Job overview

The Associate Heart Failure Nurse Specialist will work alongside Clinical Nurse Specialists to support heart failure patients in the community, by delivering high quality specialist nursing care to those admitted to the Rapid Diuresis Response/Virtual Ward (RDR/VW) caseload.

The RDR Service sits within the ACERS Team and works alongside the community heart failure team, under the direction of the Heart Failure Clinical Nurse Specialist Team Lead and Cardiorespiratory Consultant Physiotherapist, with support from consultant cardiologists.  The primary objective of the RDR/VW service is to reduce unplanned hospital admission for heart failure and to support people being discharged earlier from hospital.

The post holder will the day to day management of patients with acute decompensated heart failure predominantly within their homes and primary care, with some secondary care input.    You will undertake assessments and reviews of patients in their home and help to formulate plans of care and titrate medication to treat their condition, improve symptoms and avoid hospital admission.    You will work closely with GPs, cardiologists and the community heart failure team to deliver treatment plans and monitor patients’ response to treatment. 

Main duties of the job

We are looking for an experienced, enthusiastic, pro-active, self-motivated nurse to join the team as one of the key links in the chain of gold standard care.  Essential to this new role is a strong background in cardiology with relevant training and your excellent communication skills with which you will develop personal management plans and educate empower patients and carers for increased confidence in self-care. Experience of working in the community is desirable. This post will let your personal and clinical skills blossom as you set new ways of working in place to really make a difference.

You should  have a genuine interest for working in the environment with a  cardiology experience, work well in a team and can see the development opportunities that this post has to offer.  In return for your experience, motivation and enthusiasm, we could offer flexible working, and support with CPD.

If you have the experience, or are interested and wish to be a pivotal link in a highly skilled and motivated team we would like to hear from you.

Working for our organisation

Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a high performing and flourishing organisation serving the population of Hackney, East London, The City and beyond.

We are extremely proud of the fact that Homerton Hospital has recently attained the highest possible rating of "Outstanding" from the Care Quality Commission (CQC).

Our integrated Trust provides comprehensive hospital and community health services for its local population and a range of specialist services for a wider group of patients. In addition, the Trust manages services out of St Leonard's Hospital and the Mary Seacole Nursing Home.

Homerton aims to ensure equality and value diversity, and we are committed to inclusion for all of our staff. This is reflected in our policies, procedures and People Plan.  All of our staff are expected to embody our Trust values at all times.

We are also committed, through our Fair Recruitment Standards, to ensuring all applicants are treated fairly.

Homerton has a proud tradition of supporting and developing its staff, including its well regarded and valued nursing community, and all staff are able to take advantage of a great range of benefits.

Homerton is proud to have been included on the HSJ & Nursing Times Best Places to Work list.