Community Cardiology Specialist Nurse

NHS Jobs; Nebraska; On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

NHS Jobs is seeking a healthcare professional to provide expert practice in heart failure management across multiple clinical settings. The role includes independent prescribing for heart failure medications under NICE guidance, education for patients and carers, and collaboration with cardiologists and GPs.

The post involves leading nurse-led heart failure clinics in primary care, developing pathways, and contributing to service audits while ensuring patient safety and infection prevention in

Responsibilities

• Provide expert practice through management of a caseload of heart failure patients referred by GPs, consultants and other healthcare professionals
• Provide pharmacological and non-pharmacological management within scope of practice and Trust protocols
• As a V300 Non-Medical Prescriber, independently prescribe heart failure medications in line with NICE guidance and Trust policy
• Work autonomously across a variety of clinical settings, optimising medication and giving education, support and advice to patients and carers
• Undertake independent assessment, order and interpret diagnostic tests, and make critical judgements to inform diagnosis and treatment
• Order cardiac investigations as required and refer to or discuss with cardiologists and GPs
• Use complex equipment and interpret results to support diagnosis and treatment
• Undertake cardiac risk and prevention assessments and give individualised lifestyle advice
• Lead nurse-led heart failure clinics in primary care, including GP-based clinics for complex comorbidity patients on the heart failure register
• Develop and apply robust referral criteria so patients receive prompt, appropriate investigation and treatment in the right setting
• Develop pathways with other disciplines and write individualised management plans that account for comorbidities
• Work with palliative care services to improve end-of-life experience for patients and carers
• Ensure effective communication between primary and secondary care
• Maintain standards of cleanliness and infection prevention in the clinical environment
• Contribute to local audits, evaluate service delivery, identify areas for improvement and share findings with professional groups
• Develop educational and information materials for patients and staff on heart failure, investigations, treatment and the patient pathway
• Implement heart failure guidelines and standards with colleagues, including developing training packages
• Act as mentor, preceptor and resource for nursing and support staff
• Identify own development needs through appraisal and a Personal Development Plan, and ensure clinical supervision needs are met
• Support the Clinical Lead to develop a patient-centred heart failure service that is integrated across professional and organisational boundaries
• Deputise for the Clinical Lead in their absence where necessary
• Identify gaps in service provision and work with the MDT to implement the changes required
• Apply local incident reporting and complaints procedures effectively

Job description

Clinical

• Provide expert practice through management of a caseload of heart failure patients referred by GPs, consultants and other healthcare professionals
• Provide pharmacological and non-pharmacological management within scope of practice and Trust protocols
• As a V300 Non-Medical Prescriber, independently prescribe heart failure medications in line with NICE guidance and Trust policy
• Work autonomously across a variety of clinical settings, optimising medication and giving education, support and advice to patients and carers
• Undertake independent assessment, order and interpret diagnostic tests, and make critical judgements to inform diagnosis and treatment
• Order cardiac investigations as required and refer to or discuss with cardiologists and GPs
• Use complex equipment and interpret results to support diagnosis and treatment
• Undertake cardiac risk and prevention assessments and give individualised lifestyle advice
• Lead nurse-led heart failure clinics in primary care, including GP-based clinics for complex comorbidity patients on the heart failure register
• Develop and apply robust referral criteria so patients receive prompt, appropriate investigation and treatment in the right setting
• Develop pathways with other disciplines and write individualised management plans that account for comorbidities
• Work with palliative care services to improve end-of-life experience for patients and carers
• Ensure effective communication between primary and secondary care
• Maintain standards of cleanliness and infection prevention in the clinical environment

Research and audit

• Contribute to local audits, evaluate service delivery, identify areas for improvement and share findings with professional groups

Education

• Develop educational and information materials for patients and staff on heart failure, investigations, treatment and the patient pathway
• Implement heart failure guidelines and standards with colleagues, including developing training packages
• Act as mentor, preceptor and resource for nursing and support staff
• Identify own development needs through appraisal and a Personal Development Plan, and ensure clinical supervision needs are met

Managerial and governance

• Support the Clinical Lead to develop a patient-centred heart failure service that is integrated across professional and organisational boundaries
• Deputise for the Clinical Lead in their absence where necessary
• Identify gaps in service provision and work with the MDT to implement the changes required
• Apply local incident reporting and complaints procedures effectively

University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust