Cardiology Clinical Nurse Specialist

NHS; Stanton Hill; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 57,000; Full time

Job summary

Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Cardiology Clinical Nurse Specialist to join the Chest Pain Specialist Nurse Team on a 12-month fixed-term basis. The role requires ALS and senior cardiology experience, with flexibility to work across King’s Mill Hospital and Newark Hospital.

The post is full-time (37.5 hours) over four days, with a potential Band 6 appointment for suitable candidates and a strong emphasis on developing cardiology expertise within a supportive team.

Qualifications

• Registered nurse with NMC Level One registration and general nursing degree.
• Experience in cardiology and senior clinical practice.
• Evidence of post-registration specialist education and teaching/training capability.
• Flexibility to work across hospital sites and manage a caseload.

Responsibilities

• Develop specialist cardiology skills within the Chest Pain Specialist Nurse Team.
• Manage own caseload in a supported, collaborative environment.
• Contribute to service development and maintain high standards of patient care.
• Be ALS trained and able to work across King’s Mill Hospital and Newark Hospital.

Skills

Excellent communication

Specialist knowledge

Team player

Teaching skills

Research awareness

Audit methodologies

Education

NMC Level One Registered Nurse

BSc in Nursing

ENB 998 or equivalent teaching course

Post-basic specialist education

Masters level or equivalent experience

Non-medical prescribing (or willingness)

Job description

Main area Cardiology Grade NHS AfC: Band 7 Contract Fixed term: 12 months (Secondment opportunity also considered) Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week Job ref 214-MED-8385485

Site Kings Mill Hospital Town Sutton in Ashfield Salary £39,959 - £56,515 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 22/11/2026 23:59

Thank you for your interest in this role, we would be delighted to welcome you to Sherwood Forest Hospitals.

Sherwood is nationally recognised as being an excellent place to work and deliver care. We are rightly proud of the 5,500 colleagues who work here and know that happy colleagues deliver better care.

Our teams work in a supportive, inclusive environment, which nurtures wellbeing and has opportunities for development and progression. We do not just care for our patients, we also care for you.

At Sherwood Forest Hospitals, we are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace. As such, we particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic, or Disabled. We believe that a diverse team better represents the communities we serve and brings a wealth of perspectives and experiences to our work.

Job overview

An exciting 12-month opportunity has arisen for a motivated Cardiology Clinical Nurse Specialist to join our established Chest Pain Specialist Nurse Team.

You will work within a supportive and dynamic team, developing your specialist cardiology skills while contributing to the ongoing development of the service.

We are looking for an experienced cardiology professional who has worked at a senior level, is ALS trained, and is confident managing their own caseload.

This full-time role is typically worked over four days, with one day off per week, and requires flexibility to work across King’s Mill Hospital and Newark Hospital.

For the right candidate, appointment at Band 6 may also be considered, offering an excellent opportunity to further develop your cardiology career.

Main duties of the job

Please see the job overview and main duties of the job for a detailed job description and main responsibilities

Working for our organisation

We are an award-winning NHS Foundation Trust working alongside health and social care colleagues across the county to provide acute and community healthcare services to more than 420,000 people across Mansfield, Ashfield, Newark and Sherwood, and parts of Derbyshire and Lincolnshire.

We put the patient at the heart of everything that we do and it is our aim to make sure that every patient is treated as we would want a member of our own family to be treated. At the same time, we expect our staff to be caring, kind and courteous to each other and to look out for each other. We believe that we are truly a clinically-led organisation.

We are proud that our Trust colleagues have voted us the best acute Trust to work for in the East Midlands for seven years running in the National NHS Staff Survey, while the Care Quality Commission has rated our Trust as ‘outstanding’ for care and our King’s Mill Hospital as the only ‘outstanding’ NHS-run hospital in the East Midlands.

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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the job overview and main duties of the job for a detailed job description and main responsibilities

Person specification

Knowledge

• Excellent communication and listening skills.
• Specialist knowledge and expertise
• Good interpersonal and organisational skills
• Team player
• Demonstrable teaching skills
• Research awareness.
• Audit methodologies

Qualifications

• NMC Level One Registered Nurse.
• BSc in Nursing
• ENB 998 or equivalent teaching course.
• Evidence of post-basic specialist education
• Educated to Masters level (or working towards) or equivalent demonstrable experience and learning within a specialist area
• Non-medical prescribing (or willingness to undertake)

Contractual

• Flexible approach to working
• Ability to work unsupervised.
• Ability to travel between sites

Further Training

• Motivational interviewing / counselling course / training

Experience

• Significant experience post registration at band 6 with experience in working with patients in specialist area.
• Membership of special interest and professional group
• Working within a leadership role
• Multidisciplinary team working
• Caseload management
• Demonstrable experience of teaching / training healthcare professionals

Not all of our roles are eligible for visa sponsorship. To find out which roles are eligible, please refer to the shortage occupation list found here:

Home Office guidance has changed. Anyone that requires switching visa type may not be eligible for sponsorship even if the role is on the shortage occupation list.

We as a Trust support the use of AI and other tools to support your application. However, all personal statements and behavioural examples must be truthful and factually accurate. Your application should reflect your own personal/professional experiences and qualifications to ensure authenticity and credibility.

For the avoidance of doubt, plagiarism includes presenting the ideas or experiences of others or content generated by artificial intelligence as your own. We review all applications carefully to ensure that the information provided in your supporting statement aligns with your qualifications, work history and the duties undertaken within those roles. Your experience will also be explored further during the interview process.

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