Job overview
We are recruiting for a Cardiac Specialist Nurse - Heart Failure Service who shares our vision to be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service to our patients.
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join a team of dynamic cardiac specialist nurses. You will have experience in cardiology with an interest in heart failure to ensure patient-centred clinical care. This will encompass the skills of assessment, examination, diagnosis and treatment within an agreed scope of practice within Cardiology, focussing mainly on the assessment and treatment of inpatients and in the heart failure clinics to ensure optimisation of medication and arrange appropriate cardiology tests and follow up.
In this role you will support a new way of working that emphasises a more efficient and patient focused service, and will ensure the safe referral and discharge of patients. The cardiology department compromises of 2 Cath Labs and a radial lounge. We do a variety of procedures such as coronary angiography, PCIs, providing 24/7 PPCI cover, pacemakers, cardioversions, stress echocardiograms, trans-oesophageal echo’s and complex imaging. There is a 22 bedded acute cardiac unit.
At the heart of everything we do are our core values: Include, Respect, and Improve. We encourage you to embrace these values throughout the recruitment process and in your role with us.
Main duties of the job
You will be a recognised expert in Cardiology Nursing , responsible for assessing, developing and implementing specialist nursing care programmes and undertaking specialist nursing procedures
Responsible for providing specialist advice and support to, and liaising with, other staff. This includes the provision of specialist education and training for other staff and students responsible for implementing a clearly defined integrated approach to patient care encompassing new treatments and evidence based care.
You will be required to undertake research and lead clinical audits in own specialist area.
Ensuring the provision of appropriate verbal and written patient information, thus empowering the patient to make informed decisions.
Promote the service both within the Trust and externally to the organisation. Represent the trust and specialty at a regional and national level.
There will be a requirement to provide cross cover within the specialist nursing team. The role will require working at different sites across East & North Herts NHS Trust, moving towards a 7 day service.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification applicant pack for further detailed information regarding this role.
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Person specification
Skills
Essential
- Advanced verbal and written communication skills
- Capable of working as an integral member of a small team
- Flexible and adaptable to changing situations due to workload and colleague’s needs
- Ability to undertake teaching of staff and patients
- Leadership skills
- Ability to work unsupervised and manage own workload; effective time-management
- Effective interpersonal skills
- Ability to lead developments in practice
- Commitment to multi-disciplinary working
- Demonstrate analytical and judgmental skills
- Ability to quickly appraise situation and act accordingly
Knowledge
Essential
- Demonstrate expertise in the full range of clinical skills within cardiology.
- Demonstrates broad knowledge of appropriate general cardiac conditions and their management
- Demonstrates specialist knowledge in heart failure specific patient
Other Requirements
Essential
- To act in a professional manner at all times in accordance with NMC Code of Conduct
- Capable of developing liaisons with other practice areas/academic situations
- Knowledge of broader issues related to specialty – political and Trust
- Experience and evidence of engagement around the equality, diversity and inclusion agenda. Able to actively support the development of a culture that recognizes and promotes equality, values diversity, and actively leads by example in deploying these qualities. Understands the impact on equality, diversity and inclusion issues in all aspects of service delivery and planning
- Role model our Trust values every day
Previous Experience
Essential
- Significant relevant experience in the Specialty and ability to demonstrate expert nursing skills
- Demonstrates personal accountability for own practice
- Experience of formal/informal teaching
- Experience of initiating change
- Understanding evidence-based practice
- Experience of Clinical Governance
- Understanding of patient pathways and it’s complexities and how to support patient through this
Qualifications/Training
Essential
- Registered Nurse educated to Degree level
- Post registration qualification in specialty
- Evidence of continuous professional development
- Teaching qualification.
- Research Module
Desirable
- Advanced communication skills/counselling qualification or willingness to undertake
- Advanced clinical assessment
- Nurse Independent Prescriber
- Master’s Degree
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This advert is for Cardiac Specialist Nurse - Heart Failure Service with East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust in Lister Hospital, England. It is listed as a Band 7 Clinical nurse specialist role. The advertised salary is £49,387 - £56,515 per annum pro rata. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 15 Sep 2026.
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