Sirona care & health
Band 7: Senior Community Heart Failure Specialist Nurse

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Senior Heart Failure Specialist Nurse
An exciting opportunity has arisen to work as a Senior Heart Failure Specialist Nurse in the Sirona Community Heart Failure Service.
About the Role
We are looking for a motivated and passionate clinician to join our team.
Our community-based specialist service works to improve outcomes for patients living with heart failure. By working as part of a wider Multi-Disciplinary Team we strive to deliver best evidence care that is individualised for our patients. We work closely with our partners in Primary and Secondary Care, providing early treatment intervention and supporting the transition from hospital to community management. The service also offers an advice and guidance to other Health Care Professionals across Bristol, North Somerset & South Gloucestershire.
Key Responsibilities
- To work in partnership with individuals, families and carers, using a range of assessment methods as appropriate
- To use specialty expertise and decision-making skills to inform clinical reasoning approaches when dealing with differentiated and undifferentiated individual presentations and complex situations
- To Provide clinical leadership, expertise, education and clinical supervision to immediate team members and other individuals across the organisation and system
- To develop and implement policies, protocols, standards of care and guidelines in line with national and local policy within the team and specialty policies for the wider organisation.
- To be able to communicate complex patient related information effectively to ensure collaborative working with MDT members and with MDT colleagues across health and social care sectors to ensure the delivery of a co-ordinated multidisciplinary service
- To manage a clinical caseload of patients within the heart failure service pathway
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There will be a requirement to work across BNSSG to meet service delivery, but we look to deliver clinical caseload elements of the service within geographical locations with bases currently within Bristol and North Somerset and South Gloucestershire.
About Us
Ever dreamt about a career that sparks excitement and fosters your professional growth? Picture yourself waking up eager to make a real difference in our community, surrounded by teams who value your unique ideas.
We are Sirona care & health – England’s largest provider of Adult’s and Children’s Community Services and we’d love for you to join us in Bristol, North Somerset or South Gloucestershire.
Benefits
Agenda for Change Salary, full NHS benefits, 27+ days’ annual leave, and participation in the NHS Pension Scheme – just a glimpse of the benefits you’ll receive.


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Equality and Diversity
We welcome and encourage all applicants. We are committed to having a workforce that reflects the communities we support and are proactively seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce. We know diversity fosters creativity and innovation.
We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where all belong. We aim to draw upon the widest possible range of views and experiences to meet the changing needs of our colleagues, partners and communities we serve.
Whether you're starting your journey in healthcare, looking for a fresh challenge within the NHS, or contemplating a career change, don't be daunted by the prospect of something different – we create development opportunities for all our colleagues and apprentices.
How to Apply
Interested? View our benefits leaflet which you can find attached to this vacancy.
Contact Information
For further details / informal visits contact:
- Name: Louise Knights and Vikki James
- Job title: Clinical Leads for Heart Failure
- Email address: louise.knights2@nhs.net
- Telephone number: 01179 617153
- Additional Contact: vikkijames@nhs.net
- Name: Megan Mattingly
- Job title: Clinical and Operational Lead
- Email address: megan.mattingly@nhs.net
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