Job vacancy: Advanced Clinical Practitioner - Heart Failure and Cardiac Rehab, George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust, Nuneaton

Job summary

Main area: Cardiology
Grade: NHS AfC: Band 8a
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref: 230-41505685-MED-E

Employer: George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: George Eliot Hospital
Town: Nuneaton
Salary: £53,755 - £60,504 per annum (if trainee post, will be Band 7)
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 28/07/2025 23:59

Advanced Clinical Practitioner - Heart Failure and Cardiac Rehab

NHS AfC: Band 8a

George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust opened in 1948 and provides a range of elective, non-elective, surgical, medical, women’s, children’s, diagnostic and therapeutic services to a population of more than 350,000 people.

The hub of the Trust is located on the outskirts of Nuneaton and its services cover a large footprint, including north Warwickshire, south west Leicestershire, and north Coventry. We also provide primary and community services across Coventry, Warwickshire and Leicestershire.

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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Work autonomously an advanced practitioner within the speciality, managing a caseload of patient’s delivering individualised direct patient care.
Direct responsibility for assessment, examination, investigation and diagnosis of patients within the area of work.
Provide visible and accessible professional leadership and demonstrate expert knowledge and standards of clinical practice.
Lead and develop a defined area of clinical practice within the designated area of practice, promoting interdisciplinary team and collaborative working practices.
Act as an expert educational resource for clinical staff, patients and carers by providing formal and informal education. Promote a positive learning environment throughout the Trust.
Act as a supervisor/assessor to staff members and students as required, providing educational advice and support. Ensure the wards/departments can access appropriate training support and guidance.
Participate and were required lead or assist in research projects as required, disseminating and ensuring the utilisation of research results to change practice.
Utilise research findings in the delivery of advanced clinical patient care, developing new ways of working.

For a full comprehensive list of main responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to job description and personal specification attached.

Person specification

experience and knowledge

Essential criteria

Experience of working autonomously within ward/area/specialty of the specific role
Able to work with a diverse range of internal/external stakeholders
Evidence of on-going CPD
Evidence of teaching in a variety of environment
Experience of delivering service improvement
Ability to clinically lead and influence other

Desirable criteria

Evidence of research and audit
Publication in Healthcare journals
Proven leadership skills
Experience in delivering service improvement

qualification and professional training

Essential criteria

Post graduate qualification in a specific speciality or equivalent experience
Masters Level (MSc) degree in Advance Clinical Practice
Recognised Advanced Health Assessment qualification (Minimum Masters level course)
Professional Registration. NMC or HPCP registered
Independent prescriber
Advanced Life support qualification/provider

Desirable criteria

Recognised Teaching & Mentoring qualification

skills and abilities

Essential criteria

Demonstrate clinical and procedural skills relevant to role ward/area/speciality
Advanced knowledge of the range of presentations, diagnosis and current management options within the speciality area
Able to use skills of history taking and physical assessment to direct patient care
Evidence of planning and organisational skills
Proved listening and counselling skills with the ability to manage complex situations and appropriately deliver sensitive and difficult outcomes
Excellent verbal, written, interpersonal and communication skills • Able to manage own caseload
Able to manage own caseload
Proficient IT and presentation skills
Ability to write reports and maintain accurate records
Ability to carry out and evaluate audit and research
Knowledge and use of governance and risk assessment to improve quality and service development

Personal Qualities

Essential criteria

Excellent communication skills
Ability to perform in stressful and complex situations
Sound clinical reasoning and decision making
Flexible
Ability to inspire and lead a team
Problem solve

other

Essential criteria

Willingness of work weekends and evenings
Flexible and positive approach to work

Please note:

George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust utilises a third party recruitment system (TRAC). When applying via NHS Jobs, your submitted application will be imported into TRAC where all subsequent information regarding your application will be generated. You will not be able to track the progress of your application or receive messages via the NHS Jobs website. Furthermore, as an employer, we will not be able to respond to any emails/messages sent to us via the NHS Jobs website.

By applying for this post you are consenting to George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust transferring the information contained in this application to its preferred applicant management system, TRAC.

The Job application data you provide will be used to assess your application for employment at GEH, to verify your information and conduct reference checks, and to communicate with you. If you accept employment with GEH, the information collected will become part of your employment record and will be used for employment purposes.

All information provided will be used for recruitment purposes only and processed in a lawful, fair and transparent manner.

Other:

The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of individuals and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. As part of our safe recruitment practice, if appropriate for the role, it is a mandatory requirement for all newly appointed staff to complete a Disclosure and Barring Service application.

In response to NICE guidance and to support the reduction of health harm from tobacco, the Trust has a smoke-free site policy which applies to anyone on Trust sites. Staff who smoke will be supported to quit or not smoke whilst on Trust sites.

George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust is committed to creating and sustaining a positive and inclusive working environment for all our employees as they are at the heart of our patients journey. Our aim is to ensure that employees are equally valued, respected, empowered and included within an organisation that is representative of all members of the community. We define diversity as valuing everyone as an individual – taking pride in that we value employees, job applicants, students, volunteers, patients and visitors as people. This is reflected within our excel behaviours with a vision to create a workplace that represents a culture of kindness, joy and inclusion.

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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

Elaine Frearson

Job title

Matron

Email address

[email protected]

Telephone number

07823796939

Additional information

Emma West Eggar

07342 067673

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Job summary

Employer heading

Advanced Clinical Practitioner - Heart Failure and Cardiac Rehab

NHS AfC: Band 8a

Job overview

Main duties of the job

Working for our organisation

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Person specification

experience and knowledge

Essential criteria

Desirable criteria

qualification and professional training

Essential criteria

Desirable criteria

skills and abilities

Essential criteria

Personal Qualities

Essential criteria

other

Essential criteria

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Applicant requirements

Documents to download

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