Community Heart Failure Nurse Specialist
| Posting date: | 23 April 2024 |
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| Salary: | £51,488.00 to £57,802.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £51488.00 - £57802.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 10 May 2024 |
| Location: | Camden, NW1 0PE |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | C9333-24-0950 |
Summary
Clinical Outcomes The Heart Failure team are expected to help meet the health needs of the population in Camden and as a Heart Failure Nurse Specialist you are expected to understand those health needs. As a Heart Failure Nurse Specialist you will often work with people who have complex needs. You will be expected to contribute to the effectiveness of the service by: Being a confident, autonomous practitioner who takes responsibility for the care you give to patients and seeks advice when necessary Adhering to Trust policies and procedures and working within your own scope of practice Providing highly specialised clinical advice to support patients, GPs and other healthcare teams Reducing the risk of deterioration of heart failure patients by reviewing management plans, participating in MDT meetings and engaging with GPs Assessing patients with complex needs in collaboration with other services or teams Working with patients and families in all stages of the care planning process including assessing risks and needs Acting as patient advocates in the multi-disciplinary team and overseeing the work of others to ensure that they are also responding to the needs of patients and providing clinically effective care Ensuring that you and other team members treat patients with respect and dignity and obtain consent as required and ensure adherence to the Mental capacity Act Prescribing for patients (or work towards becoming a non medical prescriber) Take responsibility for overseeing the work of others in the team including less experienced nurses and staff without a professional qualification Contributing to creating and maintaining a high performing team by: Contributing to the development of the Team by ensuring that policies and procedures are up to date and evidence based Communicating well with all members of the team Understanding your role in the team and how you will help the team achieve its objectives Reflecting on your own practice regularly and encouraging the whole team to reflect on their practices in handovers and team meetings Encouraging the team to learn from adverse events or respond to data analysis from audits or benchmarking exercises and implement sustainable initiatives which improve clinical outcomes