Heart Failure Specialist Nurse

Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

The closing date is 10 March 2026

The main aspect of this role relates to providing an excellent level of care in the assessment and management of individuals referred to the Heart Failure Specialist Nurse service. A significant component of this work-stream comes through those individuals admitted to Kettering General Hospital with the condition of heart failure.

The post-holder will be informed of the various aetiologies underlying heart failure and the evidence-based management strategies employed to improve an individual's quality of life. As such, the post holder will be supported in reviewing patients referred to the Heart Failure team within both the acute setting, post-discharge and chronic disease management setting. In the former we will be offering a virtual ward which allows suitable patients to be managed at home with a combination of remote monitoring or home visits as required.

Therefore, the post-holder must have a valid driver's license and access to a vehicle for work purpose.

In the latter two, this will include patient reviews within a clinic setting, delivering individualised care, facilitating lifestyle changes through education and support to patients, carers and other healthcare professionals. As such, the post-holder will work towards non-medical prescribing competency, with a view to initiation and up-titration of heart failure guideline directed medical therapies.

Our service also provides a direct assess telephone service which requires the post-holder to both prioritise and appropriately direct individualised care.

The post holder will work in collaboration with other members of the heart failure service, being supported by the Matron for Cardiology, Heart Failure Consultant Lead, Heart Failure Consultant Cardiologists and the HFSN Team.

Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is on an exciting journey with all of our divisions committed to doing things better, with more efficiency as we update, modernise, and advance. We have also entered a Group Model with neighbouring Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust and become University Hospitals of Northamptonshire (UHN). As part of this collaborative approach, there may be a requirement for you to work across both the Kettering and Northampton hospital sites, depending on the needs of the service.

• Compassion
• Accountability
• Respect
• Integrity
• Courage

We want to recruit the best people to deliver our services across UHN and help to unleash everyone's full potential.

UHN encourages applications from people who identify from all protected groups. We understand that we need to work with colleagues from diverse backgrounds and make sure the environment they work in is inclusive and collaborative.

We recognise the valuable contribution that the Armed Forces community make to our organisation. We have signed the Armed Forces Covenant and achieved Silver Award under the Armed Forces Employer Recognition Scheme.

We have active Networks that promote and support colleagues from all backgrounds. This ensures everyone feels supported and has a sense of belonging working for UHN.

For further details please see the attached job description and person specification for B6 Heart Failure Nurse Specialist position.

• Registered NMC Nurse
• Skills and knowledge to undertake role, experience at Band 5 within Cardiology
• Evidence of continued professional development in cardiology
• Nursing Diploma/Degree
• ILS/ALS qualification or willing to undertake
• Consultation and physical Assessment
• Non-medical prescribing or willing to undertake
• Band 6 or higher in cardiac nursing
• Teaching/Assessing qualification

• Previous cardiology experience or related nursing including management of heart failure patients
• Able to deal with communication problems
• Dealing with distressed people
• Identification and assessment of patient needs
• Knowledge of specialty Nursing Needs
• Sound knowledge of current nursing issues
• Understanding of current developments in the NHS
• Knowledge of Heart Failure National Guidance
• Experience of MDT working
• Management experience in cardiology
• Participation in Audits, local and national
• A good understanding of the National Service Framework for Coronary Heart Disease and implications for practice within primary and secondary care

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.

Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

University Hospitals of Northamptonshire

£38,682 to £46,580 a yearper annum pro rata

Permanent

Full-time,Part-time,Job share,Flexible working

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