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Main duties of the job

A fantastic opportunity has arisen for a highly specialist B7 nurse to join the existing heart failure team in central area. The successful post holder will be required to manage complex heart failure patients; a key aim is to keep patients well at home and to avoid hospital admission where possible. The new service will be fully integrated with other service providers to ensure care is provided at the right level to meet patient needs. You will be responsible for managing your own patient caseload of complex heart failure patients which will mainly be in a community setting but will also require input into secondary care to ensure case identification and onward referral to the community heart failure service. You will be required to have advanced skills such as clinical history and examination + non medical prescribing; clinical management of these patients will be delivered to a high standard. You will also support the team in delivering training and education in all care settings to other HCP and to patients and carers. Excellent clinical and communication skills are essential requirements for this post.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.

Working for our organisation

If you relish a challenge, have a passion to help others or simply fancy a fresh start, then Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board (BCUHB) North Wales, has all the right ingredients. The largest health organisation in Wales, providing a full range of primary, community, mental health, acute and elective hospital services for a population of around 700,000, across North Wales . Join our team and get the support you need, in line with our Organisational Values and Proud to Lead competence framework.

Enjoy being part of working with engaged leadership at all levels, and be assured we are committed to promoting equality and diversity, and are proud to welcome applicants under the Disability Confident Employer scheme.

Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.

Applications may be submitted in Welsh. Applications submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Perform, evaluate and interpret clinical examination skills

Request and interpret complex results from diagnostic tests and initiate appropriate treatment plans and evaluate effectiveness.

Work autonomously and manage a patient caseload

Practice as an independent non-medical prescriber

Provide highly specialist advice to colleagues in both primary and secondary care.

You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac

Person specification

english

Essential criteria

  • registered nurse
  • Desirable criteria

  • masters in advanced clinical practice or working towards
  • interview

    Essential criteria

  • experience
  • Desirable criteria

  • experience in audit and or research
  • To work in the UK, all candidates who are not UK or Republic of Ireland (RoI) nationals require sponsorship to obtain either a Health and Care visa or Skilled Worker visa , unless you have permission to work via another route. Non UK / RoI candidates wishing to apply should self-assess the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship by visiting Work in the UK . If you are eligible for the Health and Care visa, application costs are lower and you do not need to pay the annual Immigration Health Surcharge.

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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.

    Welsh language skills are desirable

    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.

    Welsh language skills are desirable