Heart Failure Nurse Specialist

Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Lancashire; In loco; GBP 42.000 - 52.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Band 7 Heart Failure Nurse Specialist to provide specialist clinical care, plan and coordinate a defined caseload, and use case management techniques to reduce unplanned admissions. The post offers training and rotational exposure between community and acute heart failure teams.

The successful candidate will be an innovative, highly motivated nurse with strong clinical knowledge and judgement, capable of managing a busy daily

Competenze

• Innovative, highly motivated forward thinking nurse with caseload management ability.
• Hands-on approach with high quality care and visible ward presence.
• Willingness to rotate between community and acute heart failure teams.

Mansioni

• Plan, manage and coordinate care for people with long-term conditions.
• Use case management techniques to reduce unplanned hospital admissions.
• Support staff, provide inpatient reviews and clinic caseload management.

Conoscenze

Case management

Medicines management

Care coordination

Leadership

Self-care support

Clinical judgement

Nurse specialist

Descrizione del lavoro

The post holder will have a specialist clinical role with responsibility for planning, managing and coordinating the care of people with long term conditions within a defined caseload. The postholder will use case management techniques to reduce unplanned hospital admissions. Inherent in the role is the requirement for the post holder to undertake training to develop skills in medicines management, care co-ordination, managing cognitive impairment, supporting self-care, management and leadership skills in line with the Department of health competency framework for Case Managers.

We currently have vacancy for a band 7 position heart failure nurse specialist with full support and training available for this rotational post between community and acute heart failure teams

We are seeking an innovative, highly motivated forward thinking nurse who has the ability to manage a busy caseload on a daily basis using expert clinical knowledge and judgement whilst providing support to staff. You will be expected to have both a ‘hands on' approach in providing high quality care and have a visible and approachable presence on the wards for inpatient reviews also managing a clinic caseload

The successful candidate will be supported by the ward manager and matron.

Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is ideally situated just a forty five minute drive from Manchester. The Trust provides services to the 440,000 residents of Blackpool, Fylde & Wyre and North Lancashire, as well as specialist tertiary care for Cardiac and Haematology patients.

As one of the United Kingdom’s largest coastal resort, Blackpool has plenty to offer its residents – it’s not just a good place to work; it’s a great place to live. In addition to its bustling centre and historic seafront, the town is world famous for its many attractions, including the famous Blackpool Tower. Blackpool also offers a number of scenic cycling routes round our local parks and across the surrounding countryside, as well as boasting panoramic views of the coast on its picturesque Promenade. Further afield, Blackpool also benefits from less than three-hour connections via rail to Edinburgh in the north and London in the south.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Phil Helm Job title: Clinical Matron Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 01253 957726

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