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Job summary

Main area
Cardiology
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 6
Contract
Secondment: 12 months
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Monday -Friday NA)
Job ref
331-7852526-UHMB
Employer
University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Furness General Hospital
Town
Barrow
Salary
£38,682 - £46,580 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
14/04/2026 23:59
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Clinical Nurse Specialist in Heart Failure

NHS AfC: Band 6

''Creating a great place to be cared for and a great place to work''

University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay has a firm commitment to strengthening the diversity of our workforce, and therefore welcome and encourage applications from likeminded people who can support our ambition to become effortlessly inclusive. We are particularly keen to hear from protected groups – including BAME, LGBT+ and people with a disability.

 

Job overview

 

Are you looking for a new and exciting career move? Are you a highly motivated individual, passionate about delivering the very best in evidence based practice? Can you work autonomously, but also be a committed team member, have you an interest in Cardiac care, then this may be for you. 
 
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a secondment to cover Maternity leave as a Specialist Heart Failure Nurse based at FGH. 
 
 
You will play an active part in clinical practice, education, research/audit and the implementation of national guidelines and be required to make quality improvements in the provision of heart failure . Applicants for this post are invited from registered nurses who are enthusiastic, motivated and have excellent communication skills, some cardiac  experience would be an advantage but is not essential.   
 

Main duties of the job

 

  • The role will be to work within the cardiology team to assist with the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of individualised care as per evidence based national and local guidelines  ( ESC 2021 , NICE 2025  and Trust )
  • The successful person will  learn how to rule out heart failure  in collaboration with cardiology specialist nurses  and medical colleagues .
  • You will learn in conjunction with the cardiologist , the cardiac nurses and the community heart failure nurses  to work within the rapidly growing heart failure  Service.
  • You will need to have good communication and interaction skills to provide specialist advice to patients , carers and relatives .
  • Clinical supervision will be provided where necessary .
  • The role will involve data collection for the national data base for HF  NICOR  (nicor.or.uk ) .
  •  You  will be required to make safe, timely arrangements for monitoring for example renal blood testing , analysis and follow up appointments.
  • You  will learn skills in heart failure assessment and management  to assist with regular reviews of  inpatients which will enable  recognition of  their improvement  or deterioration. The aim would be  to promote safe discharge when optimised or to a escalate medical review if patient continues to decompensate .
  • You  will be able to act as a signpost to other multi disciplines  to ensure patients needs and best interests are met . 
 

Working for our organisation

We operate from three main hospitals-Furness General Hospital (FGH) in Barrow, the Royal Lancaster Infirmary (RLI), and Westmorland General Hospital (WGH) in Kendal, as well as a number of community healthcare premises including Millom Hospital and GP Practice, Queen Victoria Hospital in Morecambe, and Ulverston Community Health Centre. 

FGH and the RLI have a range of General Hospital services, with full Emergency Departments, Critical/Coronary Care units and various Consultant-led services. 

WGH provides a range of General Hospital services, together with an Urgent Treatment Centre, that can help with a range of non-life threatening conditions such as broken bones and minor illnesses. 

All three main hospitals provide a range of planned care including outpatients, diagnostics, therapies, day case and inpatient surgery. In addition, a range of local outreach services and diagnostics are provided from community facilities across Morecambe Bay. 

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay visiting our website https://www.uhmb.nhs.uk/

Person specification

Education and Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • 1st Level Registered Nurse
  • Degree in relevant subject
  • Specialist post graduate level training.
  • Or equivalent relevant experience which demonstrates a clear programme of knowledge and skills development.
  • Or short courses combined with relevant clinical experience.
Desirable criteria
  • Postgraduate Certificate/Diploma in relevant subject

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Experience in specialist field of practice.
  • Experience of providing clinical supervision.
  • Experience of teaching/training/mentoring others
Desirable criteria
  • Formal teaching qualification

Skills, ability and knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Able to assess, plan, implement and evaluate care within relevant specialism.
  • Able to provide specialist advice and support to patients, relatives and staff.
  • Able to develop and implement specialist plans of care.
  • Able to supervise others work and provide clinical supervision for peers.
  • Able to deliver work aligned to local trust policies relevant to specialist area.
  • Able to deliver work aligned to local trust policies relevant to specialist area.

Personal Qualities

Essential criteria
  • Caring
  • Adaptable to the changing needs of the service
  • Self-motivated
  • Enthusiastic
  • Approachable
  • Diplomatic
  • Innovative
  • Flexible
  • Ability to drive
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Applicant requirements

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.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Vanessa Richards
Job title
Advance Nurse practitioner in Cardiology
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01524 516058
Additional information

Andrea Coates

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