IV nurse- Heart Failure Virtual Ward

An Exciting opportunity to join our Integrated Heart Failure Service at Liverpool University Hospital Foundation NHS Trust to support the heart failure virtual ward (9-5 7 days a week). We are seeking a highly motivated individual with excellent interpersonal and communication skills. The successful candidate will be responsible for the delivery of intravenous diuretics in the patients home to enable hospital avoidance.

The candidate will be required to work closely with and communicate within the heart failure MDT. We require an autonomous practitioner who can undertake clinical examination and assessment. They will require consideration of skills to provide patient education, support to reduce symptoms and prevent unnecessary hospital admission/ re-admission and maximise the patients quality of life.

The service operates between community, hospital ambulatory heart failure unit and the patients home.

The role requires flexibility and awareness of heart failure, working within an evolving proactive , dynamic and committed multi disciplinary heart failure team., Main duties:o Reconstitution of intravenous medicationo Administration of intravenous medication using elastomeric pumpo Care and maintenance of vascular access deviceso Peripheral cannulationo Performing point of care blood testso Checking daily weight and assessing if leg swelling has reduced and symptoms improvedo Signposting/referring to other community or acute servicesSep 2023o Ordering/taking/reviewing blood sampleso Communication within the MDT and outside organisationso Stock/consumable managemento Manage and organise referralso Input to service databases

Values and BehavioursWe are CaringWe are kind to each other and always show compassion to ourselves and others.We know we are doing this when:o We are always kind and compassionate to ourselves, our patients, families and colleagues;o We recognise and appreciate each other, taking pride in working here and our contribution to success;o We are professional and always seek to deliver the best standards of care.We are FairWe treat people equitably and value their differences.We know we are doing this when:o We value everyone for their unique contribution and we embrace diversity;o We are confident in speaking up and we support all our colleagues to do the same;o We are open and honest.Sep 2023We Are InnovativeWe work as a team to continuously improve the way we deliver and transform health care.We know we are doing this when:o We continuously improve the services we deliver and pioneer new ways of doing things;o We learn from mistakes, striving to ensure we get things right first