Advanced Clinical Practitioner - Heart Failure
The post holder will Lead and line manage the established community heart failure team and work collaboratively with the enhanced respiratory service, in a predominantly Nurse led service in Cardiology Medicine Specialities. They will provide advanced clinical triage of new referrals, assessment and treatment of patients referred with heart failure, who may have a highly complex and/or chronic presentation. They will determine clinical diagnosis and treatments indicated and maintain records as an autonomous practitioner. They will support virtual ward and hospital at home environment from a heart failure perspective.
The post holder will provide expert clinical expertise to develop and enhance the service. This will be done in collaboration within a multidisciplinary team, enhanced respiratory team, reporting to the Nurses Consultant in cardiology and with the support of the established leads/ACP heart failure. They will ensure that evidence-based practice is inherent in all aspects of care and treatment and ensure this knowledge is disseminated throughout the clinical area, NCA and externally as appropriate.
- Previous applicants need not apply**
