Job summary
- Main area
- Cardiology
- Grade
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 396-6915788-GO-PB-Y
- Employer
- Kingston and Richmond NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Kingston Hospital and Community
- Town
- Kingston
- Salary
- £51,883 - £58,544 pa incl HCAS (outer) pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 31/01/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Community Heart Failure Nurse Specialist - Band 7
Band 7
Home, community, hospital
Kingston and Richmond NHS Foundation Trust offers a range of fantastic opportunities to grow your career across both hospital and community settings in south London. Whether you're looking to build new skills or take your experience to the next level, we are uniquely placed to provide the right environment to support your professional development. With colleagues working in people’s homes, in community clinics, and in our two hospitals, we have an outstanding breadth of knowledge and experience to draw from.
Our commitment to exceptional care is reflected in being the first trust of our kind in London to achieve an ‘Outstanding’ rating from the CQC for both overall quality and leadership. We exist to provide the best possible care for our patients and we do that by giving our colleagues what they need to be their best at work. We have won numerous awards from the HSJ and Nursing Times for the way we support our colleagues across all our services.
We are proud to be recognised for our outstanding cancer care, children's services, pioneering surgical teams, and exceptional rehabilitation services. Our maternity services have been rated the "Best in London" by women surveyed by the Care Quality Commission (CQC), with parents travelling to Kingston to take advantage of our considerable experience and expertise.
Our Trust values
These words are important reminders, but it’s our behaviours that tell people who we are. We expect all colleagues to bring our values to life in their work.
- Compassionate: We provide care with kindness, understanding, and empathy for all.
- Inclusive: We embrace diversity and respect the unique contributions of every individual.
- Collaborative: We foster teamwork across all levels, working together and with our partners to deliver the best outcomes.
- Inspiring: We are committed to continuous improvement and excellence in patient care, staff development, and innovation.
Job overview
If you are a dynamic Nurse with experience in the community and heart failure, we’d love to hear from you. We have a vacancy in our Community Heart Failure nurse Service in Kingston.
Kingston Heart Failure Service has developed rapidly over the last 2 years to meet the ever-increasing needs of our ageing population. We are looking to recruit an innovative, passionate and dedicated Heart Failure Nurse Specialist, to continue to develop our excellent service. Working closely in conjunction with the Heart Failure Consultants, Consultant Cardiologists and GP partners, the post holder will provide a community heart failure service which will encompass home visits and community-based clinics. They will be an expert clinical leader, devising individualised programmes of care for our patients with heart failure and working closely with our GP partners to educate and support in the management of heart failure.
This is an exciting opportunity! You will work autonomously, whilst being an integral member of a wider team of Cardiac Nurse Specialists, currently leading services across the cardiac spectrum.
Main duties of the job
To provide high-quality, patient centred, community heart failure care.
In conjunction with the KRFT Heart Failure Nursing Team and the Heart Failure Consultants, the post holder will work autonomously as an advanced practitioner managing patients in the community with heart failure. (This is a lone worker role, with remote support from the Cardiology team at Kingston and Richmond Hospital).
The post holder will provide high level clinical assessment, care planning, expert advice, extended intervention and thorough evaluation.
The post holder will work collaboratively with Primary and Secondary care teams to optimise the management of patients with heart failure, providing advice to primary and community colleagues, assist with the reduction of inappropriate referrals and unplanned admissions and ensure that patients with heart failure receive holistic and integrated care.
We welcome applications from people passionate about heart failure!
Working for our organisation
Development and staff wellbeing
Your growth and personal happiness matters to us. After all, we can’t expect the best from you if we don’t invest in your development and nurture your wellbeing. From the moment you join us, we’re committed to fostering your professional and personal development within a supportive, empowering environment. Whether you’re just starting your career or looking to advance further, we provide you with the tools and opportunities you need to succeed. We actively support colleagues to take part in research, quality improvement and innovation, whatever their role or level in the organisation.
To support your wellbeing, we offer an extensive range of resources, including an on-site staff nursery at Kingston Hospital, wellbeing practitioners, regular wellbeing classes, dedicated staff physiotherapist, comprehensive occupational health services, 24/7 employee assistance programme, and a range of other support and activities.
We also take every opportunity to thank and recognise the work our teams do, through weekly ‘shoutouts’ and patient feedback, monthly and annual awards.
Wherever you work across our organisation, we look forward to welcoming you.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached supporting document which contains more and person specification information about the role.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Registered Nurse
- Significant years of post registration experience
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of advanced assessment skills, training and competence
Experience
Essential criteria
- Relevant experience in relation to management of cardiac patients
Desirable criteria
- Previous critical care experience
Your application: Please ensure your supporting statement aligns with the job description and person specification, as your application will be assessed against these criteria.
References: Please provide 3 years of employment/educational history with professional email addresses (not personal ones like Hotmail or Gmail). If you cannot supply these, inform the interviewers to avoid delays in pre-employment checks.
Closing date: To keep our recruitment process efficient, some vacancies may be capped and closed early once we receive a sufficient number of applications.
Shortlisting: You will only be contacted by email or SMS from the SWL Recruitment Hub if you are successfully shortlisted. Please check your registered Trac email regularly.
DBS: We are committed to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults at risk of harm. For roles involving direct access to these groups, an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check will be required. All employees, however, hold a responsibility to safeguard children and vulnerable adults as part of their duties and to understand the specific safeguarding responsibilities associated with their role.
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Text: 07501066267
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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
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Nicola Howell
- Job title
- Lead Cardiology CNS
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0208 546 7711
- Additional information
Please contact Nicola Howell on 0208 546 7711 ext 6872
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