Community Heart Failure Specialist Nurse

Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust; Halifax; Híbrido; GBP 40.000 - 48.000; A tiempo parcial

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Flexible working arrangements

Job-share option

Descripción de la vacante

Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Community Heart Failure Specialist Nurse (Band 6) for a part-time, permanent role with flexible working. The post involves 22.5 hours per week, pro rata salary of £39,959–£48,117 per annum, and the Hospital at Home service expansion across Calderdale and Huddersfield.

The role requires specialist cardiac nursing skills, non-medical prescribing, and the ability to work across multiple sites with a supportive multidisciplinary team.

Formación

• Post-registration experience/qualification relevant to the specialism or willing to work towards
• Teaching qualification
• Non-medical prescriber or willingness to undertake this

Responsabilidades

• Initial assessment and ongoing education to promote self-management
• Medication optimisation and review for patients with heart failure
• Manage own caseload autonomously with high quality care
• One day per week dedicated to inpatient reviews at CRH/HRI and remote work when appropriate

Conocimientos

Heart failure nursing

Autonomous working

Clinical assessment

Communication skills

Flexible working

Educación

NMC registered nurse

Non-medical prescriber

Herramientas

Healthcare IT systems

EMIS / NHS IT

Descripción del empleo

Community Heart Failure Specialist Nurse

NHS AfC: Band 6

Main area Nursing Grade NHS AfC: Band 6 Contract Permanent: 7 day Service 8-8pm Hours

• Part time
• Flexible working

22.5 hours per week (Up to 37.5 hours per week) Job ref 372-COM2818

Employer Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Dean Clough Mills Community Healthcare 4th Floor Town Halifax Salary £39,959 - £48,117 per annum, pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 08/11/2026 23:59 Interview date 16/11/2026

Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust (CHFT) are committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics.

We are committed to recruiting to our values. Leading One Culture of Care underpins our values by creating an environment, tone and behaviours across all parts of the Trust that are fundamentally rooted in compassionate care.

We are open to considering a wide range of flexible working arrangements. There are opportunities to flex the days of the week, hours and times of work and place of work including: part-time, job-share, flexible working hours and the possibility to work from home when appropriate. Please talk to us during the interview process to discuss any flexibility that you may require.

We received our Silver Award from the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme which is helping actively promote SaBRE - Supporting Britain’s Reservists and Employers. This means that we provided its statement of intent to support all Defence personnel and we welcome application to work for us.

Our Future Plans

The Department of Health and Social Care has awarded capital funding to invest in local health services at both Calderdale Royal Hospital and Huddersfield Royal Infirmary. This is a significant investment and an opportunity to enhance services for our populations in Calderdale and Huddersfield and West Yorkshire for generations to come. To find out more, please visit https://future.cht.nhs.uk/

Job overview

Are you ready for a new challenge and the opportunity to truly develop your clinical practice?

We’re looking for a motivated, enthusiastic, and experienced cardiology nurse to join our small, friendly team of Heart Failure Specialist Nurses at an exciting time of service expansion.

• Are you a Band 5 nurse looking to step into a more autonomous role, building confidence and advanced skills within a supportive team?
• Are you a Band 6 nurse ready for the next challenge, keen to gain community experience and be part of the evolving Hospital at Home model?

If you thrive on variety, enjoy learning, and want to play a key role in shaping a growing service, this could be the perfect opportunity for you.

We’re a small, close knit, and supportive team who pride ourselves on working collaboratively and looking after one another.

We work closely with a wider multidisciplinary team, including cardiology consultants and a specialist pharmacist, to provide seamless, high quality care.

Currently, we cover the Calderdale community, with each team member spending one day per week reviewing inpatients remotely across CRH and HRI.

Main duties of the job

You will bring confidence in cardiology, with a sound understanding of heart failure and its management. We are committed to supporting your development and offer a wide range of learning opportunities, including:

• Heart Failure Diploma
• Independent Non Medical Prescribing
• Advanced patient assessment
• A variety of additional courses tailored to your learning needs

You will work autonomously, managing your own time and caseload to deliver high quality care to patients with heart failure. This includes:

• Initial assessment
• Medication optimisation
• Ongoing education and support to promote self management

One day per week will be dedicated to reviewing inpatients at Calderdale Royal Hospital (CRH) and Huddersfield Royal Infirmary (HRI) (currently completed remotely).

As our Hospital at Home service develops, the team will provide care 7 days a week, 8am–8pm, and you’ll have the exciting opportunity to help shape and influence the future direction of this service.

You will receive a supernumerary period and ongoing support from an established Heart Failure Specialist Nurse, ensuring you feel confident and supported every step of the way.

Working for our organisation

We employ more than 6,500 staff who deliver compassionate care from our two main hospitals, Calderdale Royal Hospital and Huddersfield Royal Infirmary as well as in community sites, health centres and in patients’ homes. We also are incredibly proud to have almost 150 volunteers here at CHFT.

We provide a range of services including urgent and emergency care; medical; surgical; maternity; gynaecology; critical care; children’s and young people’s services; end of life care and outpatient and diagnostic imaging services.

We provide community health services, including sexual health services in Calderdale from Calderdale Royal and local health centres. These include Todmorden Health Centre and Broad Street Plaza.

We continue to modernise and invest in our health services to build on our strong reputation. Foundation trusts are public leaders in improving quality in health services. They are part of the NHS – yet decisions about what they do and how they do it are driven by independent boards. Boards listen to their Council of Governors and respond to the needs of their members – patients, staff and the local community.

Foundation trusts provide what the health service wants, yet are also free to invest quickly in the changes to the local community needs, in striving to be the best, and in putting their patients first.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the job description and person specification below for full details about the role.

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Person specification

QUALIFICATIONS / TRAINING

• Post registration experience/qualification relevant to the specialism or willing to work towards
• Teaching qualification
• Non-medical prescriber or willingness to undertake this

KNOWLEDGE, EXPERIENCE & EXPERTISE

• Understanding and appreciation of diversity
• Knowledge of Healthcare IT systems
• Demonstrate advanced clinical skills in cardiac nursing with reference to heart failure
• Awareness of clinic governance
• Manage complex issues and environments
• Commitment to develop self and others
• Ability to work flexibly according to service need
• Ability to adapt to change and innovation

  COMMUNICATION AND RELATIONSHIPS (INCLUDING MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITIES)

  • High level of communication skills
  • Engagement of patients and carers to support self-care strategies
  • Ability to work in various locations throughout the network of services provided by Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust
  • Must be eligible to work in the UK
  • Hold a UK driving licence and have reliable access to a vehicle
  • Experience of Lone working

  Our vision is to provide One Culture of Care for one another in order that we can provide compassionate care for the people who use our services. We are passionate about creating a workplace where we work together to get results, encouraging colleagues to have their say, in order to co create the change we want to see. We take pride in the diversity of our workforce that’s why we encourage applications from all. Reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled applicants.

  We understand that more applicants are using AI technology to help with their applications. While these tools can be useful, they cannot fully capture your skills, knowledge, and experience. It’s important that you personalise your application. Relying solely on AI is not recommended, as it may reduce your chances of success. Our screening process is thorough, so if you have used AI, please make sure to disclose this on your application form.

  Candidates who require a Skilled Worker visa to work in the United Kingdom can determine the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship for this position by assessing their circumstances against the criteria specified on the Check if you need a UK visa - GOV.UK website. We encourage all applicants to review these criteria carefully to understand their eligibility for sponsorship.

  If you are appointed to a post, information will also be transferred into the NHS Electronic Staff Records system. The Inter-Authority Transfer (IAT) process is a critical and beneficial component of ESR and following interview your previous NHS employment data, if applicable will be transferred from your current / most recent employer.

  You may be required to undertake a DBS. The Trust will administer the DBS check on your behalf and will recover the cost (Enhanced £46.40, Standard £25.40 or Basic £25.40) from your salary when you commence in post (including Internal staff). You will also be required to participate in the DBS Update Service and pay the £15 cost per year. This is a condition of your employment.

  CHFT is part of the West Yorkshire Association of Acute Trusts (WYAAT), a collaborative of the NHS hospital trusts from across West Yorkshire and Harrogate working together to provide the best possible care for our patients.

  You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

  This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

  At Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust, we are excited to offer a range of volunteering roles, providing rewarding personal and professional opportunities for people from all backgrounds across a wide age range from our local communities, ensuring our volunteers are representative of our service users.