Overview
An opportunity has arrived for the development of the Heart Failure Service at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust with the addition of a further Band 6/7 heart failure nurse specialist. We are looking for an experienced, flexible and motivated nurse to join our small friendly team.
Responsibilities
* Provide both consultant and nurse‑led heart failure clinics.
* Ward outreach and day case heart failure unit duties on a rotational basis across Queen’s Medical Centre and City Hospital campuses.
* Assist in the continued development and improvement of services for patients with heart failure.
* Work autonomously and alongside a multidisciplinary heart failure team, liaising with Community heart failure teams to support quality care across Primary and Secondary Care.
* Assess and advise on the management of in‑patients with heart failure at QMC and NCH; review patients with confirmed and suspected heart failure in the outpatient setting; assess and treat patients on the day case heart failure unit.
* Working pattern: 3 set working days per week (preferably Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday); these days can be negotiated.
Qualifications and experience
* Experienced, flexible and motivated nurse with cardiology background.
* Qualified non‑medical prescriber (NMP) is ideal; candidates with heart failure experience but without NMP will be considered and recruited at Band 6 with upgrade to Band 7 on completion of NMP.
* Band 6–7 experience in cardiology with strong organisational and leadership skills.
* Ability to work autonomously and with a multidisciplinary team, and to support quality care across Primary and Secondary Care.
Location and team
Based across the Queen’s Medical Centre (QMC) and City Hospital campuses, working with the NUH Heart Failure Team and Community Heart Failure teams.
How to apply / contact
For informal visits or to discuss this role, contact: Nicola Audas, Cardiology Matron, email nicola.audas1@nhs.net, phone 07812 269083. For further questions or an informal visit please contact the heart failure nurse team via switchboard or Cardiology Consultant Bara Erhayiem at b.erhayiem@nhs.net.
Details
* Seniority level: Mid-Senior level
* Employment type: Full-time
* Job function: Health Care Provider
* Industries: Hospitals and Health Care
Notes
Please see job description and person specification for full details.
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