Clinical Nurse Specialist - Heart Function

NHS; Truro; On-site; GBP 33,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in the UK is looking for a Clinical Nurse Specialist in Heart Function to provide essential in-patient care and education for patients suffering from heart failure. This role requires NMC registration and a commitment to continued education including a prescribing qualification. Key responsibilities include managing complex patient needs and referrals, conducting outpatient procedures, and ensuring high-quality follow-up care for high-risk patients. Flexible working arrangements may be available.

Benefits

Flexible working options

Sponsorship opportunities

Qualifications

• Registration with the NMC is mandatory.
• Candidates must have or commit to a non-medical prescribing qualification.
• Completion or commitment to extended role scope competencies is required.

Responsibilities

• Provide in-patient cover for heart failure patients.
• Educate patients on pharmacological and device management.
• Refer to heart function clinic as necessary.
• Conduct outpatient DC cardioversion and follow-up.
• Manage high-risk heart failure patients.

Skills

Clinical management

Patient education

Non-medical prescribing

Audit experience

Teaching experience

Education

NMC registration

Masters degree or equivalent

Job description

Job Summary

Clinical Nurse Specialist – Heart Function. Band 6/7 developmental. Heart failure admissions 2% bed days, projected 50% rise. Royal Cornwall Hospital Heart Function Nursing provides clinical management advice for patients admitted acutely with LVSD. Service 52‑week in‑patient cover, education, pharmacological, non‑pharmacological, device management, diagnostic referral per NICE, outpatient elective DC cardioversion, follow‑up clinics for complex/high risk heart failure patients.

Responsibilities

• Provide in‑patient cover for patients with primary diagnosis of Heart Failure.
• Deliver education and advice regarding pharmacological, non‑pharmacological and complex device management to patients and MDT.
• Diagnose and refer to rapid access heart function clinic (NICE pathway).
• Deliver outpatient elective DC cardioversion and associated follow‑up.
• Follow‑up clinics for complex or high risk heart failure patients requiring close monitoring or focused medication optimisation.

Qualifications

• NMC registration.
• Non‑medical prescribing qualification or commitment to undertake.
• Completion or commitment to undertake extended role scope competencies (DC cardioversion including ALS).

Desirable

• Educated to Masters level or equivalent.
• University qualification in specialty.
• Teaching/assessment/mentoring qualification.
• Managerial experience / leading a team.

Experience

• Recent relevant nursing within specialty.
• Audit or research experience.
• Teaching and education experience.

Desirable Experience

• Experience caring for patients with heart failure diagnosis.

Notes

Applicants must complete identity checks, professional registration checks, employment history and reference checks, occupational health clearance, DBS check, right to work in the UK. Flexible working and sponsorship offered may be available. Short presentation and ‘priorities of care’ scenario may be required at interview.