Cardiac Specialist Nurse | Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 30 July 2025 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £47,810 - £54,710 per annum |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 29 August 2025 |
| Location: | Preston, PR1 6SB |
| Company: | Lancashire Care Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7385534/351-CEN2286-RA |
Summary
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.
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
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.
Please refer to the person specification and job description attached.
This advert closes on Wednesday 13 Aug 2025