Job summaryWe are looking for an experienced and highly motivated Cardiology Nurse with a keen interest in heart failure to join the heart failure team at North Middlesex University Hospital NHS Trust.You will join a dynamic team, caring for patients across the in-patient/outpatient pathway supporting patients within the hospital setting and to transition home ensuring seamless pathway of care.We are looking for an enthusiastic, pro-active, self-motivated nurse to join the team who is comfortable working autonomously and within the wider multidisciplinary team particular with excellent communication skills. You will also value team player qualities and who is highly organized and experienced in auditing of processes to support our patients gain a positive experience.The Cardiology team is friendly and dedicated, committed to improving services for our patients. There is a strong emphasis on team support and development, with opportunities to expand your clinical knowledge, skills and managerial/leadership experience.If you are interested in joining our team, please call to discuss with Bibi Ford, Lead Nurse for Cardiology on 0208 887 3610 or 07436039034 or to arrange for informal visitMain duties of the jobDuties will include: assessing patients acutely admitted within the Trust, as well as acting as an autonomous practitioner in outpatient clinics supporting patients and families referred to our service providing communication, counseling, smooth running of clinics and linking the pathway of care amongst different parts of the team, the hospital and community, helping to ensure a seamless pathway of care. You will be expected to support patients to engage and uptake the cardiac rehabilitation programme. Part of the role will include submitting data for the National Heart failure Audit.About usNorth Mid is part of North Central London integrated care system - consisting of the NHS and Local authority organisations in Camden, Islington, Barnet, Enfield and Haringey. As with other ICS's, we are working increasingly closely with partners and indeed many of our financial and performance objectives are measured at this system level. Whilst all organisations remain as standalone, statutory bodies we have an ICS infrastructure for making shared decisions and agreeing shared approaches.We are proud of our staff and want to ensure their training allows them to provide excellent clinical care. We are also a training unit for medical students from UCL and St George's University Grenada, and for nursing and midwifery students from Middlesex and City Universities.Take a tour of our hospital hereJob descriptionJob responsibilitiesThe post holder will have the responsibility for assessment; planning, development, implementation and evaluation of individual programs of client care within Adult Heart Failure Service. You will manage the health care of complex and vulnerable individuals with diagnosed heart failure (NYHA 1-IV) referred to the service.You will assist and deliver in the coordination of the inpatient heart failure INreach service, participating in heart failure consultant rounds and fulfilling the National Heart Failure Audit requirements. You will autonomously be expected to review patients with heart failure admitted to North Middlesex Hospital NHS Trust (NMUH) using enhanced clinical skills following an appropriate referral and/or through actively monitoring for admissions of patients with suspected heart failure.A key aspect of role is re-admission prevention management including reviewing patients within 2 weeks of discharge from hospital; undertaking comprehensive assessment, physical examination and appropriately treat patients; referring when necessary to other health care professionals or services.You will screen patients who are at risk of deterioration and early signs of heart failure decompensation and respond to changes in patients clinical status appropriately.You will manage own caseload in clinics delivering individualised care, initiating and titrating medications and facilitating lifestyle changes through education and support to patients, carers and other health professionals.You will be expected to be involved in the development and sustaining of cardiac rehabilitation service for heart failure patients.You will utilise expertise in research based heart failure practice, use critical appraisal skills to expand and inform daily clinical practice.You will be expected to routinely undertake independent Nurse Prescribing while complying with NMC code of Conduct to undertake responsibility for prescribing with locally agreed protocols and national guidelines.You will support the Lead nurse to set, monitor and evaluate standards of heart failure practice to ensure quality and effective governance for the service in accordance with NICE guidance and assistin the on-going development and innovation of the NMUH Heart Failure Service as dictated by demand and changes in service delivery.Person SpecificationQualificationsEssentialRegistered Nurse (RGN)Non-Medical Prescribing Qualification - (V300) or willing to undertakeClinical examination /assessment qualification or willing to undertakeEvidence of on-going training and development.Desirable-Post graduate qualification in Heart Failure or related field (willing to complete)Knowledge/experienceEssentialExtensive, in-depth specialist knowledge and experience within heart failure managementProven knowledge of Heart Failure National and Local Guidance (NICE guidelines and DOH).Effective written and oral communication and liaison skillsDesirablePresentation skills/ability to deliver trainingExperience in palliative CareTrust ValuesEssentialDemonstrable ability to meet Trust valuesDisclosure and Barring Service CheckThis post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.Certificate of SponsorshipApplications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).UK RegistrationApplicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).Employer detailsEmployer nameNorth Middlesex University Hospital NHS TrustAddressNorth Middlesex HospitalEdmontonN18 1QXEmployer's websitehttps://www.northmid.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)