Heart Failure Nurse Specialist & Team Lead

UHCW NHS Trust

Coventry

On-site

GBP 43,000 - 60,000

Full time

7 days ago

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Job summary

University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust is seeking an experienced Heart Failure Nurse Specialist to join the Coventry and Rugby Heart Failure Team. You will provide expert assessment, management and support for patients with heart failure, working across acute, community, virtual and home-based settings.

The role offers clinical leadership opportunities, autonomous working across multiple sites, and involvement in developing evidence-based treatment plans, patient education and

Qualifications

Experience as a Heart Failure Specialist Nurse.
Ability to deliver patient-centred care across multiple settings.

Responsibilities

Provide specialist assessment and management of patients with heart failure.
Work autonomously across acute, community and virtual care settings.
Lead and support the Heart Failure Nursing Team.
Develop and implement evidence-based treatment plans.
Support optimisation of heart failure medication in line with current guidelines.
Refer patients for cardiac rehabilitation where appropriate.
Consider and refer patients for cardiac device therapy when indicated.
Promote patient education, self-management and improved outcomes.
Liaise effectively with the MDT, GPs, healthcare professionals, patients and carers.
Promote best practice in heart failure management in accordance with national and local guidelines.

Skills

Heart failure care

Clinical leadership

Autonomous working

Job description

The role offers clinical leadership opportunities, autonomous working across multiple sites, and involvement in developing evidence-based treatment plans, patient education and

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