Cardiology Advanced Nurse Practitioner

London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust; City Of London; On-site; GBP 61,000 - 69,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent NHS trust in London is seeking an experienced Advanced Nurse Practitioner to lead the cardiology team and drive service transformation. The successful candidate will provide patient-centered care, manage cases, and mentor staff. A Master's degree in advanced clinical practice and significant cardiac nursing experience are required. This role offers a permanent, full-time opportunity with a salary range of £61,631 to £68,623 annually.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years working at band 7 or above in a cardiac nursing environment.
• Experience of virtual ward nursing.
• Management or leadership experience.

Responsibilities

• Act as a highly specialist clinical leader across the cardiology service.
• Manage a case load of patients and perform independent reviews.
• Contribute to service transformation initiatives.

Skills

Advanced clinical practice

Cardiac nursing

Leadership and collaborative practice

Independent decision making

Mentoring skills

Education

Master's level in advanced clinical practice

Registered Nurse (Adult) with active NMC registration

Post registration cardiology nursing qualification

Job description

London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust

Cardiology Advanced Nurse Practitioner

The closing date is 20 October 2025

We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced advanced practitioner nurse to join our cardiology team and play a leading role in service transformation. This is an exciting opportunity to deliver patient-centred care at an advanced level, while shaping the future of clinical practice within our Trust.

It is a combined clinical leadership role. The postholder will be involved in the direct management of patients - inpatient and virtual as well as leading the cardiology specialist nursing team.

The successful candidate will be educated to Master fs level in advanced clinical practice and demonstrate expert knowledge and skills across the four pillars of advanced practice:

• Leadership and collaborative practice
• Improving quality and developing practice
• Developing self and others

The post holder will work closely with multidisciplinary colleagues to lead the development of clinical standards, policies, procedures, and guidelines that reflect best practice and innovation

Main duties of the job

• Act as a highly specialist clinical leader and role model across the cardiology service
• Manage a case load of patients, independently review and order tests for inpatients and virtual ward patients, review results and escalate accordingly.
• Lead the ongoing development of clinical practice and standards of care within the service and Trust
• Contribute to the design and implementation of service transformation initiatives, promoting a culture of continuous improvement
• Support the development of digital healthcare solutions, including virtual wards
• Mentor and support colleagues in their professional development

About us

London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond.

Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people.

• Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country fs top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK
• St Mark fs Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease
• Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice
• Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre.

We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.

Job responsibilities

Details related to the main responsibilities are described in the Job Description and Person Specification.

Person Specification

Nursing experience

• 2 years working at band 7 or above in cardiac nursing environment
• Experience of virtual ward nursing
• Experienced autonomous worker with independent decision making skills
• cardiology or acute medical ward nursing background
• Management or leadership experience
• Registered Nurse (Adult) with active NMC registration
• Advanced Nurse Practitioner qualification or working towards
• Post registration cardiology nursing qualification
• Teaching qualification
• Non-medical prescriber

Demonstrates evidence of working within the four pillars of advanced nursing practice

• Achieved
• Partially achieved
• Transformation skills or quality improvement qualification or experience

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust

Address

Northwick Park Hospital and Ealing Hospital

£61,631 to £68,623 a year per annum inclusive HCAS

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

337-NP-9106MM

Job locations

Northwick Park Hospital and Ealing Hospital