Job summary
- Main area
- Community Health Services
- Grade
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 351-CEN2286-RA
- Employer
- Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Minerva Health Centre
- Town
- Preston
- Salary
- £47,810 - £54,710 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 13/08/2025 23:59
Employer heading

Cardiac Specialist Nurse
Band 7
Our Vision is to provide the best mental health, learning disability, autism and community based services for the populations we serve.
As an integrated mental health, learning disability and community Trust, Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust provides a range of services including:
• Primary and secondary mental health care for children and adults including specialist inpatient child and adolescent mental health provision, perinatal mental health, forensic services including low and medium secure care.
• Specialist community support for children and adults with learning disabilities and autism, including intensive support.
• Community physical health and well-being services for children and adults.
The Trust was first established in 2002 and employs approximately 7,000 staff who provide care from more than 400 sites. The organisation offers opportunities for medics, mental health and general nurses, allied health professionals, psychology, administration and clerical staff, apprentices and volunteers.
Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust supports flexible working, we believe that a positive work/life balance benefits NHS employees through improved health and wellbeing. We would consider working patterns such as; term time, part time, compressed hours, home/remote working, and flexi-time.
For more information visit our website via Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS FT.
Please note that further communication from Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust (LSCft) will normally be to the email address given on the application form. You should also ensure that email addresses and telephone numbers are provided for your referees, to enable LSCft to contact them.
Job overview
Clinic Based Services are looking to employ a motivated and enthusiastic senior Cardiac Specialist Nurse to join the Community Heart Failure team.
The post holder will work across the Trust as part of a team to support the equitable delivery of the Heart Failure Nursing Service, delivering an effective, efficient service for Heart Failure patients and their carers.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will:
- Work as an autonomous advanced practitioner to provide a high standard of assessment, diagnosis, treatment and highly specialist expert advice to patients and carers
- Develop and promote a holistic, supportive and patient centred service that facilitates education, acceptance and lifestyle changes, which promotes self-management and aids recovery/improvement of heart failure
- Act as a resource person for patients, carers and other healthcare professionals and participate in the delivery of specialist education and training across the service area
- To act as a nursing lead expert for heart failure
- Promote partnership working to improve outcomes for patients and facilitate seamless transitions in care through primary, secondary and tertiary services
- Lead service development in community heart failure rehabilitation
Working for our organisation
The successful candidate will have evidence of cardiac nursing clinical experience equivalent to Masters level in a range of clinical settings including the community/ primary care setting, multi-disciplinary team /multi-agency collaborative working, proven experience of working with complex cases, and experience of working autonomously and managing own caseload.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please refer to the person specification and job description attached.
Person specification
Education/ Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Degree in appropriate subject or evidence of education to degree level
- Current NMC registration
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Compliance with regulatory bodies and codes of professional conduct
- Knowledge of current key NHS developments and policies and implications for service delivery
Experience
Essential criteria
- Evidence of cardiac nursing clinical experience equivalent to Masters level in a range of clinical settings including the community/primary care setting
- Proven experience of working with complex cases
- Experience of working autonomously and managing own caseload
Skills and Abilities
Essential criteria
- High level of specialist clinical knowledge including current evidence-based practice
- Highly competent in cardiac examination and to assess patient’s requirements to develop case management plans
- Knowledge of Expert Patients programme
Work Related Circumstances
Essential criteria
- Ability to comply with the travel requirements of the post
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.
Application numbers
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Rachel Adamson
- Job title
- Heart Failure Specialist Nurse / Team Coordinator
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01772 777629
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