Arrhythmia Nurse Specialist - Peterborough
At a glance
- Band
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time, Part-time, Job share
- Posted
- 15/09/2026
- Closes
- 29/09/2026
Sponsorship verdict
This contract type is not eligible for Skilled Worker sponsorship.
NHS Trusts cannot issue a Certificate of Sponsorship for part-time, bank, locum, zero-hours, job-share or short fixed-term (under 12 months) contracts under current Home Office rules. This applies even when the wider Trust holds a Skilled Worker licence.
Role summary
This role is for an enthusiastic and experienced Cardiac Nurse to join the Arrhythmia Specialist Nurse team at Peterborough City Hospital. The successful candidate will broaden their skills in Cardiac Rhythm Management, providing acute arrhythmia services, nurse-led clinics, and DC Cardioversion lists. The position involves working closely with cardiology teams, managing patient journeys, and providing education and support to patients and families. Applicants should have significant cardiology/arrhythmia management experience and a desire to develop into an autonomous practitioner.
Essential criteria
- Current First Level Nursing and Midwifery Council Registration
- Post registration qualification in specialist area
- Evidence of degree level study
- Advanced Life Support
- Post Registration Qualification in Clinical Assessment Skills (or willing to work towards)
- Non-Medical Prescribing module (or willing to work towards)
Desirable criteria
- Willingness and ability to study at master's level
- Arrhythmia management module/ British Heart Rhythm Society accreditation (or willing to work towards)
- Recognised teaching certificate
- Appropriate post registration experience in cardiology/ Relevant experience caring for patients with cardiac arrhythmias/ CIED in a position of responsibility as a band 6
- Advanced ECG interpretation skills
- Experience of teaching and assessing in the clinical area
- Commitment to clinical effectiveness and evidence-based care
- Recent experience of management and development of staff
- Participation in service development and implementation of change
- Experience within nurse led outpatient clinic environment
- Previous clinical research and audit experience
- Key Skills/Abilities
- Able to work effectively across boundaries
- Demonstrable organisational skills of self and others
- Excellent time management and organisational skills
- Demonstrates team working
- Ability to work autonomously
- Ability to work in an environment with a high degree of uncertainty
- Computer literate
- Advanced skills in cardiac rhythm interpretation/analysis and management
- Ability to obtain written informed consent for treatments in accordance with local policy
- Request investigations, interpret results and take appropriate action
- Other
- Professional role model and clinical resource
- Self-motivated
- Ability to listen effectively and take appropriate action
- Education and Qualifications
- Current First Level Nursing and Midwifery Council Registration
- Post registration qualification in specialist area
- Evidence of degree level study
- Advanced Life Support
- Post Registration Qualification in Clinical Assessment Skills (or willing to work towards)
- Non-Medical Prescribing module (or willing to work towards)
- Willingness and ability to study at master's level
- Arrhythmia management module/ British Heart Rhythm Society accreditation (or willing to work towards)
- Recognised teaching certificate
- Appropriate post registration experience in cardiology/ Relevant experience caring for patients with cardiac arrhythmias/ CIED in a position of responsibility as a band 6
- Advanced ECG interpretation skills
- Experience of teaching and assessing in the clinical area
- Commitment to clinical effectiveness and evidence-based care
- Recent experience of management and development of staff
- Participation in service development and implementation of change
- Experience within nurse led outpatient clinic environment
- Previous clinical research and audit experience
- Key Skills/Abilities
- Able to work effectively across boundaries
- Demonstrable organisational skills of self and others
- Excellent time management and organisational skills
- Demonstrates team working
- Ability to work autonomously
- Ability to work in an environment with a high degree of uncertainty
- Computer literate
- Advanced skills in cardiac rhythm interpretation/analysis and management
- Ability to obtain written informed consent for treatments in accordance with local policy
- Request investigations, interpret results and take appropriate action
- Other
- Professional role model and clinical resource
- Self-motivated
- Ability to listen effectively and take appropriate action
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 6 at £37,338 – £44,962 a year, across England.
This advert: £39,959 – £56,515 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
Posted 1d ago · Closes in 14d
Plenty of time to prepare a strong application.
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North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust
Arrhythmia Nurse Specialist - Peterborough
The closing date is 29 September 2026
Job summary
We are looking for an enthusiastic, experienced and dynamic Cardiac Nurse to join our Arrhythmia Specialist Nurse team based at Peterborough City Hospital here at NWAFT.
This vacancy provides a fantastic opportunity to broaden your skill set, knowledge and confidence in Cardiac Rhythm Management, and the successful candidate will be joining a team of experienced Arrhythmia Cardiac Specialist Nurses.
Our team provides an acute arrhythmia service within the trust and also delivers independent nurse led clinics, and DC Cardioversion lists.
They work closely with the wider Cardiology medical and nursing teams and receive frequent referrals from the Emergency Department, Ambulatory Care Unit and Inpatient wards. They also provide a patient help line for device / arrhythmia related issues.
The role is busy, and challenging therefore, applications will be welcomed from those who have significant cardiology/ arrhythmia management experience, and are keen to develop into an autonomous practitioner.
For the right applicant consideration may be given for a Band 6 development opportunity.
Please note we are only able to accept applicants from those with a live NMC, or UK nursing students waiting PIN. We are unable to support OSCE at this time.
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