Clinical Nurse Specialist For Heart Failure

Epsom And St Helier University Hospitals Nhs Trust; Epsom and Ewell; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 42,000; Part time

Job summary

Epsom And St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust is seeking a part-time Heart Failure Specialist Nurse to lead development of diagnostic and treatment pathways for heart failure. You will work with the lead Heart Failure specialist nurse and cardiology team to promote high-quality care across tertiary to primary care networks.

You will support clinical staff, coordinate heart failure pathways, optimise medical therapy, and provide education to patients and carers in inpatient and outpatient

Qualifications

• Registered professional with UK registration (NMC/HCPC as applicable).
• Significant professional development focused on heart failure.
• Evidence of further qualification in Cardiology.
• Experience managing cardiac patients and NHS case loads.
• Experience with clinical audits and guideline development.

Responsibilities

• Develop and optimise heart failure diagnostic and treatment pathways across hospital and community settings.
• Support clinical staff in heart failure management plans and referrals for follow-up care.
• Educate patients, relatives and carers; improve symptom control and reduce readmissions.
• Collaborate with community heart failure teams and contribute to local/national audits.

Skills

Heart failure

Cardiology

NHS experience

Independent working

Clinical audit

Management module

Non-medical prescriber

Professional development

Research module

Guidelines & pathways

Venepuncture/Cannulation

Teaching at senior level

Budgetary experience

Diagnosis & assessment

Job description

Job summary
This is an exciting opportunity to take on a part time role to improve access to heart failure services for Epsom and St Helier. We ideally would like somebody with heart failure experience that is keen to improve the access to specialised care in hospital and assisting in the transition to the community.
Main duties of the job
We are an expanding cardiology team and we are looking for an experienced heart failure specialist or cardiology nurse who wants to help shape the care we deliver.
Working closely with the lead Heart Failure specialist nurse, the Cardiology Matron and the lead Heart Failure Consultant, you will run and develop the diagnostic and treatment pathways for heart failure patients promoting high quality care across the care continuum from tertiary to primary care, engaging with healthcare professionals across the network.
The post holder will also be required to support clinical staff in heart failure management plans; make appropriate onward referrals for follow up care; be involved in optimisation of medical therapy; provide education and support to patients, relatives and carers in both inpatient and outpatient settings with the aim being to reduce symptoms, prevent unnecessary admissions/readmission and maximise patients' quality of life. The role involves working closely with the community heart failure teams and the collection of data for local and national audits. You will have a keen interest in education, research, training and development.
About us
St George's, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals and Health Group cares for a population of four million people in South West London and North East Surrey. Our sites include St George's Hospital, one of 11 major trauma centres in the UK and the largest healthcare provider and major teaching hospital in the area; St Helier Hospital, home to the South West Thames Renal and Transplantation Unit and Queen Mary's Hospital for Children; and Epsom Hospital, home to the South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre (SWLEOC). After years of collaboration, our two Trusts became a hospitals group in 2021. While remaining as two separate Trusts, being a hospitals group will help us to collaborate more closely on research, and the development, education, and training of our 17,000-strong workforce.
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached supporting document which contains more information about the Clinical Nurse Specialist at Epsom and St Helier.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• Registered Professional
• Evidence of significant professional development with a focus on heart failure
• Evidence of further qualification in Cardiology
• Management module
• Non medical prescriber
• Substantial experience and achievement in nursing cardiac patients
• Experience of managing a patient case load in an NHS setting
• Experience of managing patients with heart failure
• Experience of clinical audit
• Highly developed specialist knowledge underpinned by theory and experience
• Research module
• Evidence of developing clinical guidelines and pathways
• Ability to work independently and unsupervised
• Physical assessment and diagnostic skills
• Ability to co-ordinate heart failure pathways
• Good knowledge of cardiac drugs and side effects
• Venepuncture and cannulation skills
• ILS competent
• ALS
• Recent teaching experience at senior level
• Budgetary experience

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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
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.
Applicants must have current UK professional registration.