Job summary
- Main area
- Cardiology
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 6
- Contract
- Fixed term: 12 months (Maternity leave cover)
- Hours
- Part time - 26.25 hours per week (cross site working over 4 days)
- Job ref
- 262-A-25-7451896
- Employer
- North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Cumberland Infirmary, Carlisle
- Town
- Carlisle
- Salary
- £38,682 - £46,580 pa pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 04/11/2025 23:59
Employer heading

Cardiology Specialist Nurse *Internal Only*
NHS AfC: Band 6
Job overview
INTERNAL ONLY TO NORTH CUMBRIA INTEGRATED CARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST (NCIC) EMPLOYEES
An opportunity has arisen to join the Cardiology Specialist Nursing Team to cover a Maternity leave post. We are looking to recruit a suitably qualified nurse to support our Cardiology Department providing expert nursing care. This will involve running clinics at the Cumberland Infirmary Carlisle and at the West Cumberland Hospital Whitehaven seeing Cardiology patients with a wide range of conditions including Heart Failure, Rapid Access chest pain clinics and Ischaemic Heart Disease clinics. An in reach service is also provided assessing Heart Failure patients on the wards and also advising and guiding the Medical and Nursing team on the treatment required.
Main duties of the job
Covering a wide range of clinics including Heart Failure, Rapid Access chest pain and Ischaemic Heart Disease clinics at both the Cumberland Infirmary and the West Cumberland Hospital in Whitehaven. Also providing an in reach service to the wards reviewing the patients and providing advice and guidance to the team.
The candidate will need to have substantial post registration experience within Cardiology possessing an in-depth knowledge of Cardiac conditions particularly Heart Failure and chest pain management. They will need to have excellent communication and interpersonal skills and experience in counselling skills. They will participate in data collection for any National or Local audits , attend regular MDT meetings and Cardiology meetings.
Working for our organisation
At NCIC, we have an ambition to deliver outstanding healthcare services to the population of North Cumbria. The Trust is committed to creating a centre of excellence in providing rural and remote healthcare and provides a wide range of community and acute services throughout our county.
Our 5 key principles demonstrate our belief in the delivery of ‘safe, high quality care every time':
- Being a clinically led organisation
- Quality and safety at the heart of our Trust
- A positive patient experience every time
- A great place to work
- Managing our money well
As an organisation we are serious about supporting a diverse workforce that reflects our local community and are very much focused on being an inclusive and compassionate place to work.
Across the North East and North Cumbria we are working together to deliver our ambition to be the greenest region in England by 2030. All staff are expected to support sustainability.
We are a small team of Cardiology Specialist Nurses working cross site and are passionate about providing our local Cardiac patients with research based care and treatment to the highest standard. The specialist nurses work very closely with the Cardiologists and wider MDT.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached job description and person specification for further information regarding the role and the essential and desirable criteria required to be met by applicants.
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Relocation assistance may be available for successful applicants moving to the region for certain posts. Please see our Policy for eligible vacancies.
Disclosure and Barring Service:
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.
The cost of the DBS must be met by the successful candidate(s) through salary deduction. DBS charges are as follows if applicable to the post:
Standard Check: £21.50 + Administration cost of £5.90 = £27.40. Deducted from salary over a 4 month period or a one-off payment.
Enhanced Check: £49.50 + administration cost of £5.90 = £55.40. Deducted from salary over a 4 month period or a one-off payment.
NCIC can offer successful future employees the following benefits:
27-day holiday scheme rising to 33 after 10 years
Flexible working Scheme
NHS Discounts*
Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars and Cycle to Work*
Excellent opportunities for development*
Competitive NHS Pension scheme
Vivup is a free, confidential counselling and information service to assist with personal or work-related problems
*Subject to eligibility
Important Information
Please ensure that you document evidence of meeting all the essential criteria in the supporting information.
If sufficient response is received this post could be closed earlier than the specified closing date, please apply as soon as possible to ensure that your application is considered.
Candidates who have been successfully shortlisted for interview will be asked via an email notification to log on to their Trac account to select an interview time. This will usually be within 2 weeks of the closing date.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- First level registered nurse
- Degree in appropriate nursing related subject
- ENB 124 Coronary Care or equivalent
- Northumbria Advanced Clinical Assessment for Nurses (NACAN ) or equivalent
- Relevant teaching qualification
- Leadership.Management qualification or willing to undertake
- ILS
- Essential IT skills
Desirable criteria
- MSC in appropriate nursing related subject
- Counselling qualification
Knowledge and Experience
Essential criteria
- Continuing professional development with portfolio.
- Cardiac anatomy, physiology and pathology
- Drug therapies used in heart failure
- NMC code of professional conduct
- Equality issues.
- Substantial post-registration experience within Cardiology.
- Experience of audit and evaluation.
- Leadership.
- Counselling skills.
Desirable criteria
- Equality legislation and best practice.
- Experience of heart failure management.
- Previous experience of research.
- Teaching and presentation skills.
Skills and Aptitudes
Essential criteria
- Able to work unsupervised within the MDT
- Well developed communication and interpersonal skills and be able to liase confidently with other professionals
- Auscultation of heart and lung sounds or willing to learn
- ECG interpretation
- Experience of audit and evaluation
- The ability to be a good listener
- Ability to motivate staff, patients and carers
- Ability to promote service development
- Compassionate values
- Leadership skills
- IT skills
Personal circumstances
Essential criteria
- Assertive, enthusiastic, dynamic
- Demonstrate initiative, motivation and ability to put things into practice
- Calm under pressure
- Work flexibly and willing to provide cover within service
- Ability to plan and manage own workload and meet deadlines
- Positive approach to change
- Ability to travel independently across the trust sites
- Flexible approach to working patterns
- Able to work across hospital sites in the Trust.
- Willingness to undertake further training/self-development
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
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Caroline Shaw
- Job title
- Cardiology Specialist Nurse Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07788257462
- Additional information
Available for contact Mon-Fri 9-4pm
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