Community Cardiac Nurse Practitioner

Provide CIC; Chelmsford; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A community health organization is seeking an experienced Registered Nurse to manage heart failure patients across various clinical and home settings. Candidates must have at least two years of cardiology experience and be able to work autonomously. A driving license is required to travel for home visits. This role supports patient care to prevent hospital admissions and improve health outcomes.

Qualifications

• Minimum of two years of cardiology experience required.
• Must be able to interpret ECGs and form management plans.
• Experience working in a community setting preferred.

Responsibilities

• Deliver care in various clinical settings and patients' homes.
• Manage patients with heart failure and support seamless care.
• Collaborate with multi-disciplinary teams.

Skills

Cardiology experience

Ability to perform venepuncture

ECG interpretation

Ability to work independently

Driving Licence Holder

Education

Registered Nurse (Level 1) / Degree Level

Heart Failure Qualification

Job description

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic, motivated and experienced registered nurse to join our friendly, busy, yet rewarding team within the community of Mid Essex.

You will be working within the community to support the management of patients who have heart failure. Working in collaboration with our MSE partners to support a seamless patient pathway and to prevent hospital admissions and readmissions.

Main duties of the job

This post holder will responsible for and ensuring high quality, evidence based care for patients with the diagnosis of Heart Failure, their families and carers in the community. Managing patients at home, remotely or in the nurse led heart failure clinics.

The post holder will:

Titrate heart failure medications in accordance with the NICE guidelines

Exercise high levels of judgement, discretion and decision making in clinical care

Take responsibility for case management of patients with heart failure in community settings, including venepuncture, diuretic therapy, and end of life care and MDT

Plan and provide treatment in collaboration with others as appropriate

About us

Provide is a Community Interest Company (social enterprise). We deliver a broad range of health and social care services in the community, and are committed to making sure that they are safe, responsive and of high quality. Provide is owned by its employees and has primarily social objectives. Any profits we make are reinvested into the local community or back into delivering services.

We work from a variety of community settings, such as community hospitals, community clinics, schools, nursing homes and primary care settings, as well as within people's homes to provide more than 40 services to children, families and adults across Essex, Dorset, East Anglia and the North of England.

A highly respected, award winning health and social care provider. We expect our staff to demonstrate and uphold our values at all times:

Vision:Transforming Lives

Values:Care, Innovation and Compassion

Mission:An ambitious, employee owned social enterprise, growing in size and influence. We transform lives by treating, caring and educating people.

Provide is an equal opportunity employer committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives and skills, proud to have LGBT+, Ethnic Minority and Men's Networks.

We welcome applicants from underrepresented groups. If you have the skills and experience for the job, please apply regardless of your background.

Job responsibilities

• Registered Nurse with at least two years cardiology experience
• Able to perform venepuncture and interpret the results
• Perform and interprets ECG, and form a management plan
• To deliver care in various clinical settings and patients homes.
• Ability to work independently / autonomously

To work collaboratively and act as a resource to the multi-disciplinary teams across primary, secondary and tertiary care enabling seamless care across the interface

Person Specification

Registered Nurse (Level 1) / Degree Level with two years Cardiology Experience

• Registered Nurse (Level 1) / Degree Level with two years Cardiology Experience
• Heart Failure Qualification

ECG interpretation and management

• Able to interpret ECG's / preform management Plan

Ability to work independently / autonomously without supervision

• Ability to work independently / autonomously without supervision
• Previous experience of working in the community

Driving Licence Holder (with access to a car) work in clinics / home visits / remotely

• Driving Licence Holder (with access to a car)
• Has worked in community previously

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.