Heart Failure Nurse Specialist
At a glance
- Band
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 04/09/2026
- Closes
- 16/09/2026
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Role summary
This is an excellent opportunity for a dynamic and enthusiastic Band 7 Heart Failure Nurse Specialist to join a team at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. The role involves providing specialist advice and guidance to clinical teams, patients, and carers in inpatient and community settings, including direct clinical assessment and medication prescription. The post holder will also provide clinical leadership, develop care pathways, and improve discharge planning for patients with heart failure. While primarily a Band 7 role, candidates who do not meet the full personal specification may be considered for a Band 6 developmental position.
Essential criteria
- RGN Level one (Band 6&Band 7)
- NMC registered (Band 6&Band 7)
- To have completed the national PEAP programme for practice supervisors or equivalent teaching and assessing qualification for those with ENB998. (Band 6&Band 7)
- Continuous professional development (Band 6&Band 7)
- First degree or working towards(Band 6&Band 7)
Desirable criteria
- Non-Medical Prescribing (or willing to undertake) (Band 7)
- Advanced Practice and Consultation Skills (or willing to undertake) (Band 7)
- Extensive post registration experience. (Band 6&7)
- Relevant experience within a cardiology setting (Band 6)
- Ability to work, motivate and develop a professional team (Band 6&7)
- Relevant experience at Band 5 within a cardiology/cardiothoracic setting (Band 7)
- ECG Interpretation or working towards (Band 7)
- Specialist training relevant to role: ALS (Band 6)
- Specialist training relevant to role: Counselling skills (Band 6&7)
- Experience as a band 6 heart failure specialist nurse (Band 7)
- ECG Interpretation and Venepuncture (Band 6
- Ability to communicate effectively including active listening, writing, and verbally, with individuals on a one-to one basis and with groups. (Band 6&7)
- ECG Interpretation or working towards (Band 7)
- Cannulation (Band 6)
- Cannulation / Venepuncture or working towards (Band 7)
- Education and Qualifications
- RGN Level one (Band 6&Band 7)
- NMC registered (Band 6&Band 7)
- To have completed the national PEAP programme for practice supervisors or equivalent teaching and assessing qualification for those with ENB998. (Band 6&Band 7)
- Continuous professional development (Band 6&Band 7)
- First degree or working towards(Band 6&Band 7)
- Non-Medical Prescribing (or willing to undertake) (Band 7)
- Advanced Practice and Consultation Skills (or willing to undertake) (Band 7)
- Extensive post registration experience. (Band 6&7)
- Relevant experience within a cardiology setting (Band 6)
- Ability to work, motivate and develop a professional team (Band 6&7)
- Relevant experience at Band 5 within a cardiology/cardiothoracic setting (Band 7)
- ECG Interpretation or working towards (Band 7)
- Specialist training relevant to role: ALS (Band 6)
- Specialist training relevant to role: Counselling skills (Band 6&7)
- Experience as a band 6 heart failure specialist nurse (Band 7)
- ECG Interpretation and Venepuncture (Band 6
- Ability to communicate effectively including active listening, writing, and verbally, with individuals on a one-to one basis and with groups. (Band 6&7)
- ECG Interpretation or working towards (Band 7)
- Cannulation (Band 6)
- Cannulation / Venepuncture or working towards (Band 7)
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.
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Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Heart Failure Nurse Specialist
The closing date is 16 September 2026
Job summary
An excellent opportunity has arisen for a dynamic and enthusiastic Band 7 Heart Failure Nurse Specialist with a broad range of clinical experience to join our team. The role requires a flexible approach to work with commitment and the ability to prioritise workload in the fast-paced environment.
The role of the Band 7 Heart Failure Clinical Nurse Specialist is to provide specialist advice and guidance to clinical teams, patients and carers in the inpatient and community settings. Their role includes; direct clinical assessment, medication prescription and detailed specialist guidance for the MDT caring for a patient with confirmed heart failure. Essential to the role is excellent written and communication skills and the ability to work both autonomously and within the broader heart failure MDT.
The ideal candidates will be Independent Prescribers who are experienced in Cardiology. However, candidates who do not meet the full personal specification would be considered for a Band 6 developmental position (moving to Band 7 on completion of specialist competencies) if they have other relevant experience that may be advantageous to this role.
You will have access to study and training opportunities to further enhance your skills and knowl
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