Community Heart Failure Nurse

Job description

Job responsibilities

The practitioner will work in partnership with team members, service users, Integrated care board (ICB) and Acute Trust staff, GPs and other agencies a necessary. Providing excellent and current evidenced based care to a defined population. This is achieved through effective creation and delivery of individual clinical management plans for the Heart Failure population of South East Essex.

The Nurse led service continually endeavours to improve and develop service delivery and the post holder will be expected to support the progression of development plans.

The post holder will work within the Heart Failure Service, delivering clinic and home based treatment plans, which include education and lifestyle advice, monitoring and management of symptoms, medicine management and administration, palliative and domiciliary support.

JOB SUMMARY:

1. Responsible for the Assessment, Planning and implementation of clinical management plans.

2. Works in partnership with other groups in the development of innovative clinical practice.

3. Assists in managing a caseload, in line with ICB policies, guidelines and national standards.

4. Maintains a high professional profile and role model for nursing and health care services within Essex Partnership University Trust (EPUT).

5. Promotes and enables patient choice and independent living.

6. Assists in the prevention of unplanned hospital admissions, inappropriate A&E attendances and promotes and facilitates early hospital discharge where appropriate.

Communication

1. Records work activities in line with local policies, procedures and standards and maintain effective systems of communication ensuring adequate recording takes place on all aspects of care.

2. Overcomes barriers to understanding, modifies and uses communication/counselling skills to provide, receive and interpret sensitive and appropriate information concerning an individuals condition/situation. Has the ability to communicate complex medical information, and displays excellent communication skills with patients to facilitate concordance with clinical management plans.

3. Assists and contributes to team meetings, educational forums and briefing sessions e.g. network and case meetings.

4. Locally reports complaints, errors, concerns and other untoward occurrences in line with policies, procedures and standards.

5. Ensures, monitors and promotes confidentiality on all matters relating to individuals obtained during the course of work or otherwise and ensures records are handled and stored according to Essex Partnership University Trust Policy.

6. Acts as a role model and supports the facilitation of effective working relationships with and among the team, ICB staff, acute sector, Social Services, user groups and voluntary organisations.

7. Monitors and promotes the concept of team work, respects and supports colleagues and seeks solutions to any differences professional and confidentially.

Personal and People Development

1. Keeps up to date on clinical and professional developments and disseminates knowledge with users and team members.

2. Evaluates application of own knowledge and skills against KSF outline requirements and maintains portfolio.

3. Is responsible for maintaining own professional development, undertakes an annual appraisal and personal development plan with manager.

4. Works with team members to provide learning experiences and environments for self, colleagues, students and others allocated to the team for clinical placement within and outside the workplace and in line with NMC The code: Standards of conduct, performance and ethics for nurses and midwives.

5. Actively participates in the development and delivery of training/education programmes acting as a sign off mentor and facilitates reflective practice.

6. Acts as a role model and resource providing mentorship/supervision of staff.

Health, Safety and Security

1. Works within the Professional Liability Policy for Nurses, Allied Health Professionals and Health Care Assistants Working with Clinical Teams in Essex Partnership University Trust and the NMC code of Practice.

2. Identifies, reports and manages risk, completing all appropriate documentation and supervises and supports others, in relation to risk assessment, errors, incidents and accidents in line with local policies, procedures and standards.

3. Acts on alerts and changes in policy and practice and disseminates this information to team members.

4. Works with other team members to ensure that nursing equipment is stored, maintained and serviced as per EPUT and manufactures instructions.

5. Recognises and challenges own limitations in decision making and ensures that complex clinical and professional issues are addressed.

Service Provision

1. Assists in the development and progression of the service to achieve entire service objectives.

2. Updates, promotes, initiates and facilitates new ways of working as it develops and evolves e.g. electronic care pathways, nursing interventions and advanced practice.

3. Promotes and contributes to the development of a culture that is open to change and innovation, managing change resistance if needed.

4. Activity contributes and responds to public health, service users and health promotion needs. Actively promotes patient/client empowerment and involvement.

5. Undertakes other duties as may be required from time to time which are consistent with the responsibilities of the post.

6. Actively participates and contributes to the recruitment and retention of staff.

Quality

1. Actively participates in the development, management and evaluation of EPUT Trust Governance Plan.

2. Shares results of research in inform own/others clinical practice, uses evidenced based practice to provide care and challenge unacceptable practice.

3. Facilitates reflective practice and clinical supervision sessions.

4. Adheres to local and national legislation, policies, procedures, and monitors standard of care delivery.

5. Undertakes, participates, co-ordinates audits/surveys in areas relevant to practice and facilitates subsequent changes to practice.

6. Takes responsibility for the promotion and development of a culture that is committed to innovation and quality improvement.

Equality and Diversity

1. Ensures ones own actions support and promote equality and diversity in the workplace, challenging and managing the behaviour of others where appropriate.

2. Respects peoples beliefs, cultures and preferences, taking necessary action when the behaviour of others undermines/abuses the right of other individuals and monitors team members to do likewise.

3. Up-dates self and staff and works within local and national legislation in relation to equality and diversity monitors team members to do likewise.

4. Ensures individuals are not discriminated or disadvantaged and are given equal access to care and support in a professional manner supporting the team to do the same.

The service is currently provided 8am 4pm Monday to Friday excluding Bank Holidays.

N.B. This job description is a reflection of the current position and may change in emphasis or detail in the light of subsequent developments.

Person Specification

Knowledge

Essential

• Cardiac Course/ Teaching and Assessing course
• Years of Experience in Cardiology/General medicine/Elderly Care
• Experience of running clinics
• Working in the Community
• Sound knowledge of guidelines, policies and procedures relating to Chronic Heart Failure oGood knowledge of heart failure management and presentation, recognition and management of cardiac conditions

Desirable

• NMP Course

Experience in working with PGDs

Essential

• Experience in working with PGDs
• Consultation and Diagnostic qualification
• Ability to work in a team
• Experience of knowledge of system one

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

Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Community Heart Failure Service SEE Leigh Primary Care Centre

918 London Road

Leigh-on-Sea

SS9 3NG

Employer's website

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