Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust
Clinical Nurse Specialist
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Do you have an interest in heart failure?
Do you want to work for an expanding community organization serving over 1.2 million patients?
Our community based heart failure service in East and North Hertfordshire is looking for a band 7 clinician with an interest in improving the lives of patients with heart failure.
The post is being recruited across the Lower Lea Valley area.
Improving identification and management of patients newly diagnosed and those living with heart failure, you will manage your own caseload with the support of a service lead and cardiologist. Seeing patients in their own homes and in clinic settings, you will provide high quality, targeted, evidence-based care as part of this team.
If you are a car driver with access to a car, have experience in managing heart failure patients or wish to learn new skills in this area then contact Rachel Hards at rachel.hards1@nhs.net to discuss this opportunity.
Proposed Interview date: 26th August 2026
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To improve clinical outcomes for patients with Heart Failure, offering a viable alternative to hospital care. The post holder is a recognised expert in the specialty, responsible for assessing, developing and implementing specialist nursing care programs and undertaking specialist nursing procedures. Responsible for providing specialist advice and support to, and liaising with, other staff. The elements of the service include admission prevention, supportive discharge from hospital, be part of a rota for remote monitoring of patients, patients and carers, and ‘complex management’ for those beyond remit of general practice. This includes the provision of specialist education and training for other staff and students responsible for implementing a clearly defined integrated approach to patient care, encompassing new treatments and evidence-based care
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We put our patients, their families and carers at the centre of our vision - Outstanding Services and Healthier Communities
Our staff are proud to be Caring, Pioneering and Inclusive in their work to help achieve the Trust vision.
We welcome diversity in our workforce and are interested in applicants from all backgrounds
We don’t want you to miss out so we’d like you to know that if we have a high level of interest in this role, the vacancy may close prior to the advertised closing date, so please make your application as soon as possible - Apply now
You’ve made a great decision to apply to join to HCT - we’re looking forward to taking the next steps of the journey with you.
For further details / informal visits contact:
- Name: Rachel Hards
- Job title: Clinical lead integrated heart failure service
- Email address: rachel.hards1@nhs.net
- Telephone number: 07825 245007
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