Band 7 Heart Failure Clinical Nurse Specialist
At a glance
- Band
- Band 7
- Contract
- Fixed-term
- Pattern
- Full-time, Flexible working
- Posted
- 17/09/2026
- Closes
- 23/09/2026
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Role summary
This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced and enthusiastic Heart Failure Clinical Nurse Specialist to join a proactive, multidisciplinary team. The role involves delivering high-quality, patient-centred care across hospital and outpatient settings, focusing on assessment, management, and ongoing support for adults with heart failure. Key responsibilities include patient education, prescribing heart failure treatments, creating treatment plans, and arranging follow-up in collaboration with various healthcare teams. The position is a 12-month fixed-term contract, offering professional growth and development within a supportive environment.
Essential criteria
- * Registered Adult / Child Nurse on the NMC Register (Field dependent upon role)
- * Evidence of post registration CPD / Post registration qualification in cardiac care (appropriate area of speciality or professional knowledge supplemented by specialist experience and short courses to degree / masters level equivalent FHEQ Level 6 /7
- * To have health assessment module
- * Non -- Medical Prescriber
Desirable criteria
- * To have or working towards a MSc
- * Recognised mentorship course
- * Advanced health assessment module
- * Evidence and ability to revalidate as required by the NMC
- * Significant years post registration experience as a Clinical Nurse Specialist at B6 or above in defined or associated speciality Extensive experience of working autonomously
- at a specialist level
- * Evidence of achievements and career development in current post and of on-going professional development/competence.
- * Demonstrate expert knowledge underpinned by theory and CPD relevant to speciality.
- * Experience and enthusiasm for developing educational programmes and teaching / assessing and supervising others in a clinical setting.
- * Working in a multi-disciplinary and cross agency work environment.
- * Experience of patient service user advocacy role
- * Can demonstrate expert nursing knowledge with an ability to assess, plan, implement and evaluate specialist care delivered to patients and give advice and information to
- patients / relatives/ care staff
- * Awareness of current relevant NHS policy context relating to the speciality
- * Has understanding / experience of the principles of Safeguarding
- * Knowledge of corporate and clinical governance
- * Experience of delivering change management both personally and as a facilitator
- * Experience in service development Awareness of current research related to the speciality
- * Awareness of current research related to the speciality
- * Registered Adult / Child Nurse on the NMC Register (Field dependent upon role)
- * Evidence of post registration CPD / Post registration qualification in cardiac care (appropriate area of speciality or professional knowledge supplemented by specialist experience and short courses to degree / masters level equivalent FHEQ Level 6 /7
- * To have health assessment module
- * Non -- Medical Prescriber
- * To have or working towards a MSc
- * Recognised mentorship course
- * Advanced health assessment module
- * Evidence and ability to revalidate as required by the NMC
- * Significant years post registration experience as a Clinical Nurse Specialist at B6 or above in defined or associated speciality Extensive experience of working autonomously
- at a specialist level
- * Evidence of achievements and career development in current post and of on-going professional development/competence.
- * Demonstrate expert knowledge underpinned by theory and CPD relevant to speciality.
- * Experience and enthusiasm for developing educational programmes and teaching / assessing and supervising others in a clinical setting.
- * Working in a multi-disciplinary and cross agency work environment.
- * Experience of patient service user advocacy role
- * Can demonstrate expert nursing knowledge with an ability to assess, plan, implement and evaluate specialist care delivered to patients and give advice and information to
- patients / relatives/ care staff
- * Awareness of current relevant NHS policy context relating to the speciality
- * Has understanding / experience of the principles of Safeguarding
- * Knowledge of corporate and clinical governance
- * Experience of delivering change management both personally and as a facilitator
- * Experience in service development Awareness of current research related to the speciality
- * Awareness of current research related to the speciality
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 7 at £46,148 – £52,809 a year, across England.
This advert: £49,387 – £56,515 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
Posted 1d ago · Closes in 6d
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University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust
Band 7 Heart Failure Clinical Nurse Specialist
The closing date is 23 September 2026
Job summary
We are excited to offer an excellent opportunity for an experienced and enthusiastic HF CNS to join our heart failure service for a 12 month fixed term/secondment as a Band 7 Heart Failure CNS. This post offers the chance to be part of a proactive, multidisciplinary team that delivers high-quality, patient-centred care across both hospital and outpatient settings. You will be based at Heartlands, Goodhope and Solihull Hospitals and play a key role in the assessment, management, and ongoing support of adults living with heart failure.
As a HF CNS, you core aspect of your role will be patient education, prescribing heart failure treatments, creating treatment plans and arranging follow-up following both inpatient and outpatient reviews, in collaboration with cardiologists, GPs, and wider primary care and community teams.
We are looking for a Registered Nurse with post-registration experience managing heart failure, are an NMP, and have health assessment qualification. You should have, or be working towards, a relevant specialist qualification such as an MSc module in heart failure. Strong clinical decision-making, communication skills, and the ability to work both independently and as part of a wider MDT are essential.
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