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Job summary

Main area
Cardiology
Grade
Band 6
Contract
Fixed term: 12 months (Maternity Leave Cover)
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Flexible working available as long as it meets the needs of the service)
Job ref
391-RFL-7570401
Employer
Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Barnet Hospital
Town
Barnet
Salary
£44,485 - £52,521 per annum exclusive of HCAS
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
11/11/2025 23:59

Employer heading

NHS

Band 6 Clinical Nurse Specialist - Heart Failure

Band 6

Our trust has over 17,000 staff serving 2 million patients every year. It comprises Barnet Hospital, Chase Farm Hospital, the Royal Free Hospital, North Middlesex University Hospital and more than 30 services in the community.  This larger scale organisation provides an unprecedented opportunity for us to continue our pioneering work, particularly in finding ways to deliver even better care to our patients.

Our mission is to deliver world class care and expertise in our clinical services, underpinned by world class teaching and research and we will continue to measure our progress against our five governing objectives: excellent outcomes, excellent patient and staff experience, excellent value for taxpayers’ money, being safe and meeting our external duties, and building a strong organisation.

Everyone is welcome at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust. We're proud of our diversity and we continue to undertake new initiatives to advance equality for LGBT+, BME, gender equality, staff carers and people with disabilities and lived experiences to promote good relations and understanding between our staff.

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Job overview

Our heart failure specialist nurse team play a pivotal and dynamic role in the care of our patients with heart failure. We have developed excellent systems of care, for example automated NTproBNP referrals and a heart failure clinical pathway, and are integrated with an excellent multi-disciplinary team including the community and palliative care teams.  You will be supporting the team in the running of virtual ward for heart failure patients. You will be providing care in both and inpatient and outpatient setting, from first diagnosis to end stage heart failure. Your role will be focused on ensuring medicines are optimised, providing lifestyle and self-care advice to patients and carers and ensuring the patient has a comprehensive management plan on discharge.  You will be preparing patient information for medicine and device MDTs and inputting data into the national heart failure database (NICOR), 

You will receive a comprehensive induction programme, will be supported by senior HFSN and follow the BSH competency framework to guide development in your role.  This role allows for flexible working as long as this meets the needs of the service.

Informal visits either in person or virtually are encouraged, please contact us for discussions regarding the role.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will
 Work for the Trust as an autonomous specialist supporting the provision  of excellent specialist care to patients with heart failure assisting in the diagnosis, treatment and follow up.
 Undertake comprehensive clinical assessment of heart failure patients.
 Work as an expert practitioner delivering evidence-based care adhering to guidelines for heart failure management.
 Achieve heart failure competencies and keeps skills and knowledge up to date with current research and clinical guidelines.
 Be responsible for recommending medications within scope of practice in line with independent non-medical prescribing guidelines or be willing to work towards gaining these competencies.
 Liaise with key members of the MDT.
 Liaise with and refer patients to community services and other relevant inpatient services, primary care teams and cardiology follow up as required to ensure that patients receive seamless care along an integrated pathway.
 Provide specialist training to appropriate areas in the management and clinical pathways for Heart failure patients.
 Develop the specialist nursing service based on patient experience feedback, audit, and research.

Participate in the National Heart audit and assist with data input.
 Attend Multi-disciplinary team meetings, acting as patient advocate and contribute to clinical decision making.
 Work flexibly to meet the needs of the service.
 Act as an effective role model and mentor promoting excellence through practice.

 

Working for our organisation

The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s biggest and most innovative trusts. Across three main hospitals, our dedicated army of staff care for over 1.6million patients, treat more than 200,000 in A&E, deliver over 8,000 babies and carry out more than 17million tests.

Our size, scale and influence offer you unrivalled career opportunities and a forward-thinking approach to working that works around your lifestyle. From flexible hours and generous benefits, to next level training, we make it easier to take your career to the top

For more information please follow link https://www.royalfreelondonjobs.co.uk/

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached job description for more information about this role and working at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust.

Person specification

Royal Free World Class Values

Essential criteria
  • Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust Values

Education & professional Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • First level registration
  • First level degree
  • Evidence of post registration qualification in Coronary/Cardiac care
  • Heart Failure Module
  • Physical Examination course and evidence of using these skills in practice
  • Educated to Master’s degree or willing to work towards
  • Teaching/Mentorship/Assessment qualification
  • Non-medical Independent Prescriber qualification or willing to work towards
Desirable criteria
  • End of Life/Advanced communication qualification or willing to work towards

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Minimum 5 years recent cardiology experience with minimum 2 years at band 6 in cardiac environment
  • Evidence of teaching and developing others
  • Ability to analyse and interpret ECG’s, Echos and routine blood tests
  • Extensive experience of nursing patients living with heart failure.
  • Experience of service planning/managing change e.g. provide examples of projects/research undertaken under own initiative
  • Experience of running nurse led clinics
  • Experience of managing own caseload of patients
  • Experience of the provision of cardiac rehabilitation and secondary prevention

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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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

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Caroline Stuart
Job title
Heart Failure CNS
Email address
[email protected]
Additional information

For further details and to arrange an informal visit please contact:

[email protected]

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