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East of England Community Health and Care NHS Trust
About
At the heart of every community is care that’s close to home. We believe people are better looked after locally, in the place where they belong.
From home visits to community hospitals and virtual wards, the purpose of East of England Community Health and Care NHS Trust is to bring trusted, expert healthcare into everyday lives.
Our nurses, therapists, clinicians, support teams and allied health professionals are more than specialists. They are neighbours, familiar faces and trusted partners in people’s health journeys. Every day, they bring skill, empathy, and dedication to the moments that matter most, supporting independence, recovery and wellbeing. We don’t just treat conditions; we build trusted relationships. Our care is personalised, coordinated and shaped around the needs of each person and community.
By combining professional expertise with strong local relationships, we help people stay well, feel supported and access the right care at the right time. Expert healthcare, close to home, trusted by our communities.
As we work and grow across the East of England, we’re guided by a belief in trusted local care, delivered by experts who truly understand their community.
Contact
- Address
- HR Service Support
- Room 218
- Norwich Community Hospital
- Bowthorpe Road
- Norwich
- Norfolk
- NR2 3TU
- Contact Number
- 01603 697444
Heart Failure Nurse
Closed for applications on: 23-Sept-2024 00:01
Vacancy status: Closed
Closed for applications on: 23-Sept-2024 00:01
Key details
Location
- Site
- Aylsham Health Centre
- Address
- St Michaels Avenue
- Town
- Aylsham
- Postcode
- NR11 6YA
- Major / Minor Region
- Norfolk
Contract type & working pattern
- Contract
- Fixed term: 12 months (Or secondment)
- Hours
- Part time - 22.5 hours per week (Monday to Friday generally 9am-5pm, some flexibility.)
Salary
- Salary
- £35,392 - £42,618 pa
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Grade
- (Band 6)
Specialty
- Main area
- Heart Failure
- Interview date
- 03/10/2024
East of England Community Health and Care NHS Trust delivers expert healthcare in people’s homes, community hospitals and local settings across the East of England.
Our nurses, therapists, clinicians, support teams and partners work together to provide coordinated care that supports independence, recovery and wellbeing. We believe people are best cared for close to home, in the communities where they live and belong.
By combining professional expertise with strong local relationships, we help people stay well, feel supported and access the right care at the right time. Expert healthcare, close to home, trusted by our communities.
Different ideas, experiences and backgrounds make us stronger and more creative and applications from all walks of life are welcomed. Our processes ensure that all applicants are treated fairly at every stage of the recruitment process.
East of England Community Health and Care NHS Trust is committed to creating a modern and inclusive work environment. We actively promote flexible working opportunities where possible to meet the needs and wishes of our workforce and maintain and improve their wellbeing. We also offer flexible working patterns and we would encourage you to discuss this with the recruiting manager before or during the application process if this would interest you.
We welcome applications from people who share our values and can help us deliver outstanding care in our local community.
Please note, our selection processes are in place to ensure we recruit candidates with the right values and skills. Please be advised that the use of AI in applications is monitored. We remain watchful of candidates who misuse these tools to generate an application that doesn’t accurately reflect their skills.
Before applying for this vacancy, please make sure you’re familiar with ongoing GOV.uk sponsorship eligibility criteria which will impact the organisations ability to provide sponsorship, whether this is currently or in the future.
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join a new heart failure team in North Norfolk. The post will initially be as a 12 month fixed term contract or 12 month secondment within NCH&C. This is a pilot project to prove concept of the impact that community heart failure nurses can have on patient outcomes particularly admission avoidance and will be the basis of a business case for a permanent heart failure service for North Norfolk.
This post is a fantastic opportunity. This service provides expert advice and treatment to patients with heart failure . The aim is to improve the delivery of evidenced based care to this group of patients.
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To perform as a specialist nurse, performing assessments, supporting diagnosis and management of heart failure using local and National guidelines.
The role includes.
- Working as a resource for patients, their carers and other staff.
- Working and liaising with the multi-disciplinary team (MDT) to provide high quality, evidence-based patient care.
- Supporting the planning, co-ordinating, delivering and evaluating of care given to heart failure patients in the community.
- Support the development of the service across Primary Care and work collaboratively with the heart failure team in Secondary Care to promote a seamless service across the patient pathway.
- Working autonomously within own scope of practice under the guidance of the Band 7 Heart Failure Nurse and Clinical lead.
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Constantly striving to improve heart failure care the role requires engagement with other healthcare professionals to support the modernisation of care delivery with supervision from the Clinical Lead.
Working for our organisation
Apply now to join an organisation that has been awarded an ‘Outstanding’ rating by the Care Quality Commission (CQC), the highest possible rating and the first stand-alone NHS community trust in the country to be awarded the title.
If you are aged 16-30 and not currently in education, employment or training, our colleagues at the Norfolk and Waveney Integrated Care Board (supported by the Princes Trust), can provide application and interview coaching. To request this support please contact [email protected]
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Professional and Clinical
- Provide care to a specialist level in a variety of settings for heart failure patients referred into the service in line with agreed guidelines.
- To support the implementation and monitoring of a care pathway for heart failure patients, including rehabilitation and lifestyle changes.
- To liaise with GPs and Consultant Cardiologists on the initiation and titration of evidence-based medications for patients on the heart failure service caseload.
- Using clinical care plan to enhance management of heart failure
- To accept referrals and manage a patient caseload according to agreed guidelines.
- To support the development and deliver a specialist nursing and support service across the care pathway with supervision from the Clinical Lead
- Supporting the improvement of Standards of Care for people with heart failure, in line with the National Institute of Clinical Excellence (NICE) Guidelines for Chronic Heart Failure.
- To identify those patients who would be suitable for telehealth monitoring and implement this service as needed. Ensure data is recorded. Liaise with Band 3 to monitor and record data.
- To provide a specialist resource for Primary Health Care Teams to provide care and support for people with heart failure with supervision from Band 7 and Clinical Lead.
- Working with the MDT to deliver the care pathway for people with heart failure, including supportive and palliative care.
- To assist in the provision of training and education for patients, carers and professionals to develop the skills required to manage heart failure effectively.
- Demonstrate specialist knowledge and skills through nursing practice in line with local and national guidelines.
- To maintain own levels of clinical competence.
- Working autonomously with support from Band 7 and Clinical lead and being accountable for own practice
- To promote and facilitate research and evidence-based practice in heart failure nursing.
- To maintain a high profile in the clinical area, acting as a role model for other health care professionals.
Management & Leadership
- To work towards development of managerial roles by undertaking training to further own career pathway as appropriate
- Responsible their own workload and of other groups of staff within the team including work allocation, performance / attendance issues, appraisal and development.
- Ensure timely and effective communication with the Clinical Team lead on all professional matters.
Financial Responsibilities
- Ensure effective use of resources, both financial and human.
Information Management
- To maintain a database of heart failure patients’ according to agreed guidelines.
- To maintain records, as required.
- To promote effective clinical data entry at practice level.
- To support the development of care pathways for the management of people with heart failure in line with NSF and NICE guidance.
- To use research findings critically in order to develop practice with supervisions from Clinical lead as required.
- Education & Professional Development
- To provide information about heart failure to people with the disease, including its treatment and symptom management.
- To provide information to healthcare professionals about heart failure, its treatment and symptom management at practice level.
- Maintain links with other Heart Failure Nurse Specialists and networks such as the Eastern Heart Failure Nurse Forum in order to learn and share examples of good practice.
- To be responsible for developing and sustaining own knowledge, clinical skills and professional awareness in accordance with NMC requirements and to maintain a professional profile.
- To participate in continuing professional development activity and all mandatory training as required.
Operational Delivery
- Accountable for ensuring workload of self and others is prioritised, planned and delivered in line with key performance indicators and service targets.
Project Management
- Support the development and delivery of additional projects within heart failure service as required with supervision from Clinical Lead.
Risk & Governance Management
- Be responsible for recording risks and near misses as per trust policy, report on Datix and to Clinical Lead
- Carry out appraisals for other team members
- Responsible for safe of equipment and supplies.
Service Development
- Working with the supervision of the Clinical Lead to support the newly developing Primary Care Networks in the early detection of heart failure, to improve the management of the condition with evidenced based treatments with an aim to reduce Secondary Care admissions.
Equal Opportunities - We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome all applications irrespective of age, disability, gender, sexual orientation, race or religion. Additionally, people with disabilities that fall under the Disability Confident Scheme will be offered an interview providing they meet the minimum criteria for the post (outlined in the Person Specification). All sites are Smoke Free.
If you need this application in an offline format, please let us know.
Immigration Status – East of England Community Health and Care NHS Trust is a diverse employer and welcomes all job applications. However, potential applicants should note that although the Trust is registered with the Home Office as a sponsor organisation for migrant workers, sponsorship can only be offered against Skilled Worker visas. If you are an applicant from outside the UK and do not already hold a self-gained right to work, we recommend you check the Home Office eligibility requirements before making an application.
Please note: Although we are a registered sponsor organisation, we are unable to offer sponsorship for some job roles, and this will be identified through filtering questions at the start of any job application on the Trac recruitment system.
Redeployment - Please note that in the first instance priority for this vacancy will be given to staff who are on the Trusts Redeployment Register.
DBS - If this post is subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and you are not a current employee of Norfolk Community Health and Care NHS Trust or being recruited as an Apprentice then the cost of the DBS check will be automatically removed from your first month’s salary. However if you are registered with the update service this may not be required.
Closing and Interview Dates -This vacancy may close early if sufficient applicants are received.
Data Protection - A privacy notice detailing how we will handle your data is attached to this advert as a document. Your application will be transferred to our recruitment management system (Trac) once the advert has closed and you will receive notification then detailing how Trac will handle your data.
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In submitting an application, you authorise East of England Community Health and Care NHS Trust to confirm any previous NHS service details via the Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) process should you be appointed.
ALL CORRESPONDENCE will be via the e-mail address on your application form. If you have not been invited to interview within 2 weeks of the closing date, you unfortunately haven’t been successful on this occasion, but keep an eye on our vacancies as a job that’s just right for you may appear!
Applicant requirements
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Current NMC Registration as First Level adult registered nurse
- Post-registration teaching qualification e.g. ENB 998 or equivalent
Desirable criteria
- To have or be working towards first degree
- Post-registration qualification relating to Cardiovascular Disease
- Qualification in heart and lung assessment or willingness to undertake
Experience
Essential criteria
- Up to date relevant clinical practice under pinned by specialised knowledge and experience
- Able to demonstrate management skills and experience
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Knowledge of change management
- Good knowledge of NHS and Social Care structures and policy (most notably NICE and ESC Heart Failure Guidelines.)
- Able to demonstrate examples of innovative practice
Desirable criteria
- Understanding of Primary, Community and Secondary care within the current NHS agenda
Skills, Abilities and Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Ability to work effectively within a number of different teams, demonstrating leadership skills
- Committed to developing clinical practice
- Interested in research and evidence-based practice
- Ability to travel between different bases
- Good IT skills
- Able to perform advanced assessments to support clinical decision making and developing a management plan
- Specialist clinical reasoning skills
Desirable criteria
- Previous use of SystmOne
Communication
Essential criteria
- Self-motivated and directed
- Confident in own ability whilst acknowledging limitations
- Forward thinking
- Excellent communication skills
- Demonstrate empathy and sensitivity
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of Advanced communication training to include difficult / sensitive end of life discussions
Personal and People Development
Essential criteria
- Supporting the management / supervision of a team of other staff and facilitating development
- Delivering training / education to other professionals
Desirable criteria
- Appraisal training
Personal Attributes / Behaviours (linked to the Trust’s Behaviour Framework)
Essential criteria
- Able to identify with the Trust’s commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults
- Flexible and committed
- Innovative and proactive
- Work autonomously under pressure, able to prioritise work with good time keeping
- Supporting colleagues when under pressure
- Act as role model, identify gaps in learning and identify own training needs
- Demonstrate responsibility for the wellbeing of patients’ other colleagues and self
Other
Essential criteria
- Must hold full and valid driving licence and have access to a vehicle
- Able to communicate effectively in written and verbal English Language
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Sarah Sutcliffe
- Job title
- Acting Lead Heart Failure Nurse
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07919 520954
- Additional information
Rhona MacPherson - [email protected]
Sarah Sutcliffe - [email protected]
If you have problems applying, contact
- Address
- Norfolk Community Health and Care NHS Trust
- Room 218
- Norwich Community Hospital
- Bowthorpe Road
- Norwich
- NR2 3TU
- Telephone
- 01603 272591
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