Heart Failure Specialist Nurse

Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

Previous applicants need not apply

An exciting opportunity has arisen in the Cardiology service at Tameside and Glossop integrated Care NH Foundation Trust. We are looking to recruit a Band 7 heart failure specialist nurse who is dynamic and experienced to support the service site wide with support from the wider heart failure MDT and Heart failure Cardiologists. This team is integrated, in and out-reaching to patients referred from General Practice with heart failure to support from across the 5 neighborhoods across Tameside and Glossop. This service provides expert advice and treatment to patients with heart failure with a clear plan to improve the delivery of evidenced based care to this group of patients.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will: -

  • Deliver Integrated hospital / community specialist advice and support to patients, carers and other professionals with regard to chronic heart failure.
  • Manage patient care and adjust treatments within local and national guidelines and evidence base.
  • To lead and develop local action plans to meet the supportive and palliative care agenda.
  • Work closely with the Multidisciplinary team to deliver effective management of patients suffering chronic heart failure.
  • Be responsible for education and training of the multi-disciplinary team in the management of chronic heart failure.
  • Provide support across Tameside and Glossop for heart failure education and audit
  • Responsible for data collection and completion in order to meet local and national audit requirements for patients suffering chronic heart failure.
  • Act in accordance with the NMC Code of Professional Conduct

About us

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:

  • Safety
  • Care
  • Respect
  • Communication
  • Learning

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.

Date posted

15 May 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£43,742 to £50,056 a year pro rata per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

245-NAM7MUC-04-24-A

Job locations

Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust

Fountain Street

Ashton Under Lyne

OL6 9RW


Job description

Job responsibilities

For a detailed description of the job description and main responsibilities of the role, please see the attached documents.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For a detailed description of the job description and main responsibilities of the role, please see the attached documents.

Person Specification

Qualifications & Experience

Essential

  • Educated to Degree / Diploma
  • Qualified Non-medical Prescriber. Or willingness to undertake
  • Clinical examination skill and clinical diagnostic modules or willingness to undertake
  • Extensive experience in cardiology at Band 6 or equivalent.
  • Professional registration

Desirable

  • Post graduate qualification in cardiology
  • Experience of undertaking clinical audit and benchmarking strategies.
  • Proven experience of implementing clinical governance
Person Specification

Qualifications & Experience

Essential

  • Educated to Degree / Diploma
  • Qualified Non-medical Prescriber. Or willingness to undertake
  • Clinical examination skill and clinical diagnostic modules or willingness to undertake
  • Extensive experience in cardiology at Band 6 or equivalent.
  • Professional registration

Desirable

  • Post graduate qualification in cardiology
  • Experience of undertaking clinical audit and benchmarking strategies.
  • Proven experience of implementing clinical governance

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust

Fountain Street

Ashton Under Lyne

OL6 9RW


Employer's website

https://www.tamesidehospital.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust

Fountain Street

Ashton Under Lyne

OL6 9RW


Employer's website

https://www.tamesidehospital.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

For questions about the job, contact:

Heart Failure Specialist Nurse

Julie Harris

julie.harris@tgh.nhs.uk

01619224007

Date posted

15 May 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£43,742 to £50,056 a year pro rata per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

245-NAM7MUC-04-24-A

Job locations

Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust

Fountain Street

Ashton Under Lyne

OL6 9RW


Supporting documents

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