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Cardiology Lead Nurse - Cross Site | Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 15 Hydref 2025 |
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| Cyflog: | Heb ei nodi |
| Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog: | £55,690 - £62,682 per annum |
| Oriau: | Rhan Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 14 Tachwedd 2025 |
| Lleoliad: | Bedford, MK42 9DJ |
| Cwmni: | Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust |
| Math o swydd: | Cytundeb |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | 7552204/418-NUR9447-CW-A |
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We have an exciting opportunity for an experiencedLead Cardiology Specialist Nurseto provide effective and efficient leadership across our cardiology services at Luton and Dunstable Hospital and Bedford Hospital.
This key leadership role will focus on the development, coordination, and delivery ofcardiology specialist nursing servicesand theCardiac Catheterisation Suite/Cardiac Centre, ensuring the highest standards of patient care and a cohesive, high-performing cardiology service across both sites.
The post holder will play a vital part in shaping and developing ahigh-quality, patient-centred local cardiology service, working closely with the multidisciplinary team to enhance outcomes, service delivery, and patient experience.
The Lead Cardiology Specialist Nurse will work alongside the Deputy Head of Nursing to provide professional leadership and specialist clinical advice, education and support to all level of health care providers including colleagues working in nursing, midwifery, medical and Allied Health Professionals.
The post holder will be an expert, autonomous practitioner, working under the supervision of the Clinical lead, with a broad experience of all aspects of cardiology. They will manage their own caseload and supervise the caseload of the cardiology specialist nursing teams. They will lead on the development of appropriate evidenced based programmes of education and care for people with cardiology conditions.
The post holder will increase awareness of cardiac concerns by disseminating knowledge and skills to other health care professionals and people with cardiac conditions and their family /carers, thereby improving the day to day and long term management of cardiac conditions through enhanced self-care.
Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides hospital services to a growing population of around 700,000 people living across Bedfordshire and the surrounding areas across two busy hospital sites in Bedford and Luton. Both hospital sites offer key services such as A&E, Obstetrics-led Maternity and Paediatrics. You will be joining a friendly, high performing Trust committed to ensuring the health and wellbeing of staff. As one of the largest NHS Trusts in our region you will have access to a programme of high quality training and development to help you grow your career. The Trust continues to be committed to delivering the best patient care using the best clinical knowledge and technology available.
We not only recruit based on qualifications and experience - we recruit individuals who demonstrate the behaviours which underpin our Trusts core values. We achieve this by using values based recruitment. We are dedicated to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible for everyone, we are committed to promoting equality and diversity, and creating a culture that values differences.
Please note that vacancies may close prior to the advertised closing date when sufficient number of applications have been received. All new staff will be subject to a probationary period covering first 6 months in post. Travel between hospital sites may be required. Please review all documents attached to ensure you familiarize yourself with all requirements of the job.
The Job Description and Person Specification are attached to this job, please review for the full details and responsibilities
Key responsibilities
• To deliver evidence based individualised patient care according to patient’s changing health care needs. Providing leadership and specialist advice to ensure effective continuity of care delivery.
• Be recognised as a clinical expert in the management of cardiac conditions, to set standards and engage in autonomous high-level decision making.
• To manage a significant caseload of patients with cardiology conditions, managing complete programmes of care. Working with patients and carers to empower them to make informed decisions about their health, in particular, those at high risk of developing complications that require intensive therapies, technology, or education and support.
• To promote and contribute to the clinical governance agenda.
• To lead on the development of standards and protocols that concerns the nursing care of people with cardiac conditions
This advert closes on Wednesday 29 Oct 2025