Acute Coronary Intervention; ACI Clinical Nurse Specialist

Acute Coronary Intervention (ACI) Clinical Nurse Specialist

Band 7 Acute Coronary Intervention (ACI) Clinical Nurse Specialist

Interventional Cardiology / Coronary Services
Agenda for Change:
Band 7

Are you an experienced cardiology nurse looking to develop your career as a Clinical Nurse Specialist within a dynamic interventional cardiology service?

We are seeking a motivated and highly skilled Acute Coronary Intervention (ACI) Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) to join our coronary services team. This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in delivering high-quality, patient‑centred care for patients with coronary heart disease undergoing coronary intervention, including PCI, across acute and elective pathway

The Role

As the Acute Coronary Intervention CNS, you will work as an autonomous specialist practitioner, leading on the assessment, coordination, education, and ongoing management of patients before and after coronary intervention.

A core element of the role is acting as the MDT Coordinator for the Acute Coronary Intervention pathway, serving as the central point of contact for the interventional cardiology MDT. You will facilitate effective MDT communication, support timely clinical decision‑making, coordinate MDT meetings and outcomes, and ensure agreed treatment plans are implemented and followed through.

You will work closely with cardiology consultants, nursing teams, and the wider multidisciplinary team, contributing to improved clinical outcomes, excellent patient experience, and supported self‑management across inpatient, outpatient, and community settings

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world‑class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.

Our vision is to be a high‑performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm‑free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time.

It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment

• Registered Nurse
• BSc or equivalent
• Relevant post graduate cardiac course
• Mentorship/ post registration teaching course
• Possession of or working towards Masters
• Physical assessment course or willing to work towards when in post.

• 5 years post registration experience
• 2 or more years working at AFC Band 6 or band 7 within cardiology.
• Experience of looking after patients with coronary disease
• Evidence of teaching and mentoring
• Experience of patient education
• Clinical and operational management experience
• Previous experience of working as a Clinical Nurse Specialist.
• Research and audit experience.

• Expert Knowledge of the current guidelines for the management and treatment options for Acute Coronary disease
• Knowledge of the inpatient and out‑patient referral systems.

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with MDT, patients, and their carers.
• Ability to work as part of team as well autonomously without supervision
• Ability to prioritise and organise work to manage a caseload of patients.
• Proven oral and written communication skills.
• Demonstrates managerial, organisational and leadership skills
• Previous experience of writing standard operating protocols.
• Ability to manage change.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.