- Perform specialist assessment of patients nursing needs, plan, implement and evaluate care delivery using advanced clinical knowledge, clinical examination and clinical skills.
- To be clinically credible in the area of heart failure and other aspects of cardiac disease.
- Has excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- Contribute towards a multi-professional approach in the management of patients, especially in relation to ongoing care needs, admission avoidance and discharge arrangements.
- Support patients and their families and ensure that they receive the required information to enable them to self- manage, lead or participate in their care delivery.
- Recognise changes in patient condition that require the intervention of others and refer on as appropriate.
- Review patients medication regime, ensuring that patients receive appropriate pharmacotherapy in effective doses, and monitor patients clinical status and blood chemistry following medication changes.
- Assist in the pre assessment and psychological support for patients requiring ICD/CRT implants.
- To work in partnership with colleagues, lead clinicians, Heart Failure Team Leader, General Managers and Matron to ensure the delivery of high standards of patient care.
- To ensure that nursing is underpinned by evidence-based practice where applicable
- Establish and maintain effective communication with patients and carers / relatives.
- Ensure seamless transition of care between the primary and secondary care interface.
- Makes sound clinical decisions based on the situation
- Provide a complete discharge package for patients including referral to other agencies and providing education literature.
- Provide accurate discharge information for GPs and community teams to facilitate effective follow up care and management for patients who access the service.
- Liaise with palliative care teams regarding patients with end-stage heart failure.
- Support the nurse led outpatient clinic for patient requiring ongoing care assessment and counselling services.
- To provide cross cover between all aspects of the Heart Failure Role including both primary and secondary care and across all hospital sites
- Attends regular team meetings.
- Occasional requirement to deal with highly distressing or emotional circumstances
- Explain condition and treatment options to patients and carers that may be difficult for them to comprehend or difficult for them to receive.
- Occasional requirement to deal with challenging behaviour or difficult family circumstances and situations Person Specification
- Registered Nurse
- Post registration experience in cardiology
- Recognised Teaching Qualification
- Evidence of study at degree level.
- ECG interpretation skills
- Independent Nurse Prescriber
- Counselling course
- Heart Failure course
- Extensive clinical experience
- In depth specialist knowledge
- Evidence of continued professional development
- Sound knowledge of issues affecting the NHS
- Recent experience of managing and caring for cardiac patients including heart failure.
- Experience as Specialist Nurse
- Outpatient clinic experience
- Participation in research
- Evidence of protocol development
- Involvement in Health promotion
- Lead, influence and motivate others.
- Influence service developments and delivery.
- Demonstrate innovation in practice.
- Demonstrate a high level of personal and professional autonomy and an understanding of professional accountability.
- Teaching / assessment skills
- Organisational and negotiation skills
- Effective communicator
- IT literate
- Displays professional integrity and credibility.
- Demonstrable experience of setting up a new service
- Evidence of leading and facilitating change
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Clinical Nurse Specialist - Wakefield, United Kingdom - The Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust
Description
Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 6 nurse to join the Heart failure nurse team. Based at Pinderfields hospital and working across all sites and community.
The successful applicant will join a busy, enthusiastic team in the assessment and management of patients with heart failure.
Main duties of the job
To work as an autonomous practitioner within agreed protocols and todeliver a specialist service to patients with heart failure and their familiesin conjunction with the lead clinician and Heart Failure Nurse Specialist Team.
The post holder will contribute to achieving the objectives of theclinical services group and corporate objectives and work within the clinicalgovernance framework.
The post holder will work collaboratively with the clinical leadmanagement team to review and advise on current services and practices withinthe specialty, and improve pathways for patients with heart failure.
To provide care in both primary and secondary care taking the lead fromsenior members of the Heart Failure Nurse Team
About us
We provide care and support to over a million people inWakefield and Kirklees in their homes, community settings and across ourthree hospital sites at Pontefract, Dewsbury and Pinderfields (Wakefield).
Always striving for excellence, we are at the forefront ofinnovation and research, and we invest in teaching and the development of ourworkforce.
We live by our values of caring, improving, being respectfuland maintaining high standards. We listen and learn because we aim to make MidYorkshire the best place to work and receive care.
We value diversity and welcome talent and enthusiasmirrespective of age, disability, neurodivergence, sex, gender identity andgender expression, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation,or other personal circumstances including providing unpaid carers support tosomeone with a health and care need. As ethnic minority groups, members of theLGBTQ+ community, and people with a disability/neurodivergence are currentlyunder-represented across the organisation, we encourage applications frommembers of these groups. We have policies and procedures to ensure allapplicants are treated fairly and consistently.
We are proud of our staff networks - who offer valuableguidance and feedback from those with lived experience.
We have a clear vision and you could be part of this Ifyou share our values and you want to make a difference to the lives of ourpatients and their families and carers, we would love to hear from you.
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