About this role
Job summary
The Band 7 lead Heart Failure Specialist Nurse is responsible for providing advanced clinical leadership and expert management for patients living with heart failure within the community setting. The post holder will lead and coordinate the delivery of a high-quality, evidence-based heart failure service, ensuring seamless care across primary, community, and secondary care interfaces.
They will act as the clinical lead for the heart failure nursing team, supporting service development, clinical governance, and workforce supervision. The role involves independent patient assessment, titration of heart failure therapies (including non-medical prescribing), and patient education to promote self-management and prevent hospital admissions.
The post holder will work closely with cardiology consultants, GPs, pharmacists, and the wider multidisciplinary team to optimise heart failure management, improve patient outcomes, and enhance quality of life. They will also take a key role in clinical audit, data reporting, and service improvement initiatives aligned with national heart failure standards and local commissioning priorities.
Main duties of the job
Provide expert clinical assessment, diagnosis, and management for patients with heart failure in the community.
Lead and supervise the community heart failure nursing team, ensuring high clinical standards and effective caseload management.
Use non-medical prescribing to optimise evidence-based medication titration.
Act as the link between primary, community, and secondary care to ensure integrated, patient-centred care pathways.
Support education, training, and development of junior staff and students.
Lead quality improvement projects and contribute to service evaluation and redesign.
Participate in multidisciplinary meetings, audits, and data collection to monitor outcomes and performance against national guidelines.
Provide compassionate, holistic care, empowering patients and carers through education and support.
About us
Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust (SWB) serves Birmingham and the Black Country - one of the country's most culturally diverse areas. It's a friendly and welcoming place - a place where you can belong, and a place where you can grow.
We care for our patients, we care about our population, and we care about our people.
Our values - Ambition, Respect and Compassion - are at the heart of who we are. They guide us every step of the way; how we work with each other, and how we look after our patients and their families; how we respect and value the rich diversity of our team and our community.
Our Trust has always aspired to be more than a hospital, more than a healthcare provider. Our purpose is to "Improve the Life Chances and Health Outcomes of our Population." It is what inspires, drives, and unites us every day. It's what makes us unique.
We want working at SWB to feel like more than just a job. We want our Trust to be a place where you can feel you belong. A place where you feel happy, safe, and rewarded. A place where you can develop your career in whatever way you choose. When we say we're 'with you all the way' we want you to know that we mean it. Visit the SWB website to find out more about our ambitions and people plans.
Job description Job responsibilities
Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details on what this role entails
Person Specification
Experience Essential
Extensive post registration experience Proven experience in cardiology including experience with heart failure patients Experience at Band 6 or above Proficient at non-medical prescribing (hold V300 qualification) in cardiology including anti-heart failure medication Involvement in teaching and learning initiatives Evidence of supporting others within the clinical environment Experience of audit initiatives and other quality initiatives Able to demonstrate commitment to high quality patient care Experience and evidence in implementing change Evidence of implementing research-based practice Proficient at accessing cardiology patients and reading ECG,s
Qualifications Essential
First level nurse (Adult) Degree level Heart Failure management course At least degree level in nursing studies Teaching and Assessing Qualification V300 non-medical prescribing Course
Desirable
Cardiac Course or equivalent
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 Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
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 Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust
Address SWB NHS Trust-Lyng Health Centre
Frank Fisher Way
West Bromwich
B70 7AW
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.swbh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)