# Arrhythmia Nurse Specialist > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/arrhythmia-nurse-specialist/91533c5b-cd21-4fa0-b493-b8602ee93f1d - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/arrhythmia-nurse-specialist/91533c5b-cd21-4fa0-b493-b8602ee93f1d.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust - **Town:** Coventry - **Region:** Midlands - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Clinical nurse specialist - **Salary:** £39,959 - £48,117 per annum - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Mon - Fri 0800 - 1600) - **Closing date:** 2026-08-16T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-08-03T11:10:59.605Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Warwickshire/Coventry/University_Hospitals_Coventry_Warwickshire_NHS_Trust/Clinical_Nurse_SpecialistCardiology/Clinical_Nurse_SpecialistCardiology-v8198651 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8198651?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.uhcw.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview The Arrhythmia Nurse Specialist will act as the clinical expert and professional resource to the multi-professional team, patients and carers within their specialist service. The post holder will have a responsibility to develop this specialist area of practice. This will include the management of a caseload of patients, as appropriate supported by the Band 7 Arrhythmia nurse and clinicians. The post holder will have an important role with patients, their families and other clinicians in raising awareness of cardiac arrhythmias, the possible diagnostic and treatment options. His or her own working practice should be developed to a level whereby the nurse specialist can directly or indirectly influence all aspects of care and management of patients Cardiac Arrhythmias within the acute setting.  They will alongside the Band 7 and arrhythmia Consultant’s to deliver a five day service to patients referred into the service. Closing Date: Please be advised that this job advert will close as soon as sufficient applications have been received. Please apply for this job as soon as you can, if interested. Successful applicants will be required to provide an immunisation and vaccination report, from either their current UK occupational health provider or their UK GP. ### Main duties of the job - Co-ordinate the care of patients referred to Arrhythmia service throughout the care pathway with the multidisciplinary team and clinical services to ensure the effective management of this group of patients. - Accountable for own actions in accordance with the Code of Professional Conduct. - Will contribute to corporate objectives, acting within local, Trust and statutory guidelines and policies at all times. - Highly developed communication skills enabling maintenance of a high quality service within a complex and challenging environment with often, conflicting priorities. - Assist the clinical and nursing teams, at all levels in the assessment and prioritisation of Cardiac arrhythmia patients. - Work collaboratively with the Band 7 arrhythmia nurse and Medical team to manage patients presenting to the Service with undifferentiated diagnosis to ensure that optimum physical and psychological care needs are met. - Initiate where appropriate with the support of the team relevant investigations as per the Arrhythmia NISE Guidelines to enable timely diagnosis and facilitate early decision making, within scope of practice. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities - Review where appropriate with the support of the team medication, appropriate to patient needs in the context of acute illness, taking into account any treatment given previously for pre-existing medical conditions, providing information and advice to patients on prescribed medication regimens, side-effects and interactions, and work collaboratively with prescribers to ensure management of this sub-group of patients. - Promote and deliver evidence-based care for patients presenting to the Service. - Seek expert help from the wider MDT to ensure patient safety is maintained. - Document clearly all aspects of assessment, diagnosis and management plan and refer to the MDT as required. - Use the SBAR tool to communicate clinical concerns to the senior medical staff in the event that a patient is found to be critically unwell or deteriorating clinically. - Communicate complex information effectively to patients and carers, recognising the need for alternative methods of communication to overcome different levels of understanding, cultural background and preferred ways of communicating. - Ensure that all patients have a holistic needs assessment completed throughout the pathway. - Maintain effective communication with the multidisciplinary team both within respiratory and with other departments. - Act as an advocate for patients and colleagues. - Ensure awareness of sources of support and guidance (eg PALS) and provide information in an acceptable format to all patients, recognising any difficulties and referring where appropriate. For further details of the role please see the attached job description. ### Applicant requirements You must have appropriate UK professional registration. The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions. ## Person Specification ### Skills **Essential** - - IT skills - Excellent communication skills - Able to prioritise and meet deadlines effectively. - Good management of own and others time - Able to use initiative and make decisions. - Analyses problems and implements effective and appropriate solution. **Desirable** - - Digital dictation skills ### Knowledge **Essential** - - A sound knowledge of professional policies and procedures - Good level of understanding of ECG and interpretation skills **Desirable** - - Knowledge of clinical governance & a commitment to clinical supervision and staff development ### Experience **Essential** - - Rich experience in Cardiology - Potential to build on cardiology knowledge/skills **Desirable** - - Understanding of Nurse-led clinics and autonomous working environment ### Qualifications **Essential** - - Current Professional Registration - Evidence of continuous professional development - Teaching and assessing qualification - Health Assessment Qualification - Study at level 6 (degree / diploma) **Desirable** - - Degree in relevant subject or professional experience demonstrating equivalent clinical development. ### Commitment to Trust Values and Behaviours **Essential** - - Must be able to demonstrate behaviours consistent with the Trust’s values. (As detailed in UHCW’s Values in Action document below) - Applicants applying for job roles with managerial responsibility will be required to demonstrate evidence of promoting equal opportunities through work experience ## Documents - [candidate information (pdf, 736.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10507299) - [welcoming disabled candidates (pdf, 376.1kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10507300) - [job description and personal specification (pdf, 688.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10507298) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.