Arrhythmia Nurse Specialist

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

The closing date is 19 March 2026

To deliver a comprehensive support service for patients diagnosed and suffering from cardiac arrhythmia’s and promoting a seamless pathway of care for this patient group and ensuring individualised patient support, effective self-management and education. Acting as a resource point providing educational and clinical support to health professionals within primary & secondary care. Facilitating the implementation of NSF targets.

As an independent practitioner to assess patients in an outpatient clinic setting, assessing patients, history taking and examining patients and formulating a treatment plan with the support of the ANP and Consultant Cardiologist. To assist in the running of the nurse led cardioversion service.

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust comprises Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital & Royal Liverpool University Hospital.

We are part of NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group, formed on 1 Nov 2024 from the coming together of LUHFT and Liverpool Women’s NHS Foundation Trust. The Group was born from a shared aim to improve the care we provide our patients.

UHLG is one of the largest employers in the region, with over 16,800 colleagues dedicated to caring for our communities - from birth and beyond.

For the 630,000 people across Merseyside, we are their local NHS. We provide general and emergency hospital care, alongside highly specialised regional services for more than two million people in the North West.

Aintree University Hospital is the single receiving site for adult major trauma patients in Cheshire and Merseyside and hosts a number of regional services including an award‑winning stroke facility. Broadgreen Hospital is home to elective surgical, diagnostic and treatment services, together with specialist patient rehabilitation. Liverpool Women’s Hospital specialises in the health of women and babies, delivering over 7,200 babies in the UK's largest single site maternity hospital each year.

The Royal Liverpool University Hospital is the largest hospital in the country to provide inpatients with 100% single bedrooms and focuses on complex planned care and specialist services.

For roles at Liverpool Women’s, visit their careers page.

• 1. Delivers a support service for patients with arrhythmias and their families to ensure they receive pertinent information regarding their condition with treatment alternatives explored and relative risks as per current research explained, thereby empowering patients to make an informed choice.
• 2. Develops services in line with recommendations in the National Service Framework for CHD Chapter 8, NICE guidelines for AF and the European Society of Cardiology guidelines.
• 3. Uses highly specialist and well‑developed communication skills to deal effectively with patient and family education needs, including breaking bad news, prognosis and dealing with emotive situations.
• 4. Works autonomously in day‑to‑day practice with support from the Consultant Cardiologist and Advanced Nurse Practitioners (ANPs).
• 5. Provides a comprehensive clinical assessment of patients using advanced clinical knowledge and skills including pharmacology and use of antiarrhythmic/cardiology drugs obtained through completion of the Supplementary/Independent prescribers course.
• 6. Has the ability to carry out detailed assessments of patients arrhythmic risk utilising knowledge of ECG, Echocardiography, angiography and other cardiological diagnostic testing.
• 7. Appreciation and scrutiny of latest research developments applicable to arrhythmia care, management of sudden cardiac death, familial screening for genetic cardiac syndromes & device implantation.
• 8. Develops and implements policy and practice guidelines specific to the management of patients with arrhythmias to deliver high standards of care.
• 9. Liaises with other specialist services, clinical psychology, cardiac rehabilitation and heart failure services.
• 10. Participates in providing a long‑term follow‑up clinic in conjunction with cardiac…