Job overview
PLEASE NOTE THAT WE WILL ONLY ACCEPT APPLICATIONS FROM STAFF CURRENTLY EMPLOYED BY SWANSEA BAY HEALTH BOARD
A wonderful opportunity has arisen to join the award-winning Community Heart Failure service. The successful candidate must be able to assist in the management of heart failure patients as part of the integrated heart failure team across the patient pathway, which includes Patient home & clinic setting.
The role involves looking after a caseload of patients co-ordinating their care needs and optimising heart failure therapy through assessment, planning and implementing in conjunction with the Specialist HF team, liaising as required with the multi-professional team.
Share specialist heart failure knowledge and experience with clinical colleagues, provide patient and carer education & support to assist living with heart failure.
The successful candidate will also be part of the new heart failure annual review service, which aims to offer a specialist HF medication review, along with health promotion, lifestyle advice & HF education, with self-monitoring tools.
Main duties of the job
For the full main duties, that includes the post overview, role description and job specification, please review the job description.
Working for our organisation
We believe staff are our best asset and we want you to be happy and confident about starting your career here in Swansea Bay University Health Board.
As one of the biggest healthcare groups in the UK we can offer a wealth of professional training and development opportunities in an innovative, forward-thinking organisation.
You might be a nurse or doctor, maybe you specialise in a health science/therapy or can offer skills in one of our support services - we have a job for you.
There are also apprenticeships, work placements and volunteering roles available.
We are an inclusive employer and welcome applications from everyone whatever their sex; religion or belief; race; age; sexual orientation; gender identity or, whether they are pregnant or have recently been on maternity leave, married or are in a civil partnership; or, whether they are disabled.
Our values - Caring For Each Other, Working Together and Always Improving, show that our commitment to equality is at the heart of everything we do.
If you want excellent career and training opportunities while living on the doorstep of some of Europe's most spectacular scenery, with all the benefits of a thriving and cosmopolitan city - look no further.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached job description and person specification for a detailed outline of the job requirements. This is available for you bilingually, in English and Welsh.
Person specification
Qualifictaions
Essential criteria
1. Level 1 Registered Nurse
2. Evidence of clinical/professional development
Desirable criteria
3. Qualification in specialist heart failure management, palliative care and/or advanced communication skills
4. Post basic clinical assessment & examination skills
Experience
Essential criteria
5. Significant experience as a qualified nurse working in acute cardiology and medicine environments
6. Ability to record and interpret 12 lead ECGs
7. Ability to interpret routine blood tests, in particular renal function blood tests
Desirable criteria
8. Experience of nursing in the community, and/or primary care and/or clinic settings
9. Phlebotomy skills
Swansea Bay University Health Board is committed to supporting its staff and processes to fully embrace the need for bilingualism thereby enhancing service users experience. In our commitment to increase the number of staff able to communicate in Welsh with patients and professionals, we would particularly welcome applications from Welsh speakers.
Equality remains at the centre of the Health Boards policy-making, service delivery and employment practices. We value the diversity of our staff and welcome applications from people from protected groups under the Equality Act 2010, this specifically includes age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/reassignment, race, religion, disability, pregnancy and maternity and marriage and civil partnership.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Welsh language skills are desirable