You will develop specialist knowledge and skills, demonstrated through the provision of advice /education and support to staff, patients, families and carers. You will be supported by a more experienced nurse or nurses to enable you to achieve competence in agreed areas of specialist practice through exposure, training and education.

Responsible for on-going development and training of the policies, procedures, protocols and guidelines. You are accountable for safe, effective clinical practice working as part of a defined team, supporting team performance, ensuring efficient and effective use of physical and human resources, and will also provide / deliver a range of educational and training packages to health care staff and patients.

About us

The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust is one of the largest NHS trusts in the West Midlands providing primary, acute and community services and we are incredibly proud of the diversity of both our staff and the communities we serve. We are building a workforce that can help us to fulfil our values, improve the quality of care for patients, and solve the health care problems of tomorrow. We're passionate about the value that diversity of thinking and lived experience brings in enabling us to become a learning organization and leader in delivering compassionate care for our patients.

We are delighted that we have been rated as "Good" by CQC. We have achieved numerous awards; The Nursing Times Best Diversity and Inclusion Practice and Best UK Employer of the Year for Nursing Staff in 2020.

The Trust is a supportive working environment committed to creating flexible working arrangements that suit your needs and as such will consider all requests from applicants who wish to work flexibly.

Job description

Job responsibilities

*Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*

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Job responsibilities

*Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*

Person Specification

Essential

Essential

• NMC Registered Nurse
• Experience of Working in Cardiology in last 5 years
• Evidence of degree level study or higher
• Post reg cardiac qualifications
• Full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle for work purposes

Desirable

• Health assessment qualification
• Non medical prescriber
• Previous experience working as a CNS/ANP

Person Specification
Essential

Essential

• NMC Registered Nurse
• Experience of Working in Cardiology in last 5 years
• Evidence of degree level study or higher
• Post reg cardiac qualifications
• Full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle for work purposes

Desirable

• Health assessment qualification
• Non medical prescriber
• Previous experience working as a CNS/ANP

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.
Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the .

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. .
UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see

Additional information
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the .

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. .
UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see

Employer details

Employer name

The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust
Address

New Cross Hospital - Heart and Lung Centre

Wolverhampton Road

Wolverhampton

WV10 0QP

United Kingdom

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