Heart Failure Specialist Nurse

Responsibilities

The post-holder will be informed of the various aetiologies underlying heart failure and the evidence-based management strategies employed to improve an individual's quality of life. The post-holder is supported in reviewing patients referred to the Heart Failure team within both the acute setting, post‑discharge and chronic disease management setting. In the acute setting a virtual ward will be offered, allowing suitable patients to be managed at home with a combination of remote monitoring or home visits as required.

The post-holder must have a valid driver’s licence and access to a vehicle for work. In the chronic setting the role includes patient reviews within a clinic setting, delivering individualised care, facilitating lifestyle changes through education and support to patients, carers and other healthcare professionals. The post-holder will work towards non‑medical prescribing competency with a view to initiation and up‑titration of heart‑failure guideline‑directed medical therapies.

The post-holder also provides a direct assessment telephone service, prioritising and appropriately directing individualised care. The post-holder will work in collaboration with other members of the heart‑failure service, being supported by the Matron for Cardiology, Heart Failure Consultant Lead, Heart Failure Consultant Cardiologists and the HFSN Team. Depending on service needs, the post-holder may work across Kettering and Northampton hospital sites.

• Compassion
• Accountability
• Respect
• Integrity
• Courage

Applications will be transferred to the TRAC system. By completing an application you give authorisation for the transfer of your data and correspondence regarding your application will be sent to you via a TRAC system account. In submitting an application form you authorise Kettering General Hospital (KGH) NHS Foundation Trust to confirm any previous NHS service details via the Electronic Staff Record (ESR) Inter‑Authority Transfer (IAT) process, including factual reference, occupational health clearance and statutory and mandatory training record.

We are an equal‑opportunities employer which aims to employ a workforce that reflects the diverse communities we serve. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons from all backgrounds. UHN encourages applications from people who identify from all protected groups, especially those from BAME, Disabled and LGBTQ+ backgrounds, and from members of our Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) communities, particularly for senior posts within KGH.

Applicants who have a disability and meet the essential criteria for the job will be interviewed if you indicate you wish to be considered under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme. If you require a reasonable adjustment at any stage of the recruitment process please make the recruitment services team aware as soon as possible.

Applicants who require a Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) check, as a requirement of the role, will be required to repay the cost of obtaining a DBS check (£49.50) and this amount will be reclaimed from your first salary. From 1 February 2019 all new starters are required to join the DBS update service as per the Trust DBS Re‑checking Policy (annual cost £16).

New employees who do not join the update service will need to pay £49.50 for a new DBS check in three years time. Please note that new starters with KGH are subject to a six‑month probationary period. Please ensure that the information you provide on your application form is correct, accurate and that nothing has been omitted. Failure to do so may result in your offer being withdrawn.

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