Job overview

Heart Failure Specialist Nurse

Band 6/7 

37.5 hours 

Fixed term 12m 

This is an exciting opportunity to join the Heart Failure Specialist Nurse Service on a 12-month fixed-term / secondment maternity cover. We are seeking a motivated and enthusiastic registered nurse to support the delivery of high-quality, patient-centred care for individuals living with heart failure across a range of clinical settings.

Applicants who do not yet possess the required specialist heart failure qualifications and experience will be considered for appointment at Band 6; the successful candidate will be supported through to gain the knowledge, skills, and competencies required for the role.

Applicants who already hold the relevant heart failure qualifications, specialist knowledge, and demonstrable experience working within a heart failure service will be considered for appointment at Band 7.

This role offers an excellent opportunity to develop or further enhance specialist expertise while making a significant difference to the care, experience, and outcomes of patients living with heart failure.

Main duties of the job

Provide clinical care for a caseload of patients using advanced specialist skills and knowledge to undertake full assessments of patients with chronic heart failure.

Provide support to patients, families and carers ensuring clear communication, and accurate information in relation to the diagnosis of heart failure, treatment and the maintenance of a healthy lifestyle,  promoting self-management, and optimising quality of life .

Accountable for own professional actions and clinical decisions, acting as an advanced independent practitioner/decision maker.

Ensure the efficient delivery of a specialist heart failure service, responding to changes in demand, being proactive in-service review.

Work in collaboration with multi-disciplinary teams and colleagues in both hospital and community setting.

Provide palliative care and end of life support to patients with advanced heart failure.

Act as a resource promoting evidence-based practice and best management of heart failure across inpatient and community services.

Participate in delivering structured education to other healthcare professionals.

Participation in the National Heart Failure Audit.

Working for our organisation

Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust serves a community of 250,000 people across Tameside & Glossop. We provide a range of services both within the hospital and across our community for both adults and children. Our vision is to improve health outcomes for our population and influence wider determinants of health through collaboration with our health & care partners. 

We have a clear set of values & behaviours which we expect all of our staff to demonstrate: 

• Compassion
• Accountability
• Respect
• Excellence

We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population. 

We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian & minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ & Disabled people. 

Benefits include; flexible working, 27-33 days annual leave plus bank holidays, sick pay, NHS Pension Scheme, free eye tests and health checks, gym discount, free bicycle loan scheme, salary sacrifice car scheme, support with stress, bereavement, relationships, finance, and much more.