Job overview
Heart Failure Specialist Nurse
Band 7
37.5 hours
Fixed term 12m
We are seeking an experienced and motivated Heart Failure Specialist Nurse to join our established Heart Failure Service on a fixed-term maternity leave basis.
This role is ideally suited to a clinician who is already working within a specialist heart failure service and can contribute rapidly to the delivery of high-quality care across acute, community, and outpatient settings.
The successful candidate will manage a specialist caseload of patients with heart failure, undertake autonomous clinical assessment, lead nurse-led clinics, optimise guideline-directed medical therapy and work collaboratively with the wider multidisciplinary team to deliver excellent patient-centred care.
Applicants should have substantial experience in the management of heart failure and the delivery of specialist heart failure services. An Independent Non-Medical Prescribing qualification is strongly preferred and may be considered essential depending on service requirements.
This is a full-time post; however, we are committed to supporting flexible working and welcome applications from candidates seeking alternative working patterns or reduced hours.
Main duties of the job
Provide clinical care for a caseload of patients using advanced specialist skills and knowledge to undertake full assessments of patients with chronic heart failure.
Provide support to patients, families and carers ensuring clear communication, and accurate information in relation to the diagnosis of heart failure, treatment and the maintenance of a healthy lifestyle, promoting self-management, and optimising quality of life .
Accountable for own professional actions and clinical decisions, acting as an advanced independent practitioner/decision maker.
Ensure the efficient delivery of a specialist heart failure service, responding to changes in demand, being proactive in-service review.
Work in collaboration with multi-disciplinary teams and colleagues in both hospital and community setting.
Provide palliative care and end of life support to patients with advanced heart failure.
Act as a resource promoting evidence-based practice and best management of heart failure across inpatient and community services.
Participate in delivering structured education to other healthcare professionals.
Participation in the National Heart Failure Audit.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The job description gives an overview of the main tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification focusses on the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. These documents are attached on the page and can be downloaded.
The person specification below is not the full person specification but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.
Person specification
skills
Essential
- Wide-ranging in-depth knowledge of clinical issues in heart failure / cardiology
- Able to carry out concurrent activities (multi-tasking) work in an unpredictable working pattern (will be required to carry a bleep).
Experience
Essential
- Current HFSN at Band 6 or above with current clinical experience managing adults with heart failure.
- Clinical experience of independently managing the care of adults with chronic heart, including making treatment decisions
- Experience of chronic disease management
Desirable
- Experience of undertaking clinical audit and benchmarking strategies.
Education & Qulaification
Essential
- Post graduate qualification in cardiology
- Qualified Non-medical Prescriber.
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This advert is for Heart Failure Specialist Nurse with Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust in Ashton Under Lyne, North West, England. It is listed as a Band 7 Clinical nurse specialist role. The advertised salary is £49,387 - £56,515 Per annum. The contract type is Fixed term: 12 months (Secondment considered). The application deadline is 22 Jul 2026.
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