Lead Nurse​/Advanced Clinical Practitioner-Inherited Cardiac

The closing date is 13 July 2026

The postholder will provide expert autonomous clinical practice for highly complex cardiomyopathy patients requiring initiation, optimisation, monitoring, and long‑term management of Mavacamten therapy. They will assist in the introduction of other cardiac myosin inhibitors as they become available. They will act as the professional and operational lead for the service, working collaboratively across cardiology, pharmacy, imaging, genetics, and commissioning teams to ensure compliance with NICE guidance, Trust governance standards, and national service specifications.

The 8a Lead Nurse/Advanced Clinical Practitioner (ACP) for inherited cardiac conditions will provide strategic, clinical, and operational leadership for the OUH Mavacamten service within the regional Inherited Cardiac Conditions (ICC) programme. They will lead the implementation and delivery of the NICE TA913‑approved Mavacamten pathway for patients with obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (oHCM), ensuring safe, effective, evidence‑based, and equitable access to treatment across the Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire West (BOB) region and wider referral network.

• Providing expert clinical leadership for the Mavacamten service and associated oHCM pathways.
• Delivering advanced autonomous assessment, prescribing, treatment initiation, optimisation, and monitoring of patients receiving Mavacamten. They will run clinics independently.
• Leading implementation of NICE TA913 within OUH and across the regional referral network.
• Coordinating multidisciplinary care across tertiary and local services.
• Developing sustainable operational pathways to support phased expansion of patient access.
• Ensuring robust governance, safety monitoring, audit, and outcome reporting, and leading Quality Improvement projects.
• Leading education and training for multidisciplinary staff across the regional network.
• Supporting research, innovation, and service development within cardiomyopathy care.
• Acting as a senior clinical expert and professional resource for inherited cardiac conditions services, in particular acting as a senior clinical resource for the Band 7 nurses within the ICC team.

• Registered Nurse
• Completed MSc L7 Advanced Practice
• Leadership Course

• Strong level of experience working in inherited cardiac conditions speciality
• Evidence of management & leadership
• Evidence of ongoing CPD
• Experience of change management

• Ability to recognise and analyse complex situations
• Ability to work with a high level of attention to detail, supporting ability to deliver service measurement and improvement
• Experience of change management

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.