Acute Heart Failure Specialist Nurse

East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust; Eastbourne; On-site; GBP 47,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional healthcare provider in Eastbourne is seeking an experienced Heart Failure Nurse to lead the Acute Heart Failure Team. This role involves managing a caseload of patients, developing innovative care pathways, and improving patient outcomes. Candidates should possess substantial experience in heart disease management, excellent communication skills, and be capable of working autonomously. The position offers ongoing supervision and opportunities for further professional development in a supportive environment.

Benefits

Access to NHS pension scheme

Onsite nurseries

Free psychological support

Onsite parking at low cost

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with active registration.
• Minimum of 2 years’ experience in coronary heart disease management.
• Minimum of 1 year experience with heart failure patients.

Responsibilities

• Manage a caseload of inpatient heart failure patients.
• Develop innovative heart failure pathways.
• Provide personalized care plans and educate patients.

Skills

Leadership skills

Clinical knowledge in Heart Failure

Communication skills

Education

Degree in Nursing

Post Graduate qualification in Heart Failure

Teaching Qualification ENB 998 or equivalent

Job description

We have an opportunity for an experienced Heart Failure nurse to lead our Acute Heart Failure Team .We are looking for someone who is driven, enthusiastic and innovative with excellent experience and expertise in the care and management of patients with Heart Failure. You will work with our existing established Integrated Heart Failure Team within the hospital.

In addition to managing a caseload of inpatient heart failure patients, the post holder will be involved in developing innovative heart failure pathways to transform the way Heart Failure patients receive care. We are continuously reviewing and updating our ways of working, aiming to provide outstanding collaborative care.

You will be an experienced and committed nurse who is motivated and energized to change the way services are delivered and improve patient outcomes. We are looking for someone who has had at least Minimum of 2 years' experience in managing patients with coronary heart disease plus a minimum of 1 year experience of managing patients with heart failure.

We will offer ongoing supportive supervision in practice. The opportunity to undertake further study at advanced practice level is available. This role requires you to have excellent communication skills and be confident to work under your own initiative.

Main duties of the job

Heart Failure Clinical Nurse Practitioner

The aim of this post is to optimise the management and delivery of care to people with diagnosed heart failure by providing effective treatment and improving patients' quality of life through high quality, holistic, evidence-based care. The post holder will manage their own caseload, providing personalised care plans, initiating medication and lifestyle changes through education and support to patients, carers and other healthcare professionals.

You must hold a Teaching Qualification ENB 998 or equivalent, hold a relevant first level degree and a specialist qualification or other relevant post graduate qualification in Heart Failure.

You must have advanced clinical knowledge and skills, be willing to participate in research and audit projects and will also be expected to work with a certain amount of autonomy. In return you will be offered excellent commitment to both your personal and professional development.

About us

A wide range of staff benefits are available to our staff including staff development, enrolment in the NHS pension scheme, auto-enrolment to our Temporary Workforce Service, access to onsite nurseries. staff restaurants and accommodation.

In addition to an internal Occupational Health department, all staff also have access to free psychological support through our confidential Employee Assistance Programme. Onsite parking is available from only £50 a year.

There has never been a better time to join East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust, submit your application today.

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Job responsibilities

Please refer to the job description attached.

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Person Specification

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse/Professional and hold active registration with relevant Professional body
• Degree level qualification relevant to role
• Post Graduate qualification at Masters level relevant to role to demonstrate specialist clinical and leadership skills
• Evidence of mandatory and statutory essential training skills, for example, Basic Life Support, manual handling, infection control, fire etc
• Managerial or Leadership qualification
• Advanced Clinical Practice modules at Masters level (Physical Assessment, Prescribing)

Experience

• Proven experience in area of specialist knowledge and expertise
• Demonstrate experience of:- Quality/Service improvement Project Management Leadership People Management Innovative and inspiring leadership and clinical practice Research or audit Education and Training
• NHS experience or relevant health care organisation

Skills / Knowledge / Abilities

• Leadership skills that demonstrate the ability to manage self and lead others, able to motivate and inspire a team
• Day to day management of a team/service, able to allocate and manage staff organise placements, support learners, provide supervision and line management responsibilities and record keeping. Ability to promote staff wellbeing and manage performance
• Demonstrates knowledge of National NHS and Nursing agenda including national/local performance targets.

Other

• Full driving licence and access to a vehicle (for domiciliary community role) and ability to travel between sites

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.

£47,810 to £54,710 a yearper annum, pro rata