NHS AfC: Band 7

Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust (SCFT) is the largest community healthcare provider in Sussex.

• Over 8,400 full time, part time and bank staff members
• Medical, nursing and therapeutic care provided to over 10,000 children and adults a day
• July 2018 Care Quality Commission (CQC) rating of 'Good' with 'Outstanding' features
• Flexible working patterns offered across all services
• Thriving BAME, Disability and Wellbeing, LGBT+ and Religion and Belief staff networks
• Accredited Level 3 Disability Confident Leader

SCFT is an inclusive employer that promotes equality and challenges discrimination, and welcomes applications from people of all backgrounds. Applications from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates, disabled candidates and LGBT+ candidates are particularly encouraged, to ensure the Trust's workforce reflects the diverse communities it serves.

Job overview

We are pleased to be able to offer an opportunity for a B7 Heart Failure Specialist Nurse (30hrs) to join our team in Central Locality. The successful person will complement the existing established Clinical Nurse Specialists based in Horsham Hospital.

This role aims to support the improvement of standards of care for people with Heart Failure (LVSD) in line with the National Institute of Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) Guidelines for the management of chronic heart failure and other recommended guidelines.

The role requires autonomous working, specialist assessment, including blood interpretation, good communication skills, critical decision making, excellent evaluation skills to monitor patient response to treatments as well as prescribing evidence based medications and complex diuretic management regimes and palliative care.

You will therefore need to demonstrate specialist knowledge of heart failure management and hold appropriate post registration qualifications as specified in JD & PS.

Main duties of the job

To provide evidence based care for the Heart Failure Patient in clinic or at home for uptitrating medications in line with NICE Guidance.

Liaise with secondary care and GPs to provide seamless care.

To provide education and support to patients and families, whilst acting as a expert resource for healthcare professionals.

Working for our organisation

If you are interested please apply with how you have developed and implemented changes in your current role and your reasons why you would like to take this opportunity to work in our team.

Please call with any questions

Sam Blackledge Heart Failure Clinical Lead

01403 620457 / 07785542025

Detailed job description and main responsibilities
See Person specification and Job description

Person specification

Qualifications
Essential criteria

• First level registered nurse
• Post Reg qualification in Specialist Practice Heart Failure
• Independent non medical prescribing
• Advanced physical assessment
• Community experience

Desirable criteria

• Extensive post registration experience at Band 6 or above in community setting
• Experience of complex long term condition management and of acutely unwell patients
• Experience of working in an autonomous role

Skills
Essential criteria

• Venepuncture
• ECG taking and Interpretation
• Interpretation of bloods

Knowledge
Essential criteria

• Able to communicate highly complex information to patient and relatives
• Able to communicate complex patient information with other expert HCP

This post may close earlier than the published closing date if sufficient applications are received.

Correspondence relating to this vacancy will be conducted electronically. If you have not heard from us within two weeks please assume that your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion. Please ensure that you check your emails, including your junk folder, on a regular basis. References will be requested electronically as well; please ensure you provide correct contact details for referees.

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Documents to download

• JD and PS ( PDF , 769.5 KB )
• Staff Benefits Brochure ( PDF , 484.5 KB )