The closing date is 27 March 2026
Salary: £64,455 to £74,896 a year Per Annum Pro Rata
Job summary
The post holder will raise the profile of nursing, providing leadership and consultancy to Cardiology Nurse Specialist, Cardiology Lead Nurses and Cardiology Nurses, As senior nursing leader of Stockport NHSFT they will work strategically with other senior leaders including the Cardiology Triumvirate to deliver high quality, safe and reliable cardiology.
The post holder will support the Triumvirate and MDT’s to deliver the national, regional and local cardiology nursing agenda. They will manage the specialist nursing team and lead nurses to support the delivery of specialists cardiology care in line with national, regional and local guidelines, underpinned by a strong clinical governance structure. Supporting senior nursing teams to ensure the effective delivery of the national and regional cardiology strategy and associated peer reviews to demonstrate improvements to the provision of care to patients and their families throughout their care pathway
They will work closely with multidisciplinary teams and relevant departments/organisations internal and external to the Trust to ensure the delivery of responsive individualised patient care, through delivery of best practice and professional practice development, in response to the transforming nursing agenda.
Job responsibilities
Lead service developments acting as a resource for other health care professionals and encouraging collaborative working to improve service delivery and provisions.
Ensure that patient care and service developments are evidenced based, undertaking local research projects as necessary.
Ensure there is an appropriate governance structure in place and that the team meet training and competence requirements for the post.
If successful this vacancy will require an enhanced DBS check at a cost of £54.90. This cost will be deducted from your first Trust salary
In addition to this it will be a condition of your employment that you will join the DBS update service and pay the annual subscription fee of £16.
Person Specification
Disirable
Essential
- Experience and understanding of undertaking audits
Desirable
- Experience and understanding of undertaking audit
Essential
Essential
- Non- Medical Prescriber Cardiology related
Desirable
- Undertaken or willingness to undertake advanced communication skills training
Essential
Essential
- Demonstrates up-to-date knowledge in Cardiology and patient pathways
Desirable
- Experience of undertaking nurse-led clinics
Essential
Essential
- Demonstrates an awareness of working in a multi-disciplinary team
Desirable
- Experience of line-managing staff and undertaking appraisals
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship
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UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).