Job summary
- Main area
- Community Nirsing
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 6
- Contract
- 3 months (3 months internal secondment or fixed term , may be extended)
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (8-5 Monday to Friday -no weekend working)
- Job ref
- 343-6068375-SS-Y-C
- Employer
- Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Robin Hood Lane , Cheam Priory, Domiciliary
- Town
- Sutton
- Salary
- £40,701 - £48,054 pa pro rata incl outer London HCAS
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 03/05/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Heart Failure Nurse-Community
NHS AfC: Band 6
At Epsom and St Helier Hospitals, above all we value respect. We put respect at the heart of all we do, by living up to our shared behaviours of kindness, professionalism, positivity and teamwork. This enables us to provide great patient care and make ESTH a great place to work. When you sign up to work with us, you sign up to this and we welcome applicants who share our values
Job overview
This is a band 6 role suitable for an experienced community nurse, Cardiology experience desirable but not essential.
Post will be for 4 months initially, with possible extension.
You must be a car driver with access to a vehicle for work purposes, as this post involves travelling to domiciliary visits,
As Deputy to the Heart Failure Nurse Specialist, you will support the service to provide evidence based treatment for patients with heart failure. This includes monitoring of the condition, behavioural modification, health promotion, specialist care to improve quality of life by slowing disease progression and improving symptoms to reduce mortality, preventing re-admission to hospital and improving palliative care provisions for patients and carers.
Main duties of the job
Independently manage a group of patients within the specialty whilst working as part of a small team , delivering specialised individualised and personalised direct patient care.
Demonstrate appropriate practice and specialist advice in the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of patient care. This includes history taking, physical examination and the requesting of agreed diagnostic procedures/clinical investigations.
Responsible for the correct administration of prescribed medication
Be responsible for assessing and recognising emergencies in the speciality. To interpret information and take appropriate action and to lead others to do the same
Working for our organisation
Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust provides a range of medical services to approximately 490,000 people living across southwest London and northeast Surrey. In addition, we provide more specialist services, in particular renal and neonatal intensive care, to a wider area, covering parts of Sussex and Hampshire.
We serve an area that is rich in diversity, with a mix of urban and rural areas, and differing levels of quality of life. We cover some of the most prosperous postcodes in the country, as well as some poorer areas. Together with our colleagues at NHS Surrey and NHS Sutton and Merton, we work to make sure that we deliver the best possible care to the communities we serve.
The Trust employs approximately 5,000 staff across its hospitals and is supported by over 500 volunteers.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached supporting Job description/Person Specification documents which contains more information about the role
Person specification
essential
Essential criteria
- Experienced and competent in the management of patients within Community settings
Desirable criteria
- Previous post registration experience within the relevant specialty
Essential
Essential criteria
- NMC nursing registration
- Evidence of professional/clinical knowledge in area
- Up to date knowledge of current clinical and professional issues. A/I
- Ability to administer prescribed medication
Desirable criteria
- Post registration qualification in (appropriate area of speciality)
- Demonstrates specialist expertise underpinned by theory acquired through CPD
- Post registration qualification in (appropriate area of speciality)
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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Applicant requirements
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
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Ann Kelly
- Job title
- Operational Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07721635133
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