Cardiology Co-ordinator & Triage Nurse

Cardiology Co-ordinator & Triage Nurse

The closing date is 01 February 2026

We are seeking a dynamic and experienced Band 6 Coordination and Triage Nurse to join the Worcestershire Heart Centre.

This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in coordinating patient care, supporting the smooth operation of cardiac services, and ensuring timely, high-quality clinical management.

We are looking for a motivated and clinically confident nurse who:

• Has substantial post‑registration experience, ideally within cardiology or acute care.
• Demonstrates excellent leadership, decision‑making, and communication skills.
• Is confident managing a dynamic caseload in a fast‑paced clinical environment.
• Is committed to delivering patient‑centred care and continuous quality improvement.

Work alongside Cardiology Nurse Practitioners, Specialist Nurses and Registered Nurses in the Worcester Heart Centre.

Join us at the Worcestershire Heart Centre and be part of a team making a real difference in the lives of patients with acute cardiac conditions.

Informal visits are encouraged and welcomed.

For further information or to arrange an informal visit please contact:

Julie Carson – Cardiology Nurse Practitioner – Email:  Tel: .

Kerry O'Dowd – Lead Nurse Cardiology Specialist Teams – Email: kerry.o' | Bleep 278 via switchboard

This role is integral to enhancing the patient journey and delivering safe, effective cardiac care within a multidisciplinary team environment.

• To facilitate flow of patients from admission via Emergency Department and through the whole patient journey.
• To play a key role in ensuring national and local targets are met.

• A supportive, forward‑thinking multidisciplinary team.
• Ongoing professional development, training, and leadership opportunities.
• Access to a wide range of NHS employee benefits, including the NHS pension scheme, staff wellbeing programmes, and flexible working options.

Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust is a large acute and specialised hospital trust that provides a range of local acute services to the residents of Worcestershire and more specialised services to a larger population in Herefordshire and beyond.

The Trust operates hospital‑based services from three sites in Kidderminster, Redditch and Worcester.

Our workforce is more than 7,000 strong, and our caring staff are recognised for providing good and outstanding patient‑centred care. You could be one of them.

We are committed to recruiting the best people to work with us. Our values, which we ask all staff to demonstrate, underpin our everyday work and remain firmly at the heart of all we do.

• Being open and honest
• Ensuring people feel cared for
• Showing respect to everyone

We are proud to have achieved Timewise accreditation – this means we are committed to embedding flexible working within our organisation as a flex‑positive employer.

Any applicants who are offered posts requiring a DBS check as part of their employment check will have the cost of this check (at the current rate) deducted from their salary. Please see link in Supporting Information section for more details on DBS checks and costs.

• Triage referrals from the Emergency Department (ED), community services, and primary care to ensure timely and appropriate clinical responses.
• Support with the triage of Rapid Access Chest Pain Clinic and Chest Pain Review Clinic referrals.
• Coordinate patient flow across acute cardiac services to facilitate prompt assessment and treatment.
• Conduct clinical procedures such as ECGs, venepuncture, and cannulation.
• Determine and request appropriate initial investigations and blood tests based on clinical presentation.
• Assist with the organisation of the direct current cardioversion (DCCV) list, helping to ensure efficient patient flow and contribute to meeting waiting time targets.
• Apply expert knowledge of acute cardiac conditions to support effective clinical decision‑making and optimise patient outcomes.
• Reduce hospital admissions and help prevent/avoid re‑admissions.
• Maintain NMC registration and achieve any related competencies.
• Maintain own continuing professional…