Senior Heart Failure Rehabilitation Nurse
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a suitably qualified individual to join our Heart Failure Rehabilitation team. We are looking for an enthusiastic nurse already involved in cardiac care, who wishes to become more specialised in their work.
The post holder will ensure the delivery of high quality, clinically effective care by being a senior nurse in the Heart Failure Cardiac Rehabilitation team.
They will assist with the development and provision of the Heart Failure Rehabilitation programme that meets the needs of patients and their families, in accordance with national and local policies and initiatives.
Main duties of the job
The successful applicant will work as part of a team, and on occasion, as an independent practitioner, facilitating cross boundary and inter-agency working looking after people with heart failure. This involves identifying people with heart failure as inpatients and leading them through rehabilitation as outpatients.
They will demonstrate advanced evidence-based practice and through detailed holistic, written, electronic and verbal assessment, implement appropriate advice, guidance and evaluation of patient care within the specialty.
The post holder will effectively communicate complex, sensitive or contentious information to the multidisciplinary team, gaining their co-operation. They will also liaise with broader community services to ensure seamless care provision.
Undertaking audit will form part of their duties along with inputting data on to NICOR. Opportunities to get involved in research will also be available.
About us
Wye Valley NHS Trust is a member of an NHS Foundation Group with South Warwickshire NHS FT, the George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust and Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust.
Located on the border with Wales in the shadow of the Black Mountains, we provide acute and community services across Herefordshire and into parts of Powys and run Hereford County Hospital and the community hospitals in Bromyard, Leominster and Ross-on-Wye.
We are a progressive and forward looking trust with ambitious plans to improve quality and integrate patient pathways through close collaborative working with our partners to deliver the quality of care we'd want for our family and friends.
More than 3,500 people work for the Trust - they tell us it's a great place to work, blending the busyness of a DGH with the benefits of working in a beautiful rural and unspoilt county like Herefordshire.
We can offer a great work-life balance and have a fine tradition of working with staff to help them achieve their full potential.
Job responsibilities
To view role requirements and role responsibilities in full, please view supporting documents linked to this vacancy.
Person Specification
Education & Qualifications
* Registered general Nurse/AHP
* Non-medical and supplementary prescribing course
* HF Specific Course
Skills, Knowledge & Abilities
* Planning and organisational skills for a range of complex activities
* Analytical and judgmental skills requiring some analysis of treatment options
* Computer Literate
* Ability to teach a group of people of varying abilities
Experience
* Proven post registration experience within cardiology of two years
* Experience in heart failure rehabilitation
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.
£39,959 to £48,117 a year pro rata, Salary is dependant on experience
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