Job summary
- Main area
- Cardiology
- Grade
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 245-NAM7CARD-04-26
- Employer
- Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Tust
- Town
- Ashton Under Lyne
- Salary
- £49,387 - £56,515 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 28/04/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Cardiology Specialist Nurse
Band 7
Job overview
Acute Coronary Syndrome Specialist Nurse - Band 7
Main duties of the job
Key duties and responsibilities
The successful candidate will:
- Autonomously manage a caseload of patients referred from GP, ED or post hospital follow up.
- Work in partnership with Cardiologists and Cardiac Physiologists to maximise service efficiency.
- Undertake comprehensive clinical assessments including history taking and formulating clear evidence based management plans for suspected angina, ACS, heart failure arrhythmia's and other cardiac patholpogies.
- Request and interpret diagnostic investigations such as ECGs, blood tests, imaging, and functional studies.
- Provide clear concise clinic letters to GP's that outline diagnosis, management decisions and ongoing care plans.
- Offer reassurances, education, and lifestyle advice to patients and families to improve understanding and engagement with their cardiac condition.
The post holder will also be expected to:
- Contribute to the delivery and effective running of nure led clinics.
- Support clinical decision making across ED, AMU, and inpatient cardiology areas.
- Provide expert advice, mentorship and clinical supervision to nursing and MDT colleagues.
- Participate in audit, quality improvement, and service development initiatives related to ACS and chest pain pathways.
- Contribute to staff education, training and the development of advanced practice.
- Work autonomously within their scope of practice, escalating appropriately where required.
Working for our organisation
Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust serves a community of 250,000 people across Tameside & Glossop. We provide a range of services both within the hospital and across our community for both adults and children. Our vision is to improve health outcomes for our population and influence wider determinants of health through collaboration with our health & care partners.
We have a clear set of values & behaviours which we expect all of our staff to demonstrate:
- Compassion
- Accountability
- Respect
- Excellence
We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.
We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian & minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ & Disabled people.
Benefits include; flexible working, 27-33 days annual leave plus bank holidays, sick pay, NHS Pension Scheme, free eye tests and health checks, gym discount, free bicycle loan scheme, salary sacrifice car scheme, support with stress, bereavement, relationships, finance, and much more.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The job description gives an overview of the main tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specifications focusses on the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. These documents are attached on the page and can be downloaded.
The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.
Person specification
Education & Qualification
Essential criteria
- RN Level 1
- Post graduate qualification in cardiology
- Qualified Non-medical Prescriber. Or willingness to undertake
Desirable criteria
- Post graduate qualification in cardiology
Experience
Essential criteria
- Extensive experience in cardiology at Band 6 or equivalent.
- Excellent leadership skills
- Clinical examination skill and clinical diagnostic modules or willingness to undertake
- Must be able to disseminate information in both written format and in public speaking forums.
- Evidence of continued professional development-reviewing current practice and research developments.
- Clear understanding of other disciplines’ roles and expectations.
- Ability to lead within the nursing profession and multi-professional working; within an organisation and across organisation boundaries
Desirable criteria
- Previous experience of student supervision and clinical education at undergraduate level
- Experience of undertaking clinical audit and benchmarking strategies.
- Proven experience of implementing clinical governance
- Ability to translate and integrate evidence-based research/guidelines into the development of local pathways of care
Skills
Essential criteria
- Wide ranging in depth knowledge of clinical issues in cardiology
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.
Application numbers
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Ian Davies-Marland
- Job title
- Lead Nurse, Medicine
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0161 922 4176
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