The closing date is 13 November 2026
Salary: £49,387 to £56,515 a year pa
Job summary
An opportunity has arisen for a Band 7 Heart Failure Specialist Nurse to join the Community Heart Failure service at University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust.
You will practise autonomously, managing a caseload of patients with heart failure referred by GPs, consultant colleagues and other healthcare professionals. As a V300 independent prescriber you will assess, investigate and optimise treatment, working closely with primary care, cardiology, palliative care and community services.
The role blends higher-level clinical care with education, day-to-day service management and governance, and includes deputising for the Clinical Lead when required.
You will be a registered nurse with significant heart failure experience, willing to or prepared to gain a V300 prescribing qualification and a postgraduate qualification in the management of heart failure.
Main duties of the job
o Manage a caseload of patients with heart failure, exercising a high degree of specialist professional judgemento Lead nurse-led heart failure clinics in primary care, including GP-based clinics for patients with complex comorbiditieso Carry out independent assessments, order and interpret diagnostic tests (including renal bloods, ECG and echo) and make clinical decisions on treatmento Independently prescribe and optimise heart failure medication as a V300 prescriber, in line with NICE guidance and Trust policyo Write individualised management plans that account for comorbidities and support GPs to prescribe appropriatelyo Work with palliative care services to improve end-of-life experience for patients and carerso Educate patients, carers and staff; act as mentor/preceptoro Contribute to audit and service evaluation, and support the Clinical Lead to develop an integrated, patient-centred service
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Nursing Degree
- Heart Failure Experience
- Teaching Qualification
- Clinical Assessment Course
- V300 Prescriber
- Heart Failure Module
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).