Community Heart Failure Nurse

Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust; Birmingham, Sandwell; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in Birmingham is seeking a registered nurse to join their heart failure team. The role involves assessing and supporting care for patients with chronic heart failure, collaborating with specialist nurses, and providing high-quality, evidence-based care. The ideal candidate should have holistic nursing experience, excellent communication skills, and the ability to work independently. This position offers an opportunity to contribute to patient-focused healthcare in a supportive environment.

Qualifications

• Experience assessing, implementing and evaluating care needs.
• Experience working with heart failure patients at all stages.

Responsibilities

• Assess and support senior heart failure specialist nurses.
• Provide evidence-based care for chronic heart failure patients.

Skills

Holistic nursing experience

Excellent communication skills

Organisational skills

Autonomous working

Education

RGN/Adult Nursing

Good Standard of general Education

Job description

A fixed term post for 9 months is available within the community heart failure team. We are seeking to recruit one individual who has relevant knowledge, skills and experience in all aspects of holistic nursing.

A key element of the role is to assess and support senior heart failure specialist nurses to implement and evaluate care for patients with chronic and complex heart failure. The successful candidate will play a pivotal role in providing evidence based care in all aspects of heart failure.

The individual should have excellent communication and organisational skills, be able to work automatously and work as part of a dedicated team of heart failure nurses.

Main duties of the job

This is an exciting opportunity for a registered nurse who has a passion for heart failure to join the highly motivated Sandwell community heart failure team.The team aims to promote the delivery of high quality, patient focused evidence based practice. The team objectives are aligned to national and local agreed quality agendas and the promotion of safe harm free care.

About us

Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust (SWB) serves Birmingham and the Black Country - one of the country's most culturally diverse areas. It's a friendly and welcoming place - a place where you can belong, and a place where you can grow.

We care for our patients, we care about our population, and we care about our people. Our values - Ambition, Respect and Compassion - are at the heart of who we are. They guide us every step of the way; how we work with each other, and how we look after our patients and their families; how we respect and value the rich diversity of our team and our community. Our Trust has always aspired to be more than a hospital, more than a healthcare provider. Our purpose is to "Improve the Life Chances and Health Outcomes of our Population." It is what inspires, drives, and unites us every day. It’s what makes us unique.

We want working at SWB to feel like more than just a job. We want our Trust to be a place where you can feel you belong. A place where you feel happy, safe, and rewarded. A place where you can develop your career in whatever way you choose. When we say we're 'with you all the way' we want you to know that we mean it. Visit the SWB website to find out more about our ambitions and people plans.

Job responsibilities

Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details of what this role entails

Person Specification

Experience

• Experience of working indivudually and part of a team
• Experience in assessing, implementing and evaluating care needs.
• Previous experience working with heart failure patient at all stages heart failure journey

Qualifications

• RGN/Adult Nursing
• Good Standard of general Education

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.