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Heart Failure Clinical Nurse Specialist
The closing date is 08 June 2026
An excellent opportunity has arisen for a dynamic and enthusiastic Band 7 Heart Failure Nurse Specialist Nurses with a broad range of clinical experience to join our team. The role requires a flexible approach to work with commitment and the ability to prioritise workload in the fast‑paced environment.
The role of the Band 7 Heart Failure Clinical Nurse Specialist is to provide specialist advice and guidance to clinical teams, patients and carers in the inpatient and community settings. Their role includes direct clinical assessment, medication prescription and detailed specialist guidance for the MDT caring for a patient with confirmed heart failure.
Essential to the role is excellent written and communication skills and the ability to work both autonomously and within the broader heart failure MDT.
The ideal candidates will be Independent Prescribers who are experienced in Cardiology. However, candidates who do not meet the full personal specification would be considered for a Band 6 developmental position (moving to Band 7 on completion of specialist competencies) if they have other relevant experience that may be advantageous to this role.
You will have access to study and training opportunities to further enhance your skills and knowledge and will be able to share your expertise through teaching colleagues and providing patient/carer education.
Main duties of the job
The aim of the post is to facilitate the early identification of patients admitted to hospital with heart failure by the detection and gathering of patients already known to have heart failure or patients who are admitted with heart failure.
Provide clinical leadership, advice, support and information to staff in respect of all aspects of heart failure care to all staff groups. The role will include the development of care pathways, improved discharge planning and improvements of discharge information. The post holder will contribute and maintain links across primary and secondary care.
The post holder will be a key member of the Heart Failure Team, providing specialist‑nursing care to all patients referred to the Heart Failure service, utilising advanced nursing practice skills and knowledge to enable streamlining of the care pathway.
The post holder will act as a source of expertise and knowledge for patients, relatives and health professionals.
They will be expected to liaise with the MDT to provide assessment and follow‑up of patients with a confirmed diagnosis of heart failure – ensuring optimal therapy and promotion of education towards self‑management. They will be expected to liaise with GPs, community services and social services to develop a multi‑disciplinary approach towards improving the care and management of patients with a diagnosis of Heart Failure.
About us
You will be working for an organisation which values and respects all of its staff and the community it serves. The Trust is a leader in the NHS and research sectors and provides excellent benefits for its employees. This includes commitments to professional development but also many policies to support employees in balancing their personal and professional lives.
The South Yorkshire Regional Services (SYRS) care group provides high quality patient centred services to those requiring Cardiothoracic care.
Person Specification
Please note this vacancy is banded dependent upon applicants experience relevant to this post. The banding of the successful applicant(s) will start at Band 6 unless applicants meet the necessary threshold of skills and experience required to start on Band 7.
If recruited at Band 6 this vacancy is advertised on a fixed‑term contract basis for a period up to 12 months due to this being an apprenticeship/training programme. The fixed‑term contract status of the post holder will be reviewed in accordance with the Trust’s legal obligations regarding fixed‑term contracts.
A learner/applicant must be a UK, EEA, or EU resident for at least the past three years to undertake an apprenticeship training programme.
Please note all existing NHS staff for the band 6 Fixed Term post will only be considered on a secondment basis. This must first be agreed with your current line manager.
Education and Qualifications
- (Band 6 & 7) RGN Level one
- (Band 6 & 7) NMC registered
- (Band 6 & 7) To have completed the national PEAP programme for practice supervisors or equivalent teaching and assessing qualification for those with ENB998.
- (Band 6 & 7) Continuous professional development
- (Band 6 & 7) First degree or working towards
- (Band 7) Non‑medical prescribing (or willing to undertake)
- (Band 7) Advanced Practice and Consultation Skills (or willing to undertake)
Experience
- (Band 6 & 7) Extensive post registration experience.
- (Band 7) Relevant experience at Band 5 within a cardiology/cardiothoracic setting.
- (Band 6 & 7) Ability to work, motivate and develop a professional team
- (Band 6) Relevant experience within a cardiology setting
- (Band 7) Experience as a band 6 heart failure specialist nurse.
- (Band 6 & 7) Specialist training relevant to role: Counselling skills
- (Band 6) Specialist training relevant to role: ALS
Skills and Knowledge
- (Band 7) ECG interpretation or working towards
- (Band 6 & 7) Ability to communicate effectively including active listening, writing, and verbally, with individuals on a one‑to‑one basis and with groups.
- (Band 6 & 7) Good understanding of the national strategic context of the NHS.
- (Band 6 & 7) Excellent performance management skills.
- (Band 6 & 7) Excellent interpersonal skills – ability to form positive relationships at all levels.
- (Band 6 & 7) Ability to manage complex workload under pressure and prioritise to meet deadlines.
- (Band 6 & 7) Persuasion and influencing skills – ability to present ideas and proposals effectively.
- (Band 6) ECG Interpretation and Venepuncture
- (Band 7) Cannulation / Venepuncture or working towards
- (Band 6) Cannulation
Personal Qualities
- (Band 6 & 7) Integrity – Cares about and knows the importance of doing the right thing and making a difference. Possesses a straight talking and honest, whilst being diplomatic, communication style.
- (Band 6 & 7) Ownership – Enjoys being in control and takes full responsibility for their caseload / workload.
- (Band 6 & 7) Ownership – Driven to get things done to ensure that both they and their team achieve.
- (Band 6 & 7) Ownership – Sets very high standards for themselves and their team.
- (Band 6 & 7) Delivery – Likes to ‘hands on’ in the delivery of patient care.
- (Band 6 & 7) Delivery – Thrives on having lots going on and rise to the challenge of constantly switching between different activities and issues.
- (Band 6 & 7) Delivery – Possesses a ‘can do’ approach to problems and will keep going when things are tough.
- (Band 6 & 7) Relating – Gets a buzz out of developing the service and seeing it developed.
- (Band 6 & 7) Relating – Pick up on other people’s needs sensing when something is wrong.
- (Band 6 & 7) Relating – Good at explaining things in simple and straightforward ways that others find easy to understand.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
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.
Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
£39,959 to £56,515 a year pa pro rata for part time staff
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