Clinical Nurse Specialist in AF and Stroke Prevention

Cambridge University Hospitals; Cambridge; Remoto; GBP 40.000 - 48.000; Tempo pieno

Vantaggi offerti da questo lavoro

Flexible working

On-site facilities

Staff development

Descrizione del lavoro

Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Band 6 Clinical Nurse Specialist in AF and Stroke Prevention. You will screen for AF, work autonomously, and advise on anticoagulation within AF management. The role includes clinics, audits, and teaching across a multidisciplinary team.

We welcome experienced nurses with cardiology knowledge and CPD; flexible working and opportunities for development are offered at Addenbrooke's and the Rosie sites. This is an NHS Band 6 post.

Competenze

• Registered General Nurse with active professional registration
• Evidence of continuous professional development
• Teaching qualification or willingness to undertake post-registration qualification in Cardiology
• Advanced communication skills/counselling
• Degree and/or research module
• Non-medical prescribing training or willingness to undertake

Mansioni

• Screen for AF and atrial flutter and recognise these on ECGs.
• Work as autonomous practitioner with expert clinical decision-making.
• Participate in clinics, projects, research, data analysis and audits.
• Identify daily caseload and adapt to changing circumstances.
• Provide specialist education and training for staff and students.
• Liaise with Primary Care and other secondary care hospitals
• Manage referrals and work with intra-hospital departments

Conoscenze

Leadership Skills

Communication

Teaching

Formazione

Registered General Nurse

Degree

Teaching qualification

Post-registration cardiology qualification

Descrizione del lavoro

Clinical Nurse Specialist in AF and Stroke Prevention

Band 6

Main area Stroke - Division D Grade Band 6 Contract Permanent Hours

• Full time
• Part time
• Flexible working

37.5 hours per week (Full Time or Part Time / Flexible working hours may be considered) Job ref 180-D-CVA1327

Employer Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Addenbrookes Hospital - Division D Town Cambridge Salary £39,959 - £48,117 p.a. pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 09/11/2026 23:59 Interview date 18/11/2026

Job overview

We are looking for a highly motivated Band 6 Specialist Nurse to join our Stroke Prevention and Optimisation in Atrial Fibrillation team (SOS-AF). As a successful applicant, you will have excellent communication and time management skills, and a strong ability to analyse complex cases, and provide detailed management advice to medical teams regarding anticoagulation in AF/atrial flutter management

Main duties of the job

You will work with various members of the Multi-Disciplinary team, screen for AF and atrial flutter, and recognising these on ECGs. You will work as an autonomous practitioner, and show evidence of expert clinical decision-making. You will also participate in clinics, projects, research, data analysis, and audits.

Main duties of the job:

• Responsible for identifying daily caseload, and working methodically, with flexibility to adapt to changing circumstances.
• Responsible for providing high quality, specialist advice and support to Multi-Disciplinary teams, patients, family members.
• Providing specialist education and training for other staff and students.
• Liaise with Primary Care and other secondary care hospitals
• Work with intra-hospital departments, seeking and providing advice, and managing referrals.

Working for our organisation

Come Nurse with us...

Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest teaching Trusts in the country. It comprises Addenbrooke's Hospital and the Rosie Hospital. We provide accessible high-quality healthcare for the local people of Cambridge and regional and national specialist services. It's a great place to nurse, work and live.

You will work on a vibrant hospital campus with a friendly community feel; we have excellent facilities to practise your skills and abilities to support your career pathway and development. Our values of Together - Safe, Kind, Excellent support the delivery of outstanding care. We have a fully electronic patient record system that is improving health-care quality; this is transforming services, improving patient safety and clinical outcomes.

Why choose Cambridge University Hospitals?

• Our values and reputation for outstanding care
• Opportunities to experience a range of specialities
• Career and development opportunities
• Preceptorship and mentoring programmes delivered by a dedicated clinical education support team
• Research experience and opportunities
• Lovely location and quality of life
• Excellent schools/colleges and transport links (road, rail and air)

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the attached Applicant Information Pack (combined Job Description and Person Specification) for key duties and responsibilities.

This vacancy will close at midnight on 9th November 2026.

Interviews are due to be held on 18th November 2026.

All appointments with a start date on or after 1 October 2026 will be subject to a 12-week probationary period. This provides a structured and supportive period to help you settle into your role, with regular reviews and feedback.

As there is a 12-week probationary period, successful candidates are expected to have the Right to Work for a period of at least 6 months from the proposed start date. Immigration and Right to Work status will be discussed with successful candidates at conditional offer. CUH will not offer sponsorship to candidates that have applied for a fee waiver.

Due to Home Office immigration rules, a full-time permanent vacancy cannot be filled by individuals on a student visa. Therefore, please be advised that if you are a student visa holder, we will not be able to offer you a full-time permanent contract unless you have:

• applied for a Graduate visa
• or you will have successfully completed your course and have applied for a Graduate visa before the anticipated start date of your employment

Benefits to you

At Cambridge University Hospitals, we want to do all we can to support good working days. We offer development opportunities and a wide range of benefits, including on-site leisure facilities, shopping concourse and day nurseries. Our good work programme currently includes providing reduced cost Stagecoach bus travel to and from Cambridge University Hospital site. Park and Ride bus journeys between Babraham Road and Trumpington sites are free, as is the route to and from Cambridge train station and our hospitals. We also subsidise the cost of parking on site for eligible staff.

On CUH campus, hot food is available 24/7 and at a reduced cost for colleagues. Recently we launched the first of our staff pod break spaces. Located in the Deakin Centre, we have a purpose-created colleague-only café, with free tea and coffee, a break space and private outside area for colleagues to rest, refuel and recharge. Just one of the ways we are working hard to support good working days at CUH.

CUH is committed to assisting employees in achieving a good work-life balance irrespective of role or personal circumstances. Flexible arrangements may include, but are not limited to, part-time working, job-share, term-time working and flexible start and finish times.
Please note if you would like to discuss the required hours of this role further, you should approach the contact given. In some cases, alternative working hours will be considered.

We welcome applications from the Armed Forces.

Person specification

Qualifications

• Registered General Nurse
• Evidence of continuous professional development
• Teaching qualification
• Advanced communication skills/counselling
• Qualification or willingness to undertake post registration qualification in Cardiology
• Degree
• Research module
• Non-medical prescribing

Experience

• Demonstrate relevant experience in AF RvR management and stroke prevention strategies, and ability to demonstrate expert nursing skills
• Evidence of mentorship/preceptorship roles
• Accept personal accountability for own practice
• Experience of formal/informal teaching
• High level of knowledge and experience in Cardiology and anticoagulation
• Experience working in Acute Medicine setting
• NHS experience

Knowledge

• Understanding of evidence based practice
• Understanding of Clinical Governance
• Understanding and knowledge of AF, stroke risk and anticoagulation

Skills

• Good verbal and written communication skills
• Capable of working as an integral member of a small team
• Flexible and adaptable to changing situations due to both workload and colleagues’ needs
• Ability to undertake teaching of staff and patients
• Ability to work unsupervised and manage own workload; effective time management
• Effective interpersonal skills
• Commitment to multidisciplinary working
• Assertiveness/perceptive counselling skills
• Documentation, audit and presentation skills
• Leadership Skills

Additional Requirements

• Assertiveness/perceptive counselling skills
• Documentation, audit and presentation skills
• Leadership Skills

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.