Clinical Nurse Specialist in Coronary Heart Disease
This role appears to be based at this CQC-rated location:
- Harefield Hospital
Hillingdon
GoodRated Feb 2019
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An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Heart, Lung, and Critical Care Clinical Group at Harefield Hospital for an experienced and innovative nurse to join our team, which is led by the Consultant Nurse in Cardiology.
This clinical role will enable you to develop your skills in a variety of aspects of cardiology nursing, including pre-admission clinics for elective procedures and outpatient management of patients following elective and Primary PCI. The role may include nurse-led discharge of patients from the day-case unit.
The successful candidate will need to be highly self-motivated, be able to demonstrate advanced management, communication, interpersonal and organizational skills and be able to work autonomously as well as within the Cardiology team. We provide in-house training and study leave to help you develop your potential. Previous experience in a CNS role related to managing patients with coronary disease is required. Qualification in clinical assessment and as a non-medical prescriber would be advantageous but training can be given.
Closing date: 12th July 2026
Main duties of the job
To be a highly specialised nurse working with a specified group of cardiology patients and taking responsibility for their on-going clinical management.
In collaboration with the Consultant Nurse in Cardiology, manage the continuing care of patients who are undergoing PCI.
To deliver a high standard of care to cardiology patients.
Running nurse-led preadmission clinics.
Running nurse-led follow-up clinics for patients post PCI.
Nurse-led discharge
Optimisation of secondary prevention.
Acting as a resource for advice on management of patients with coronary artery disease.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential
- RGN
Desirable
- MSc
- Registered NMP
Experience
Essential
- Extensive post registration experience in cardiology/CHD
- Experience of change management
- Evidence of the development of advanced nursing skills
- Experience or research and audit
- Previous experience as a CNS
- Running nurse-led clinics
Skills/Knowledge
Essential
- Leadership skills
- Proven teaching and assessing skills
- Ability to apply research to practice
Desirable
- Involvement in Trust initiatives/committees
About the employer
Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust comprises five of the UK's best known hospitals - Guy's, St Thomas', Evelina London Children's Hospital, Royal Brompton and Harefield - as well as community services in Lambeth and Southwark, all with a long history of high quality care, clinical excellence, research and innovation.
When you join us, you become a valued member of the Evelina London community and can access the wider Evelina and Nightingale education academies. Choosing us as your employer affords you opportunities to be part of a Trust which recognises the value of sharing expertise, research and education between community and acute services.
The Cardiology Specialist Nurses are a team of specialist nurses who work within a variety of areas of cardiology including patients undergoing coronary intervention, aortic valve, and mitral and tricuspid valve intervention.
The team are led by the Consultant Nurse in Cardiology and run a variety of nurse-led services.