Cardiology Specialist Nurse

Bristol, England, United Kingdom

7/25/2025

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Job Overview

The Cardiology Nurse Specialist role will work as a skilled, autonomous practitioner as part of the multidisciplinary team to deliver high quality specialist care for patients diagnosed with acute cardiology presentations throughout their care pathway.

• Responsible for the day to day running of Nurse led Cardiology Clinics.
• Be responsible for the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of care for cardiology patients within the Emergency Zone without supervision on a daily basis and to facilitate ‘virtual cardiology round’ in conjunction with a Consultant Cardiologist
• Provide specialist advice to the multi-disciplinary team, facilitating early transfer to the Cath Lab/CCU
• To co-ordinate the safe transfer of patients through the inpatient system to allow for sufficient capacity and placement of emergency admissions to CCU/Cardiology wards and/or complex care area.
• To ensure that the highest standards of evidence-based patient centered care.
• Work in partnership with the multi-disciplinary team.
• Participate in the education programme within the emergency zone and cardiology departments
• To participate in the monitoring, evaluation and auditing of services and to present these findings as part of the Clinical Governance framework
  
  

Main duties of the job

• To provide specialist nursing advice and support to patients, their families and carers from the time of diagnosis and throughout treatment and follow-up phases of treatment and care.
• Facilitate early provision of specialist cardiology expertise to in-patients admitted within the medical division to ensure equitable care irrespective of geographical location.
• Work with Specialist Cardiology Consultants to develop and implement evidence-based care pathways to guide diagnosis and management of cardiac conditions according to local and national guidelines, irrespective of geographical area.
• Support the development of nursing services for people with Cardiac conditions, working across organisational boundaries, ensuring opportunities for early supportive discharge to specialist community teams are maximised.
• Be accountable for an individual and shared caseload of patients referred to the Cardiology Service in NBT
  
  

Working for our organisation

North Bristol NHS Trust employs over 12,000 staff providing healthcare to the residents of Bristol, South Gloucestershire and North Somerset from our award-winning hospital building at Southmead. We are the regional Major Trauma Centre, and an internationally recognised centre of excellence in a range of services and major specialities. Our vision is that by enabling our teams to be the best that they can be, we will provide exceptional healthcare, personally delivered.

North Bristol NHS Trust values all people as individuals. We aim to be an anti-discriminatory organisation and are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We welcome applicants from all underrepresented groups.

Bristol is consistently voted the best place to live in the UK, with vibrant local music, arts and gastronomic scenes, a wide range of modern and state of the art shopping, recreation and leisure facilities, a wealth of great local family days out, fantastic transport links for local, national and internal holidays, and it has a rich history. If you prefer country, village or smaller town living, our Trust is also easily commutable from a range of attractive locations in North Somerset, South Gloucestershire and South Wales (such as Portishead or Chepstow. For band 5 Registered Nurses and ODPs, relocation support may be available. Please email [email protected] for more information.

Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities

• Demonstrate specialist cardiology knowledge and skills relating to Cardiac patients across a range of procedures and practices.
• Act as a clinical resource in the management of people with Cardiology conditions for all healthcare professionals within NBT, Primary Care Trusts and the Cardiac Network.
• Manage an outpatient caseload, receiving referrals for patients with newly diagnosed cardiac conditions from both primary and secondary care and those with an established confirmed diagnosis.
• Prioritise caseload according to clinical stability of patients, taking considering the unpredictable nature of a caseload.
• Maintain standards and practice in accordance with the NMC Code of Professional Conduct, national guidelines, and local Trust policies/guidelines.
  
  

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Person specification

Essential

Essential criteria

• Registered Nurse with current NMC Registration
• Post Registration Cardiology experience
• Evidence of ongoing professional development
• At least 3 years post grad experience with 2 years experience in acute cardiology
• Experience of managing patients with Cardiology conditions
  
  

Desirable criteria

• Physical assessment and clinical reasoning module or eqivalent
• Audit and Research experience
  
  

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The successful applicant(s) will normally commence at the minimum of the scale unless they have previous NHS service at the same band. Progression through the scale is by annual increments.

At North Bristol Trust (NBT), we know diverse and inclusive environments lead to happier and healthier teams and improved patient care and outcomes. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where we all belong. We therefore particularly encourage applications from candidates who are currently underrepresented in NBT’s workforce at Band 8a and above. These include people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, disabled people and LGBTQIA+ people.

Please note that stringent pre-employment checks are undertaken on all successful applicants prior to commencement in post.