Heart Failure specialist nurseinLiverpoolinLiverpoolPUBLISHED WED 11 DEC 2024
Candidates must be NMC registered nurses with physical health assessment skills and non-medical prescribing capabilities. Strong clinical reasoning and prioritisation skills are essential, as the role requires independent work as well as collaboration within a multidisciplinary team. The heart failure specialist nurse will provide expert care, develop individualized care plans, and serve as a mentor and trainer within the team. Additionally, the role encompasses delivering high-quality patient care, fostering partnerships with stakeholders, and contributing to service development to meet the needs of patients with complex conditions.
An Exciting opportunity to join our Integrated Heart Failure Service at Liverpool University Hospital Foundation NHS Trust based at the Royal hospital .
We are seeking a highly motivated individuals with excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
The successful candidate will be responsible for the development of a cohesive management programme for patients with heart failure in line with local and national guidelines, working across acute, community and virtual ward settings. The service will operate 7 days per week and requires flexibility working within an evolving proactive, dynamic multidisciplinary Heart failure Team
The main aim of the role is to preventing unnecessary admissions to hospital and improving Heart failure management and control with optimisation of evidence based treatments.
.The successful candidate will need to be a NMC registered nurse who has physical health assessment skills and is a non-medical prescriber. You will need to demonstrate strong clinical reasoning and prioritisation skills and be able to work effectively, both independently and as a member of a team.
Annex 21 position will be considered
The post holder will provide expertise and advice in the treatment of highly complex conditions, undertaking treatments as required.
In addition the post holder will use their expertise to be a source of training and mentorship to those within the immediate team/area and as necessary, more widely.
Ensure the delivery of the quality strategy within the designated area incorporating establishment of systems and processes. Key
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Provide care, advice and guidance in the treatment of others, when dealing with complex highly specialist conditions.
Responsible for the delivery of identified specialist training.
Work in partnership with the other services/stakeholder partnership agencies to enable patients/clients to be treated in the appropriate setting.
Ensure that the team provides a high quality service to its patients/clients by providing caseload and clinical supervision.
Ensure that teams work proactively in order to deliver anticipatory and maintenance care, providing a responsive service to patients with both planned and unplanned care needs.Develop partnerships and joint working with service users and stakeholders to improve patient/client care.
Work in partnership with other organisations to support the effective and co- ordinated provision of health and social care services.
Participate in the development of caseload management across the local health economy.
Provide leadership and mentoring to those staff developing into a caseload management role.
Challenge professional and organisational boundaries to ensure that the role is focused on meeting the needs of service users.
Act as an advocate and champion for patients/clients in a variety of forums and professional groups and challenge attitudes and behaviour.
Act as a role model to others ensuring that patients receive the most effective care possible.
Contribute to the development of policy and services to reflect the needs of the target population.Practice autonomously and demonstrate evidence based clinical decision making.
Provide clinical expertise and knowledge to others when managing complex and highly complex situations.
Assess patient conditions and consider a range of options when delivering complex and highly complex care, drawing on specialist services as required.
Undertake chronic disease management reviews of the housebound patient/client, where appropriate.
Provide support in managing patients/clients with chronic diseases.Following holistic assessment of need, develop individualised care plans to fulfil those needs, with the involvement of patients and carers.Implement and evaluate care delivery for patients/clients with identified needs.
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