Band 6 Clinical Nurse Specialist - Heart Failure | Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust

Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust; City Of London; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading UK healthcare provider in London is seeking a heart failure specialist nurse to provide autonomous care and support for patients in both inpatient and outpatient settings. This role involves working with a multi-disciplinary team to ensure optimal management of heart failure patients. Candidates should have a relevant nursing qualification and experience in heart failure management. Flexible working hours and generous benefits are offered.

Benefits

Flexible hours

Generous benefits

Training and development opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience in heart failure management.
• Ability to provide lifestyle and self-care advice.
• Familiar with clinical audit processes.

Responsibilities

• Support provision of specialist care for heart failure patients.
• Liaise with community services for seamless care.
• Attend multi-disciplinary meetings as patient advocate.

Skills

Autonomous specialist care

Comprehensive clinical assessment

Evidence-based care

Non-medical prescribing

Multi-disciplinary team collaboration

Education

Relevant nursing qualification

Job description

Overview

Our heart failure specialist nurse team play a pivotal and dynamic role in the care of our patients with heart failure. We have developed excellent systems of care, for example automated NTproBNP referrals and a heart failure clinical pathway, and are integrated with an excellent multi-disciplinary team including the community and palliative care teams. You will be supporting the team in the running of a virtual ward for heart failure patients. You will be providing care in both inpatient and outpatient settings, from first diagnosis to end stage heart failure. Your role will be focused on ensuring medicines are optimised, providing lifestyle and self-care advice to patients and carers and ensuring the patient has a comprehensive management plan on discharge. You will be preparing patient information for medicine and device MDTs and inputting data into the national heart failure database (NICOR).

Responsibilities

• Work for the Trust as an autonomous specialist supporting the provision of excellent specialist care to patients with heart failure assisting in the diagnosis, treatment and follow up.
• Undertake comprehensive clinical assessment of heart failure patients.
• Work as an expert practitioner delivering evidence-based care adhering to guidelines for heart failure management.
• Achieve heart failure competencies and keep skills and knowledge up to date with current research and clinical guidelines.
• Be responsible for recommending medications within scope of practice in line with independent non-medical prescribing guidelines or be willing to work towards gaining these competencies.
• Liaise with key members of the MDT.
• Liaise with and refer patients to community services and other relevant inpatient services, primary care teams and cardiology follow up as required to ensure that patients receive seamless care along an integrated pathway.
• Provide specialist training to appropriate areas in the management and clinical pathways for heart failure patients.
• Develop the specialist nursing service based on patient experience feedback, audit, and research.
• Participate in the National Heart audit and assist with data input.
• Attend multi-disciplinary team meetings, acting as patient advocate and contribute to clinical decision making.
• Work flexibly to meet the needs of the service.
• Act as an effective role model and mentor promoting excellence through practice.

Working arrangements

The role allows for flexible working as long as this meets the needs of the service. Informal visits either in person or virtually are encouraged; please contact us for discussions regarding the role.

Induction and development

You will receive a comprehensive induction programme, be supported by a senior HFSN and follow the BSH competency framework to guide development in your role.

About Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust

The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s biggest and most innovative trusts. Across three main hospitals, our dedicated team care for over 1.6 million patients, treat more than 200,000 in A&E, deliver over 8,000 babies and carry out more than 17 million tests. We offer flexible hours, generous benefits and opportunities for training to support your career progression.

Application information

For more information please follow link https://www.royalfreelondonjobs.co.uk/

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This advert closes on Tuesday 11 Nov 2025