Senior Heart Failure Specialist Nurse

Overview

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The closing date is 18 February 2026

Are you a passionate and experienced cardiac nurse ready to lead and innovate in heart failure care?

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the UHNM Hospital Inpatient Heart Failure Team for a 12-month period to cover maternity Leave.

We are seeking a dynamic and compassionate Band 7 Heart Failure Specialist Nurse to join our multidisciplinary team within secondary care.

This is a pivotal role focused on delivering expert clinical care, driving service improvement, and supporting patients with complex heart failure needs.

The service delivers high quality patient centred care within an Ambulatory Heart Unit focusing on early diagnosis of heart failure, rapid optimisation of heart failure therapy and early facilitated in hospital discharge.

The Role of the Specialist Heart Failure Nurse will encompass

• Deliver expert assessment, diagnosis, and management of patients with heart failure, including medication titration and optimisation in line with national guidelines.
• Provide tailored education to patients and carers, promoting self-management and improving quality of life.
• Lead on discharge planning and ensure continuity of care through effective communication with community and primary care teams.
• Act as a clinical leader, supporting junior staff and students through mentorship, supervision, and role modelling.
• Contribute to the design, delivery, and evaluation of heart failure services, ensuring alignment with best practice and local priorities.
• Lead or participate in audits, service evaluations, and quality improvement initiatives to enhance patient outcomes.
• Deliver formal and informal training to nursing and multidisciplinary colleagues on heart failure management.
• Support or lead research initiatives and integrate evidence-based findings into clinical practice.
• Maintain NMC registration, adhere to clinical governance frameworks, and engage in continuous professional development.

University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is one of the largest and most modern in the country. Based across two sites, Royal Stoke in Stoke-on-Trent and County Hospital in Stafford, we are proud to serve around three million people and we re highly regarded for our facilities, teaching and research. We are the specialist centre for major trauma for the North Midlands and North Wales.

All of our employees make a valuable contribution regardless of role here at UHNM and we are proud of our wide range of development packages aimed at ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to fulfil their true potential.

UHNM create and encourage a culture of inclusion, providing equal opportunities for career development that are fair and transparent. We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer and foster a culture in which all staff feel valued and respected. In return we ask all of our employees to make a commitment to the values, co-created by or staff, patients and carers, and that unite us as a Trust.

At University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust we know that investing in, supporting and developing our staff has a direct impact on the quality of care that we deliver. Our employees are as important as our patients and the population that we serve.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

Clinical Practice and Leadership

Deliver expert nursing assessment, intervention, and management for patients referred for specialist heart failure care.

Act as a key point of contact for patients, families, carers, and staff, offering clinical advice, education, and support.

Work autonomously within scope of practice, collaborating with multidisciplinary teams to ensure high-quality, evidence-based care.

Lead on the development and implementation of clinical guidelines, protocols, and care pathways.

Promote safe, effective clinical practice and contribute to the achievement of organisational objectives.

Governance and Risk Management

Maintain compliance with Trust policies, procedures, and clinical guidelines.

Participate in and lead risk assessments, ensuring incidents and near misses are reported, investigated, and managed appropriately.

Lead reflective discussions and disseminate learning from incidents to improve practice.

Support continuous quality improvement and assurance through audits, data analysis, and service evaluations.

Education, Training, and Staff Development

Act as a clinical educator and mentor, supporting the development of nursing and multidisciplinary staff.

Deliver formal and informal education sessions, seminars, and training programmes aligned with clinical standards and protocols.

Ensure a supportive learning environment for pre- and post-registration learners.

Contribute to the development of education and training standards within the specialist field.

Service Development and Innovation

Contribute to and lead service improvement initiatives, audits, and accreditation processes.

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