Cardiology Clinical Nurse Specialist - Arrythmia Team

Cardiology Clinical Nurse Specialist - Arrythmia Team

NHS AfC: Band 7

Main area Cardiology Grade NHS AfC: Band 7 Contract Permanent Hours 37.5 hours per week (Full time) Job ref 214-MED-8320137

Site Kings Mill Hospital Town Sutton in Ashfield Salary £39,959 - £56,515 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 22/11/2026 23:59

Thank you for your interest in this role, we would be delighted to welcome you to Sherwood Forest Hospitals.

Sherwood is nationally recognised as being an excellent place to work and deliver care. We are rightly proud of the 5,500 colleagues who work here and know that happy colleagues deliver better care.

Our teams work in a supportive, inclusive environment, which nurtures wellbeing and has opportunities for development and progression. We do not just care for our patients, we also care for you.

At Sherwood Forest Hospitals, we are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace. As such, we particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic, or Disabled. We believe that a diverse team better represents the communities we serve and brings a wealth of perspectives and experiences to our work.

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a full-time Band 7 Arrhythmia Clinical Nurse Specialist to join the Cardiology team at Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

Working within the specialist Arrhythmia service, you will provide high-quality, patient-centred care for patients with cardiac arrhythmias. You will work autonomously and as part of the multidisciplinary team, managing a specialist caseload, triaging referrals and supporting the delivery of nurse-led clinics.

You will work closely with Cardiology Consultants, Cardiac Physiology, nursing teams and other healthcare professionals to ensure safe, timely and coordinated care. You will also contribute to service development, clinical guidelines, audit and education, while acting as a specialist resource for patients, carers and colleagues.

We are looking for an experienced and motivated registered nurse with significant post-registration experience, ideally within Cardiology or arrhythmia care. You will have excellent communication, leadership and clinical decision-making skills, with the confidence to work both autonomously and collaboratively.

For the right candidate, a Band 6 developmental post may be considered, with progression to Band 7 following successful completion of the required cardiology competency framework and a commitment to undertake the Non-Medical Prescribing course.

Main duties of the job

The Arrhythmia Clinical Nurse Specialist will work autonomously within the wider Cardiology multidisciplinary team, providing specialist assessment, management, advice and support for patients with cardiac arrhythmias.

The post holder will:

• Deliver face-to-face and virtual nurse-led Arrhythmia clinics and manage a specialist caseload.
• Triage referrals and coordinate ongoing care and follow-up.
• Work closely with Cardiology consultants, cardiac physiology, nursing teams and other services to support effective patient pathways.
• Support cardioversion pathways, including patient assessment, preparation, education and follow-up.
• Provide specialist arrhythmia advice and in-reach support to patients, carers and healthcare professionals.
• Contribute to audit, research, quality improvement and service evaluation.
• Support the development of clinical pathways, protocols and the wider Arrhythmia service.
• Provide appropriate cross-cover across Cardiology to support a responsive and resilient service.

Working for our organisation

We are an award-winning NHS Foundation Trust working alongside health and social care colleagues across the county to provide acute and community healthcare services to more than 420,000 people across Mansfield, Ashfield, Newark and Sherwood, and parts of Derbyshire and Lincolnshire.

We put the patient at the heart of everything that we do and it is our aim to make sure that every patient is treated as we would want a member of our own family to be treated. At the same time, we expect our staff to be caring, kind and courteous to each other and to look out for each other. We believe that we are truly a clinically-led organisation.

We are proud that our Trust colleagues have voted us the best acute Trust to work for in the East Midlands for seven years running in the National NHS Staff Survey, while the Care Quality Commission has rated our Trust as ‘outstanding’ for care and our King’s Mill Hospital as the only ‘outstanding’ NHS-run hospital in the East Midlands.

Not all of our roles are eligible for sponsorship to find out which roles are eligible for sponsorship please refer to the shortage occupation list found here:

Home Office guidance has changed as of the 9th April, anyone that requires switching visa type may not be eligible for sponsorship even if the role is on the shortage occupation list.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To see the full detailed job description and main responsibilities of the job please refer the job description attached.

Person specification

Knowledge

• Excellent communication and listening skills.
• Specialist knowledge and expertise
• Good interpersonal and organisational skills
• Team player
• Demonstrable teaching skills
• Research awareness.
• Audit methodologies

Qualifications

• NMC Level One Registered Nurse.
• BSc in Nursing
• ENB 998 or equivalent teaching course.
• Evidence of post-basic specialist education
• Educated to Masters level (or working towards) or equivalent demonstrable experience and learning within a specialist area
• Non-medical prescribing (or willingness to undertake)

Contractual

• Flexible approach to working
• Ability to work unsupervised.
• Ability to travel between sites

Experience

• Significant experience post registration at band 6 with experience in working with patients in specialist area.
• Membership of special interest and professional group
• Working within a leadership role
• Multidisciplinary team working
• Caseload management
• Demonstrable experience of teaching / training healthcare professionals

Further Training

• Motivational interviewing / counselling course / training

Not all of our roles are eligible for visa sponsorship. To find out which roles are eligible, please refer to the shortage occupation list found here:

Home Office guidance has changed. Anyone that requires switching visa type may not be eligible for sponsorship even if the role is on the shortage occupation list.

We as a Trust support the use of AI and other tools to support your application. However, all personal statements and behavioural examples must be truthful and factually accurate. Your application should reflect your own personal/professional experiences and qualifications to ensure authenticity and credibility.

For the avoidance of doubt, plagiarism includes presenting the ideas or experiences of others or content generated by artificial intelligence as your own. We review all applications carefully to ensure that the information provided in your supporting statement aligns with your qualifications, work history and the duties undertaken within those roles. Your experience will also be explored further during the interview process.

Please note if you are successful in obtaining this position and the post involves regulated activity you will be required to undertake a Disclosure & Barring Service check. The Trust will pay for the check initially and then the money will then be deducted from your first salary once you've commenced employment. The current price of a check is £26.40 for a standard check and £54.40 for an enhanced. If you are asked to complete a DBS check and have a previous identity that you do not wish to be disclosed to your employer and/or on your DBS certificate, you should call or email the dedicated sensitive applications team before submitting your application. The team is experienced in dealing with sensitive cases and will advise you of the process and what you need to do.

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This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.