Heart Assessment Team Sister (Band 7)

Working as an autonomous practitioner, the post holder will provide a comprehensive highly specialist service to patients with heart failure and cardiac rehabilitation needs participating in the delivery of patient centred care.
The post holder will act as an expert and resource for members of the multi-disciplinary team supporting the clinical assessment and management of all patients with heart failure and helping to ensure a comprehensive, patient centred, integrated service is delivered. The post holder will be proactive in optimising evidence based pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatments in an effort to reduce symptoms, improve quality of life and reduce hospital admissions and length of hospital inpatient stay.
Within the role , the post holder will have responsibility for providing ongoing assessment support and lifestyle advice to cardiac patients on an inpatient and outpatient basis through one to one consultations or group sessions and will have responsibility for leading junior team members in the delivery of a comprehensive cardiac rehabilitation exercise and education programme.

The successful applicant will be a qualified NMC registered Nurse with proven post registration experience in Cardiology at Band 6 level or above.

There is one full time permanent position at the The Princess Royal Hospital, Telford and one full time permanent position at The Royal Shrewsbury Hospital. Within these roles there may be the need to work cross site., As an organisation we strive to provide high quality, safe care for our patients in an environment which our staff are proud to work in. We believe that by adhering to our Vision ("To provide excellent care for the communities we serve") and working with our Trust Values in mind (Partnering, Ambitious, Caring, Trusted) we can achieve the right results for the people that matter most - our patients and their families.
As a Trust we are passionate about helping our staff to achieve their career aspirations and can offer a variety of learning and development opportunities to support continued professional development.
The main service delivery at The Princess Royal Hospital (Telford) is focussed on the management of patients with heart failure and the main service delivery at Royal Shrewsbury Hospital is Cardiac Rehabilitation for patients following cardiac intervention and with heart failure., We are committed to offering an interview to all applicants with a disability who meet the minimum criteria for the above position and will support reasonable adjustments wherever possible. In addition, whilst all applicants will be judged on merit alone, we particularly welcome applications from candidates who are male, from black and minority ethnic backgrounds or who have a disability, as these are currently under-represented in our workforce.
We are committed to equal opportunities in employment. The policies and practices of the Trust aim to promote an environment that is free from all forms of unlawful or unfair discrimination and values the diversity of all people. At the heart of our policy, we seek to treat people fairly, flexibly and with dignity and respect.
We are committed to making the Trust a great place to work, where all staff can reach their full potential and bring their whole self to work. We believe in promoting and enhancing inclusion, diversity and equality and welcome and encourage applications from all areas of the community, who meet the criteria for the role, regardless of age, gender, disability, race, religion or sexual orientation.
Don't meet every single requirement? Studies have shown that women and people from an Ethnic minority background are less likely to apply for jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust, we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you're excited about this role but your past experience doesn't align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.
We aim to create a trusting, flexible workplace, that attracts talent and enables everyone to be their best working self. Many of our colleagues work flexibly in many different ways, including part-time. Please talk to us at interview about the flexibility you need. We can't promise to give you exactly what you want, but we do promise a fair and equitable process that balances your needs, the needs of our patients and service delivery.
Thank you for your interest in The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust, we look forward to receiving your application for employment.