Community Cardiac Nurse
At a glance
- Band
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 21/08/2026
- Closes
- 04/09/2026
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Role summary
This Band 7 Community Cardiac Nurse role involves working across community out-patient Cardiac Services in various London sites. The post holder will triage referrals, support staff with unwell patients, and manage Band 6 and Band 3 clinical staff. It requires extensive cardiac nursing experience, including interpreting ECGs, Holter, and ABPM, to competently manage referrals and risk stratify patients. The role also involves autonomous clinical practice, providing specialist advice, and senior clinical leadership within the multidisciplinary team.
Key responsibilities
- Work as a senior member of the community Cardiology multidisciplinary team, supporting safe and effective delivery of cardiology services.
- Perform autonomous clinical practice, including vetting GP referrals and interpreting diagnostic investigations.
- Provide specialist clinical advice and support to patients, GPs, and multidisciplinary colleagues.
- Offer senior clinical leadership, supporting staff development and promoting evidence-based practice.
- Contribute to clinical governance, quality improvement, audit, research, and service development.
- Collaborate with Consultant Cardiologists, primary care, and the wider MDT to support operational management.
Essential criteria
- Registered Nurse
- Extensive experience in Cardiac Nursing equivalent to Masters level
- ALS/ILS
- Post basic teaching and assessing course
- Extensive Cardiac Experience
- Expert in ECG interpretation
- Extensive staff management experience.
- Ability to understand 24hr Holter interpretation
- Ability to understand ABPM interpretation
- Managing patients with a range cardiac conditions
- Coping with patients with implantable devices
- Able to manage difficult situations effectively.
- Demonstrate the ability to compile complex written information
Desirable criteria
- Has attained a Degree in management/professional nursing issues.
- Leadership qualification
- Demonstrate commitment through involvement in Trust wide initiatives/ committees.
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 7 at £46,148 – £52,809 a year, across England.
This advert: £58,133 – £65,261 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
Posted 9d ago · Closes in 6d
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Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for Band 7 Community Cardiac Nurse post to work across our community out-patients Cardiac Services Service. Community sites are based in Ealing, Hammersmith & Fulham, Maida Vale and Ladbroke Grove.
The post holder will be a highly experienced Cardiac Nurse to help support triaging of referrals coming into the service, support staff when there are 'unwell patients' in clinic and manage Band 6 and Band 3 Clinical staff.
The post holder is required to have a substantial cardiac nursing background to competently manage these referrals and help risk stratify patients into clinic. The post holder will also need to have good problem solving and inquiry skills to manage referrals. The Post holder will be competent at interpreting 12 Lead ECGs, 24hr ECGs, Echo and 24hr ABPM (Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring) .
The post holder will need to be able to use their previous knowledge in assessing referrals and liaise, where necessary, with the GP's and Cardiologists around referrals into the service. The post holder will be expected to work autonomously but seek advice/support where applicable. Along with referrals the post holder will help to manage a GP help line.
Main duties of the job
- The post holder will work as a senior member of the community Cardiology multidisciplinary team, supporting the safe and effective delivery and
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