Advanced Clinical Practitioner - Heart Failure

Job summary

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**

Main duties of the job

Advanced Clinical Practitioner - Heart Failure

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Advanced Clinical Practitioner to join our Heart Failure Service.

Working autonomously, you will manage a complex caseload, assessing referrals from GPs, SDEC and ED, providing expert advice, developing treatment plans and delivering ongoing care for patients with heart failure. You will utilise advanced clinical skills and specialist cardiology knowledge to support timely assessment and decision-making.

You will work across the four pillars of Advanced Practice, combining expert clinical care with leadership, education, research and service development. The role includes supporting and teaching junior doctors, nurses, trainee ACPs and wider healthcare colleagues across acute, community and primary care settings.

You will contribute to quality improvement, audit, research and service development initiatives, ensuring the service remains aligned with NICE, ESC, GMSCN and GMMMG guidance. You will also support the development of policies, protocols and clinical guidelines, while providing leadership to the Band 7 Heart Failure Specialist Nurse team.

Essential criteria:

• Registered ACP/NMC with current professional accreditation
• Non-Medical Prescribing qualification
• Significant cardiology and heart failure experience
• Ability to work autonomously and lead service improvement initiatives

Join us and help shape the future of heart failure care.

About us

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham, and Salford, to save and improve lives.As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and collaborating closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we are always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire - to join our team.In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.