Lead Cardiology Nurse

NHS; Ashford; On-site; GBP 64,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

The NHS is seeking a Lead Nurse to provide strategic nursing leadership within Cardiology at the William Harvey Hospital in Ashford. This is a permanent, full-time role where the post-holder will focus on high-quality care, operational management, and mentoring staff. The successful candidate will need a Master's Degree in Cardiology and current NMC registration, demonstrating strong leadership skills within a multidisciplinary team while ensuring quality governance and patient safety.

Qualifications

• Current NMC registration is essential.
• Demonstrated experience in staff and financial management is required.
• Proficiency in delivering high-quality nursing care at a strategic level.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic and operational nursing leadership in Cardiology.
• Mentor junior nursing staff and support multidisciplinary team efforts.
• Manage nursing services with a focus on quality governance and patient safety.

Skills

Leadership

Negotiation

Mentoring

Problem-solving

Education

Master's Degree in Cardiology

Formal teaching or mentoring qualification

Job description

Job summary

The lead nurse will provide strategic, professional and operational nursing leadership across Cardiology and the wider organisation through effective role modelling. The post holder is accountable for the delivery of high quality, cost effective nursing patient care within budget constraints. They will provide strong leadership to enable the services to respond effectively to the challenges it will face whilst providing efficient clinical services and sustained improvements.

In this capacity, you will take a leading role in improving patient outcomes, implementing evidence-based practices, and supporting the multidisciplinary team in delivering comprehensive care. You will also act as a mentor for junior staff, promote professional development, and engage in research and audit to evaluate and improve clinical services.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will work as part of the Cardiology triumvirate with the Clinical Cardiology lead and the General Manager, with a particular focus on providing high quality, safe, well-governed, productive and cost-effective services which support the Trust in delivering its strategic objectives.

You will work in close collaboration as a member of the multi-disciplinary team (MDT) to contribute to the delivery of safe and effective clinical practice, education and training, practice, service development and research/audit within the Cardiology service.

About us

We are one of the largest hospital trusts in England, with five hospitals and community clinics serving a local population of around 800,000 people. Our vision is 'great healthcare from great people'. Everything we do is guided by our values: 'People feel cared for, safe, respected and confident that we are making a difference'. We have a new way of working at East Kent Hospitals, called 'We care'. It's about empowering frontline staff to lead improvements day-to-day. We're looking for compassionate people to be part of our improvement journey for the patients, families and carers we care for every day.

Please note that if you require a Certificate of Sponsorship to work in the UK you must declare this on your application form, even if you currently have a certificate of sponsorship or a work permit for another role and are already working in the country. Please note we are only able to sponsor candidates on a Skilled Worker Visa applying for roles Band 5 and above.

Details Date posted

23 July 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8b

Salary

£64,455 to £74,896 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

344-8980WHH-D

Job locations

William Harvey Hospital

Kennington Road

Ashford

TN24 0LZ

Job description Job responsibilities

Please scroll down to access the full Job Description and Person Specification located in Documents to download.

If you have further queries please dont hesitate to contact the line manager using the contact details below.

Job description Job responsibilities

Please scroll down to access the full Job Description and Person Specification located in Documents to download.

If you have further queries please dont hesitate to contact the line manager using the contact details below.

Person Specification Qualifications and training Essential

• Current NMC registration.
• Formal teaching or mentoring qualification including ENB 998/997, or equivalent
• Master's Degree in Cardiology with standalone L7 advanced practice modules e.g. Independent prescribing or with date for completion of Master's programme

Desirable

• Accredited Health Management course
• NHS Leadership Academy qualification or equivalent
• Independent non - medical prescriber

Knowledge, Skills and Experience Essential

• Demonstrate a successful track record of delivering effective nursing services as a senior nurse in an acute healthcare setting including staff management, financial management and change management
• Evidence of delivering successful nursing strategic and operational performance management and clearly demonstrating improvement in the quality of nursing care delivered at a strategic level.
• Experience of managing a large, complex professional workforce and associated budgets.
• Experience of working and delivering Trust-wide professional nursing objectives.

Desirable

• Experience of working within a variety of models of care delivery and settings
• Leadership in regional and national networks.

Personal/professional attributes and Other Essential

• Ability to engage a team in achieving goals for a clear & shared vision.
• Ability to problem solve, anticipate and forward plan as an, individual and as a member of the MDT
• Self-motivated, positive, adaptable and flexible approach
• Demonstrate self-awareness and critical reflection
• Strong sense of commitment to openness, honesty and integrity in undertaking the role.
• High level of work organisation, self-motivation, drive for performance and improvement and flexibility in approach and attitude.
• Able to articulate a clear vision for nursing which will enable the service to meet all of its objectives
• A strong track record of managing complexity and risk whilst maintaining high standards of nursing care.
• A comprehensive understanding of the changing NHS environment and the challenges it faces and the role and contribution nurses can make.

Governance Essential

• Clear understanding of quality governance, patient safety and patient experience tools and methodology with evidence of application to clinical practice and service improvement.
• Utilisation of clinical effectiveness tools to deliver quality improvement e.g. risk management and clinical audit.
• Leadership of innovative practice utilising research and audit
• Experience of quality and risk management, to include experience in analysing and resolving complex complaints and incidents

Other requirements Essential

• Commitment to equity and diversity
• Upholds and role models the Trust values

Person Specification Qualifications and training Essential

• Current NMC registration.
• Formal teaching or mentoring qualification including ENB 998/997, or equivalent
• Master's Degree in Cardiology with standalone L7 advanced practice modules e.g. Independent prescribing or with date for completion of Master's programme

Desirable

• Accredited Health Management course
• NHS Leadership Academy qualification or equivalent
• Independent non - medical prescriber

Knowledge, Skills and Experience Essential

• Demonstrate a successful track record of delivering effective nursing services as a senior nurse in an acute healthcare setting including staff management, financial management and change management
• Evidence of delivering successful nursing strategic and operational performance management and clearly demonstrating improvement in the quality of nursing care delivered at a strategic level.
• Experience of managing a large, complex professional workforce and associated budgets.
• Experience of working and delivering Trust-wide professional nursing objectives.

Desirable

• Experience of working within a variety of models of care delivery and settings
• Leadership in regional and national networks.

Personal/professional attributes and Other Essential

• Ability to engage a team in achieving goals for a clear & shared vision.
• Ability to problem solve, anticipate and forward plan as an, individual and as a member of the MDT
• Self-motivated, positive, adaptable and flexible approach
• Demonstrate self-awareness and critical reflection
• Strong sense of commitment to openness, honesty and integrity in undertaking the role.
• High level of work organisation, self-motivation, drive for performance and improvement and flexibility in approach and attitude.
• Able to articulate a clear vision for nursing which will enable the service to meet all of its objectives
• A strong track record of managing complexity and risk whilst maintaining high standards of nursing care.
• A comprehensive understanding of the changing NHS environment and the challenges it faces and the role and contribution nurses can make.

Governance Essential

• Clear understanding of quality governance, patient safety and patient experience tools and methodology with evidence of application to clinical practice and service improvement.
• Utilisation of clinical effectiveness tools to deliver quality improvement e.g. risk management and clinical audit.
• Leadership of innovative practice utilising research and audit
• Experience of quality and risk management, to include experience in analysing and resolving complex complaints and incidents

Other requirements Essential

• Commitment to equity and diversity
• Upholds and role models the Trust values

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information 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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details Employer name

East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust

Address

William Harvey Hospital

Kennington Road

Ashford

TN24 0LZ

Employer's website

https://www.ekhuft.nhs.uk/patients-and-visitors/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details Employer name

East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust

Address

William Harvey Hospital

Kennington Road

Ashford

TN24 0LZ

Employer's website

https://www.ekhuft.nhs.uk/patients-and-visitors/ (Opens in a new tab)