Clinical Nurse Specialist in Heart Failure

Main area Clinical Nurse Specialist in Heart Failure Grade Band 7 Contract Permanent Hours Full time – 37.5 hours per week (Monday to Friday – 5 days per week – 7.5 hours per day) Job ref 229-MED-7161795 Employer Wye Valley NHS Trust Employer type NHS Site Wye Valley Trust Hereford County Hospital Town Hereford Salary £46,148 – £52,809 Dependant on experience, pa pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 14/07/2025 23:59 Clinical Nurse Specialist in Heart Failure Band 7 Top Tips for Job Application Forms Once you have successfully found a position you wish to apply for, you need to make sure your application does you justice and provides you with the best possible chance of getting an interview. This means reading the job description and person specification and taking time over your application demonstrating your skills and experience. Click Here to access our 5 top tips to support your application. Job overview An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Clinical Nurse Specialist to join our proactive and dynamic Heart Failure Cardiac Rehabilitation Team. You will lead and work as part of the team, co-ordinating and deliver evidence based clinical practice in line with current research and guidelines. You will work closely with Cardiology Clinical Nurse Specialists, Generic Cardiac Rehabilitation and Cardiology Consultants to ensure patients with Heart Failure receive the best care possible. This role will cross boundaries between primary and secondary care, helping to develop the best solution for a community Heart Failure Nursing Service. Main duties of the job As a Clinical Nurse Specialist in Heart Failure you will ensure the delivery of high quality, clinically effective care. You will work alongside other Clinical Nurse Specialists in Cardiology and Cardiac Rehabilitation. You will be responsible and accountable for the management of the Heart Failure Cardiac Rehabilitation Team. Heart Failure is a complex diagnosis and you will need to meet the needs of these patients in accordance with national, local policies and initiatives. You will undertake supervision of practice, implement clinical audit and strategic development by contributing to research, teaching and supporting professional colleagues. You will provide managerial support to the Line Manager, to include budgetary, workforce and governance responsibilities. You will be a Non-Medical prescriber, working within you scope of clinical practice as either independent or supplementary prescriber and work to develop better titration of patients diagnosed with Heart Failure. You will help to develop links between primary and secondary care, working to develop a community Heart Failure Nursing Service to sit within the current Heart Failure Cardiac Rehabilitation Team. Working for our organisation Wye Valley NHS Trust is a member of an NHS Foundation Group with South Warwickshire University NHS FT , George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust and Worcestershire Acute NHS Hospitals Trust . Located on the border with Wales in the shadow of the Black Mountains, we provide acute and community services across Herefordshire and into parts of Powys and run Hereford County Hospital and the community hospitals in Bromyard, Leominster and Ross-on-Wye. We are a progressive and forward looking trust with ambitious plans to improve quality and integrate patient pathways through close collaborative working with our partners to deliver the quality of care wed want for our family and friends. More than 3,000 people work for the Trust they tell us its a great place to work, blending the busyness of a DGH with the benefits of working in a beautiful rural and unspoilt county like Herefordshire. We can offer a great work-life balance and have a fine tradition of working with staff to help them achieve their full potential. Russell Hardy, Trust Chairman: “ The strength of the Trust is its amazing staff; a great place to work, a great place to develop your career and a great place to reach your potential. ” Our values -Care, Accountability, Respect and Excellence – are at the heart of all we do. We believe in providing the right care in the right place at the right time. Detailed job description and main responsibilities For more information about the role and responsibilities please see the attached job description and person specification Person specification Education & Qualifications Registered Nurse/Allied Health Professional Non- medical Prescribing Module MSc in Advanced Practice (or working towards) Cardiology specific qualification or equivalent experience ILS Qualification (or ALS) Teaching qualification Motivation Interviewing/Behaviour change/counselling course Skills, Knowledge & Abilities Leadership ability Time management of self and others Demonstrate an ability to problem solve highly complex activities Analytical and judgmental skills requiring analysis Knowledge of Psychological Behavioral Models to assist change Experience Post registration experience in cardiology Experience in implementing change Demonstrate the ability to deliver advanced clinical skills in practice Personal Attributes Able to prioritise workload to meet short deadlines and an unpredictable work pattern which requires regular revision to plans Employer certification / accreditation badges 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. Name ANGELA HAVARD Job title Cardiac CNS Lead Email address Angela.Havard@wvt.nhs.uk Telephone number 01432 364205 Additional information Best days to contact are Tuesday to Thursday. #J-18808-Ljbffr