Job summary
- Main area
- Cardiology
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- 12 months (12 Months fixed term)
- Hours
- Part time - 18.5 hours per week (Days and work pattern to be confirmed)
- Job ref
- 390-CAR-BA-2253
- Employer
- Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Basildon
- Town
- Basildon
- Salary
- £38,682 Per Annum (Pro Rata for Part Time)
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 27/11/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Amyloid Nurse Specialist - Inherited Cardiac Conditions
Band 6
Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust is the only acute hospital provider in the Mid and South Essex Integrated Care System (ICS), which is a system of health and care partners working together for our local population.
Within Mid and South Essex there are 149 GP practices, operating from over 200 sites, forming 27 Primary Care Networks and one Ambulance Trust. There are also three main community and mental health service providers who work together through a community collaborative.
We collaborate with other valuable partners, including three Healthwatch organisations, nine voluntary and community sector organisations and three top tier local authorities, with seven district, borough and city councils, as well as our local universities.
Job overview
We are looking for an experienced and motivated Specialist Nurse to join our Inherited Cardiac Conditions (ICC) team as a Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS). In this role, you will work closely with the Clinical Lead and other members of the multidisciplinary team (MDT) to deliver high-quality, patient-centred care.
As part of the ICC service, you will provide expert advice, information, and support to patients and their families who are affected by, or at risk of inherited cardiac conditions — including cardiomyopathies, inherited arrhythmias, and aortopathies.
You will work autonomously within the cardiac team, managing your own caseload and ensuring care is delivered in line with best practice, national guidelines, and Trust policies.
In addition to direct patient care, you will act as a key resource for other healthcare professionals across MSE.
Main duties of the job
The primary role for the postholder will be a cardiac amyloidosis screening project. Cardiac amyloidosis of transthyretin subtype (ATTR) is an important yet underdiagnosed cause of heart failure. Robust investigation to differentiate ATTR from other causes of heart failure is crucial to guide prognostic heart failure therapies, and it is important to rule out the more aggressive AL subtype needing chemotherapy treatment promptly (median survival 6-12 months versus 5-7 years in ATTR patients). The management of ATTR cardiomyopathy has been challenging to date, limited to generic heart failure therapies without proof of prognostic benefit, and often causing severe and debilitating side effects. We are in an era of novel and targeted therapies for ATTR amyloidosis, so early identification is increasingly relevant. Access to new ATTR drugs outside of the clinical trial setting is very limited in the UK. However, a recent NICE guidance has recommended the use of Tafamadis, based on data derived from the ATTR-ACT trial confirming a statistically significant prognostic benefit of the TTR stabiliser in ATTR cardiomyopathy patients.
Working for our organisation
Our ambition is to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and well being of our patients, and provide a vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.
We aim to make the most of our skills and experiences so we can become the best we can be. As one organisation we will recruit the finest and retain more specialist staff due to more employment opportunities across our Trust.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Are you looking for an exciting Nurse Specialist role using your unique qualities? Then we want to hear from you.
For full details about this varied and rewarding role, please see attached job description.
We look forward to your application.
Please be aware that we reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive a suitable number of applications.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Registered Nurse BSc degree (or equivalent) in associated subject.
- Has attained a post graduate qualification in relevant subject or has equivalent experience
- Evidence of continuing professional development at post graduate level
Desirable criteria
- Masters qualification.
- Genetic courses including genetic counselling courses/ training (not qualification)
- SLICE/ENB 998 or equivalent teaching/mentorship qualification.
Communication
Essential criteria
- Able to communicate effectively with locally based health care and related professionals
- Commitment to teaching formally and informally.
- Able to prioritise and meet deadlines and organise own workload
Desirable criteria
- Demonstrate the ability to write complex written information.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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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
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Dr Dungu
- Job title
- Dr Jason Dungu ICC Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 03004434714
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