Heart Failure Support Practitioner: Sponsorship Available

The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust

Job Summary

Dudley Heart Failure Specialist Nursing team are pleased to offer an exciting opportunity for Heart Failure Support Practitioner (HFSP) to join the team. It is a seven day service, operating in the community between 8am- 4pm. We are looking to recruit a compassionate, competent and well organised individual, with a particular interest in Heart Failure.

HFSP will work under the guidance of the specialist nurse team tohelp people manage their heart failure symptoms and treatment by providing practical and emotional support in community setting , including home visits, clinics and virtual ward.Their duties can include basic heart failure assessment, taking blood tests, performing electrocardiograms, lifestyle advice , education, explaining/ reviewing medications, assisting with equipment for the team including virtual ward onboarding, and offering support for patients and their carers, liaising with healthcare professions, including GPs and Cardiologists.

The successful candidate will be, motivated, enthusiastic and be able to demonstrate good interpersonal skills. The post is a community post and the ability to meet the travel requirements of the role is essential.

 

Main duties of the job

Heart Failure Team pathway support:Give advice and education to support management of their heart condition, including identifying that patients are on the correct medications and compliance is established.

Advice on cardiac rehabilitation and making appropriate referrals.Education in recognising future signs of an exacerbation of their heart failure condition.

Offer evidenced based lifestyle advice related to their Heart failure diagnosis and aetiology.

Assist with collating data to the National Institute for Cardiovascular Outcomes (NICOR)

Audit Programme for Heart failure.

Be able to perform Electrocardiogram (ECG) and report if there is abnormality present on report.

Take observations of patients and report back any concerns outside expected parameters.

Visit patients in a community setting to perform observations and ensure patient is treated via the correct care pathway.

Issue equipment for use if home monitoring / virtual ward including pulse oximeter, blood pressure machine, thermometer, weighing scales +/- virtual ward technology, On-boarding patients to the Heart Failure Virtual Ward platform, both virtual and non-virtual.

Retrieval and update stock of equipment including handheld tablets.Maintenance of equipment including ensuring compliance checks as per equipment requirements

Person Specification

Qualifications & Education

Essential

  • NVQ level 3 or equivalent experience
  • Maths and English GCSE grade C or above
  • Completion of British Society for Heart Failure Core competencies/ willing to complete
  • Evidence of continuing professional development
  • Willing to attend additional training session needed for the role

Planning & Organisational skills

Essential

  • Be a self-starter on projects with minimal/no supervision
  • Ability to cope with distressing situations and deal with conflict
  • Have the ability to plan and delegate work as required with attention to detail

Physical skills

Essential

  • Have a full valid driving licence, access to a vehicle and willing to insure for business use

Knowledge and Training

Essential

  • Knowledge of chronic heart failure conditions
  • Knowledge of patients / clients needs when being treated / cared for in a healthcare setting
  • Knowledge of the elements of personalised care initiatives and recovery for patients with heart failure related conditions
  • Knowledge of Heart Failure treatment pathways
  • Able to educate patients on their diagnosis of heart failure conditions without supervision
  • Ability to initiate & co-ordinate change to own working practices

Experience

Essential

  • In depth understanding of medical technology appropriate to specialism
  • Able to use a variety of computer systems
  • Be able to deliver training sessions to patients, peers and seniors as required

Desirable

  • Visiting patients in a community setting

Communication & Relationship Skills

Essential

  • Able to communicate with patient and educate them on a variety of health promotion incentives

Analytical & Judgement skills

Essential

  • Understands patient management pathways in heart failure

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Closing Date: 24 September 2025

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