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Job description

To provide a specialist nursing service to patients with heart failure across a seven-day heart failure service. To assist in the ongoing development of the heart failure service in a collaborative primary, community and secondary care service. You will also act as a resource for other health care workers by offering expert advice and education. You will assist in ongoing research and audit programmes within the heart failure service. Please visit jobs.hscni.net to see Job Description and Personnel Specification.

Responsibilities

• Manage patients with a confirmed diagnosis of heart failure within recognised and agreed international, national and regional heart failure guidelines.
• Be responsible for the direct delivery of clinical care and be competent to act.
• Undertake triage of referrals to the nurse led heart failure service, seeking advice from the heart failure advanced nurse practitioner (ANP) or consultant when appropriate.
• Undertake a holistic assessment (including health assessment/clinical examination) of patients’ needs encompassing physical, emotional, social and spiritual issues, including, the needs of the family and carers.
• Please visit jobs.hscni.net to see Job Description and Personnel Specification.

Skills and Qualifications

Essential Skills

• 5 years post registration experience in a cardiology setting, 2 of which must be at Band 6 and above.
• Currently a Registered Nurse (Adult) on the live NMC Register.
• Degree in Nursing or other health related subject and evidence of a post Registration qualification in cardiology nursing.
• Please visit jobs.hscni.net to see Job Description and Personnel Specification.

Further Information

Location: Craigavon Area Hosp-The Rowans Heart Failure Team.