Advanced Clinical Practitioner Heart Failure

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Liverpool; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent NHS Trust in Liverpool seeks ACPs or experienced clinical nurse specialists in heart failure to join its Integrated Heart Failure Service. The role involves providing expert care, supporting patients, and working with a dynamic multidisciplinary team. Candidates should have clinical qualifications, strong reasoning skills, and demonstrate leadership. This full-time position requires flexibility within a 7-day operating schedule.

Qualifications

• Demonstrable relevant experience within the specialty.
• Evidence of effective management and leadership skills.
• Participation in audit and research.

Responsibilities

• Maintain accountability for professional and ethical actions.
• Develop and maintain a specialist service for patients.
• Provide expert care and advice for patients and relatives.

Skills

Strong clinical reasoning

Effective leadership

Ability to work independently

Basic IT skills

Education

Clinical Professional Qualification

MSc Advanced Clinical Practice (ACP)

Teaching and assessing qualification

Prescriber

Job description

The closing date is 22 October 2025

Overview

We have an exciting opportunity for 2 ACPs or experienced clinical nurse specialists in heart failure who are willing to work towards completion of the ACP programme. The candidates will join our Integrated Heart Failure Service at Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. The successful candidates will work autonomously in their field as part of the wider MDT to support our ambulatory heart failure team.

The service will operate 7 days per week, 8 am till 8 pm and requires flexibility working within an evolving proactive, dynamic and committed multidisciplinary Heart Failure Team.

The candidates will have clinical oversight and (in conjunction with Consultants) responsibility for patients who are being managed by the heart failure specialist team. This will involve working with external agencies and technologies to provide an enhanced model of care supporting hospital avoidance and a supported discharge service for patients with Heart Failure.

The successful candidates will need to demonstrate strong clinical reasoning and prioritisation skills, be effective leaders and have the ability to work independently and as a member of a team.

Job responsibilities

1. To maintain personal accountability for professional and ethical actions and ensure compliance with the standards of professional conduct issued by the relevant regulatory body.
2. To maintain and develop a specialist service for patients within the caseload, ensuring that the treatment and follow up of this group of patients is delivered in a timely manner.
3. To provide and maintain a diagnostic service for the Trust. Ensure clinician led clinics provide for both diagnoses and reporting of subsequent results for identified patients.
4. To provide teaching as an in-house measure to all medical and clinical staff, not only within the Care Group but also from other services.
5. To provide a clinician-led clinic service to patients.
6. To plan and administer treatment to patients as appropriate and ensure handover of this treatment to community services as necessary.
7. To provide expert care, advice and support for patients and their relatives/carers and ensure that advice and point of contact is available throughout the patient\'s journey.
8. To refer on to other agencies as appropriate.
9. To operate as clinical specialist and expert practitioner in issues relating to the identified area of care. To direct and delegate care based on accurate assessment and evaluation.
10. To take consent for investigative procedures, manipulate equipment and perform advanced clinical skills.
11. The post holder will be expected to work clinical shifts in a ward environment if necessary.
12. Act as a change agent for the development of the service.
13. Assisting in the audit and data collection required for developing evidence based services.
14. To provide verbal and written reports to appropriate managers and clinical leads.
15. To monitor the effectiveness of the service by continuous audit.
16. To ensure that equipment is maintained and serviced as required.
17. To develop protocols, documentation, standards and guidelines to enable best practice for the care of patients in the identified/specified area.
18. To be involved in complaints handling according to the Trust4; s Complaints Procedure.
19. To establish a clear focus, vision and direction for the service, within the Care Group.
20. To ensure effective and efficient use of financial resources, contributing to increasing the efficiency and controlling cost within the departmental budget. Making recommendations regarding supplies and purchasing of equipment.
21. To promote effective communication within the hospital and to the patient and/or their relatives.
22. Act as a point of liaison between all hospital departments involved in the patient\'s journey.
23. Act as a source of specialist information for clinicians and other members of the multidisciplinary team.
24. Liaise with other departments/ Trusts regarding services provided and current practices to develop best evidence-based practice.
25. To be skilled to impart distressing information with respect and empathy.
26. To ensure that all patient records are maintained contemporaneously.

About us

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust comprises Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital & Royal Liverpool University Hospital.

We are part of NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group, formed on 1 Nov 2024 from the coming together of LUHFT and Liverpool Women2FS NHS Foundation Trust. The Group was born from a shared aim to improve the care we provide our patients.

UHLG is one of the largest employers in the region, with over 16,800 colleagues dedicated to caring for our communities - from birth and beyond.

For the 630,000 people across Merseyside, we are their local NHS. We provide general and emergency hospital care, alongside highly specialised regional services for more than two million people in the North West.

Aintree University Hospital is the single receiving site for adult major trauma patients in Cheshire and Merseyside and hosts a number of regional services including an award-winning stroke facility. Broadgreen Hospital is home to elective surgical, diagnostic and treatment services, together with specialist patient rehabilitation. Liverpool Women2FS Hospital specialises in the health of women and babies, delivering over 7,200 babies in the UK\'s largest single site maternity hospital each year. The Royal Liverpool University Hospital is the largest hospital in the country to provide inpatients with 100% single bedrooms and focuses on complex planned care and specialist services.

Job responsibilities

Clinical. To maintain personal accountability for professional and ethical actions and ensure compliance with the standards of professional conduct issued by the relevant regulatory body. To maintain and develop a specialist service for patients within the caseload, ensuring that the treatment and follow up of this group of patients is delivered in a timely manner. To provide and maintain a diagnostic service for the Trust. Ensure clinician led clinics provide for both diagnoses and reporting of subsequent results for identified patients. To provide teaching as an in-house measure to all medical and clinical staff, not only within the Care Group but also from other services. To provide a clinician-led clinic service to patients. To plan and administer treatment to patients as appropriate and ensure handover of this treatment to community services as necessary. To provide expert care, advice and support for patients and their relatives/carers and ensure that advice and point of contact is available throughout the patient\'s journey. To refer on to other agencies as appropriate. To operate as clinical specialist and expert practitioner in issues relating to the identified area of care. To direct and delegate care based on accurate assessment and evaluation. To take consent for investigative procedures, manipulate equipment and perform advanced clinical skills. The post holder will be expected to work clinical shifts in a ward environment if necessary. Management and Quality. Act as a change agent for the development of the service. Assisting in the audit and data collection required for developing evidence based services. To provide verbal and written reports to appropriate managers and clinical leads. To monitor the effectiveness of the service by continuous audit. To ensure that equipment is maintained and serviced as required. To develop protocols, documentation, standards and guidelines to enable best practice for the care of patients in the identified/specified area. In the identified/specified area. To be involved in complaints handling according to the Trusts Complaints Procedure. To establish a clear focus, vision and direction for the service, within the Care Group. To ensure effective and efficient use of financial resources, contributing to increasing the efficiency and controlling cost within the departmental budget. Making recommendations regarding supplies and purchasing of equipment. Communication and Liaison. To promote effective communication within the hospital and to the patient and/or their relatives. Act as a point of liaison between all hospital departments involved in the patient journey. Act as a source of specialist information for clinicians and other members of the multidisciplinary team. Liaise with other departments/ Trusts regarding services provided and current practises to develop best evidence-based practice. To be skilled to impart distressing information with respect and empathy. To ensure that all patient records are maintained contemporaneously.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Clinical Professional Qualification. Degree level with appropriate registration
• MSc Advanced Clinical Practice (ACP) or started the MSc ACP pathway/programme and committed to completing within an agreed time frame: Note: Post holder will be in a training post (Annex 21) until evidence of completion of MSc ACP is provided.
• Teaching and assessing qualification
• Prescriber
• Evidence of participation in audit and research

Experience

• Demonstrable relevant experience within the speciality
• Evidence of effective management
• Evidence of effective leadership skills
• Evidence of staff development and can demonstrate knowledge regarding provision and development of education programmes
• Evidence of change management
• Evidence of application of current clinical service issues and developments

Knowledge

• Understanding and application of healthcare governance
• Has an up-to-date Advanced Clinical Practice portfolio

Skills

• Committed to delivering high standards of patient care
• Basic IT skills, including e-mail and word processing

Other

• Supportive of colleagues
• Enthusiastic and motivated with the ability to motivate the team
• High level of personal and professional credibility
• Act as role model for staff

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.

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