Heart Failure Nurse


Company:	NHS Jobs
Salary:	£41,957 - £50,387
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Walton-On-Thames, KT12 3LD
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	30 Jul 2026
Closing date:	12 Aug 2026

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Summary

To act as a resource for heart failure disease management in primary and secondary care To deliver autonomous evidence-based patient care, achievable through direct patient contact To be able to carry out a complex clinical assessment and interpret findings. To work in conjunction with the multidisciplinary team across both primary and secondary care To be responsible for assessing patients cardiovascular needs referring them to other health care professionals as appropriate Provide autonomous advice and treatment recommendations with regards to patients specific heart failure and education needs in order to improve health outcomes. Promote health through empowering patients, offering appropriate health education,information and advice. To make referrals directly in accordance with the skills/competencies of the post holder to enable a smooth discharge To keep accurate, contemporaneous electronic and written documentation, care plans and reports To involve, support and educate patients and, as appropriate, their family and carers To treat all patients as individuals, respecting their privacy and dignity at all times To work in partnership with all other professionals and agencies involved in the care of the patient, ensuring that all care is delivered along an agreed patient pathway To promote health and wellbeing to the patient and their family or carers To have an awareness of current national standards and guidelines relevant to Heart Failure and improve practice and health outcomes where appropriate To maintain, develop and monitor standards of evidence based nursing care To maintain own professional standards and clinical integrity in line with NMC guidelines Promote effective communication and relationships within the team Partakes in clinical supervision for own development and maintains a record of own personal development Actively participates in clinical team meetings Undergo all mandatory training in line with role requirements Contributes to team audit as required Works with colleagues in the team on the development of current and new services To develop and maintain effective communication and liaison systems across the whole local health economy To maintain data entry requirements and other records To maintain clear and comprehensive patient records as per Central Surrey Health policy To be aware of and act upon when necessary, procedures that are in place to protect vulnerable individuals To be aware of and work within all local policies and guidelines To undertake any other such duties which may be required from time to time as are consistent with the post Co-owners are employed to work within Central Surrey Health localities and may be reasonably requested to move base temporarily or on a more permanent basis to meet service needs

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