Job requirements
Essential
10 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Knowledge
Good time keeping and communication skills
- Knowledge
Teaching skills
- Knowledge
Awareness of current professional nursing issues
- Knowledge
Ability to adapt to change within the working environment
- Experience
Significant experience at Band 6 in Cardiology
- Experience
Substantial experience of teaching and supervising of junior staff
- Experience
Significant experience within cardiology services
- Qualifications
NMC Registration
- Qualifications
Recognised teaching certificate i.e. ENB 998/730/mentorship
- Qualifications
Advanced Life Support Certificate
Desirable
1 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Qualifications
MSc in advanced Practice
Job overview
Wexham Park Hospital – Cardiology Specialist Nurse (Arrhythmia)
12 month fixed term contract
We are recruiting for a Band 6 Cardiology Specialist Nurse to join our team at Wexham Park Hospital.
The successful candidate will play a key role in developing and improving diagnostic, referral and treatment pathways for patients with arrhythmias. Working across the full care continuum, from primary through to tertiary care, you will collaborate closely with healthcare professionals across the wider network to deliver high-quality, coordinated patient care.
You will help ensure that the service is convenient, accessible and responsive to patients’ needs. The role will involve supporting timely and streamlined care, contributing to the reduction of waiting times and treatment waiting lists, and helping to minimise inappropriate admissions to acute hospital beds.
This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced and motivated nurse with an interest in cardiology and arrhythmia management to make a meaningful difference to patient care and service development.
Main duties of the job
To provide clinical leadership for a defined group of patients. You will be responsible for assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating safe and high quality patient care.
Target patient groups will include those who have experienced or may be at risk of experiencing cardiology health conditions. Those requiring electrophysiology/ablation procedures, implantable loop recorders and planned cardioversion and tilt test, coronary angiography and coronary angioplasty, CABG and valve surgery.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For a full list of responsibilities and tasks associated with this role, please refer to the job description/person specification attached to this vacancy.
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.
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This advert is for Cardiology Specialist Nurse (Arrhythmia) with Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust in Slough, England. It is listed as a Band 6 Clinical nurse specialist role. The advertised salary is £41,957 - £50,387 per annum incl HCAS. The contract type is 1 year (Fixed term 12 month contract). The application deadline is 25 Oct 2026.
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