About this role
Job summary
Are you an experienced Cardiology Nurse passionate about improving the lives of people living with heart failure? Ready to make a real difference by delivering specialist care closer to home?
Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust (CLCH) has an exciting opportunity for a Band 7 Community Heart Failure Specialist Nurse to join our Brent and Harrow cardiology service on a 12-month fixed-term, part-time basis.
Working autonomously within allocated Primary Care Networks, you will manage a specialist caseload of patients with complex heart failure needs. You'll deliver comprehensive assessments, personalised treatment plans and evidence-based interventions, helping patients manage symptoms, optimise treatment and avoid unnecessary hospital admissions.
You'll work closely with GPs, consultant cardiologists and multidisciplinary colleagues, while supporting patients and carers with education and self-management. You'll also contribute to clinical audit, quality improvement and service development.
Supported by an experienced Clinical Service Lead and Cardiology Clinical Specialist, both with advanced practice qualifications, you'll have opportunities to further develop your expertise.
A full UK driving licence and access to a car are required, subject to the exception set out in the person specification.
Join CLCH and help deliver outstanding heart failure care in the community!
Main duties of the job
This is a varied and rewarding role combining specialist clinical practice, leadership, education and service development. Key responsibilities include:
- Manage a specialist caseload of patients with complex heart failure needs, providing comprehensive assessments, individualised treatment plans and evidence-based care.
- Initiate, titrate and optimise heart failure therapies, supporting symptom management, patient self-care and the prevention of avoidable hospital admissions.
- Work collaboratively with GPs, consultant cardiologists, Primary Care Networks (PCNs) and multidisciplinary teams to ensure coordinated and effective patient care.
- Provide specialist clinical advice, education and support to patients, carers and healthcare professionals across community services.
- Demonstrate clinical leadership through mentorship, supervision and the delivery of training to support workforce development.
- Contribute to the development and implementation of clinical guidelines, care pathways and service improvement initiatives.
- Participate in clinical governance, audits, research and quality improvement projects to promote patient safety and evidence-based practice.
- Support the ongoing development of the Community Heart Failure Service, working closely with the Clinical Service Lead to improve patient outcomes and service delivery.
About us
We are proud to be one of the largest community healthcare providers in the country, with more than 4,500 colleagues caring for over four million people across London and Hertfordshire. Every day, our teams bring their skill, compassion, and determination to the people who depend on us.
What inspires us is at the heart of who we are: when we work together, we can help people move forward in ways that truly matter. Our teams support children as they take their first steps in life, and they stand beside adults as they rebuild strength, confidence, and independence. From newborn health visiting to community nursing, stroke rehabilitation, and palliative care, we are there for people through some of life's most important moments.
Joining Central London Community Healthcare means becoming part of a community that lifts each other up. It means working in an organisation that values compassion, welcomes new ideas, and believes in the potential of every colleague. Your development matters here. Your wellbeing matters. Your voice helps shape the future of the care we provide.
We offer a competitive employment package because the work you do matters. At Central London Community Healthcare, you will join an inclusive organisation that invests in its people, supports development, and helps you thrive while delivering high-quality care.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Successful applicants will be required to demonstrate alignment with the Trusts values & the behaviours aligned to those values - Accountability, Inclusion, Compassion, and Empowerment, alongside fulfilling the duties detailed in the attached Job Description and Person Specification.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse
- Current registration with NMC.
- Qualification in Independent nurse prescribing or willingness to undertake training.
- Hold or working towards relevant qualification in advanced physical assessment
- Mentorship qualifications
Desirable
- Educated at level 7 or evidence of successfully completing courses/modules at level 7
Experience
Essential
- Extensive experience working in Heart Failure either in primary or secondary care
- Highly Experienced in managing a clinical case load
- Experience in the training/mentorship of students
- Experience in organising and implementing training/teaching programmes for healthcare professionals and clients
- Excellent group education and presentation skills
- Experience of conducting audits and/or research
- Experience in contributing to Service Development, including policy and guideline development
- Experience in supervising others Experience working in a multi-disciplinary team
Desirable
- Experience working in Community settings
- Experience with working with change behaviour techniques
Skills
Essential
- Ability to undertake leadership role in clinical specialty
- Advanced skills in the assessment and treatment of clients with Heart Failure
- Advanced knowledge of evidence-based practice associated with Heart Failure.
- Ability to interpret health and social policies and guidelines and to translate into practice.
- Ability to problem solve, prioritise and demonstrate clinical reasoning based on experience and knowledge.
Person Attributes
Essential
- Hold a full, valid, UK driving licence and have access to a car to use for business purposes (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010)
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
Central London Community Health Trust
Address
Alexandra Avenue Health and Social Care Centre
275 Alexandra Avenue
Harrow
HA2 9DX
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://clch.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)