Job summary
Advanced Clinical Practitioner - Heart failure and cardiac rehab
37.5 hours per week
Permanent
Salary: £53,755 - £60,504 per annum (If trainee post, will be Band 7)
Closing Date: 28th July 2025
Interview Date: 7th August 2025 (TBC)
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An exciting opportunity has arisen within Cardiology for a Heart Failure and Cardiac Rehabilitation Trainee Advanced Clinical Practitioner (Band 7 leading to 8a on qualification).
The postholder will provide heart failure and cardiac rehabilitation expertise to support our innovative forward thinking acute and community teams within North Warwickshire. They will demonstrate strong leadership skills and will have the ability to drive services forward in its development including supporting our Acute Coronary Syndrome Cardiac Rehabilitation Teams.
This is a fantastic opportunity for the successful candidate to develop and enhance their clinical experience, skills and knowledge across both services whilst being supported by to complete your MSc is Advanced Clinical Practice.
Main duties of the job
- The post holder will exercise advanced clinical skills, levels of judgment, discretion and decision making within both the Heart Failure and Cardiac Rehabilitation Teams and will act as a clinical expert in their field.
- They will work collaboratively within both the Heart Failure and Cardiac Rehabilitation Teams, GE Home Virtual Wards, within Cardiology, with our Allied Health Professionals, Place Partners, Community Teams and Primary Care with a strong focus on continuing the services focus on supporting health inequalities within the local area.
- Duties will include acting as a clinical expert and will work across acute and community services i.e. home visiting, supporting community/hospital clinics and the Cardiac Rehabilitation exercise classes. The post holder will have strong leadership and clinical skills to help support the Nursing Teams and Allied Health professionals to develop their skills within cardiology and will provide regular teaching sessions within the Trust to raise awareness of heart failure and cardiac rehabilitation.
- We are looking for an innovative practitioner helping to further develop our exciting projects such as the Heart Failure Mobile Clinic, community projects and to further enhance our relationship with community partners and to further raise our Local and National profile.
About us
Here at George Eliot our vision to'excel at patient care' takes centre stage. An ever evolving clinically-led acute service provider we are on a journey to continually provide high quality, safe and responsive services delivered by inspiring, friendly and compassionate staff who share our corporate values which underpin everything we do. Our values are not just words on a piece of paper, they bond us together, reflect our ambition and shape who we are:
Effective Open Communication
excellence and safety in everything we do
Challenge but support
Expect respect and dignity
Local health that inspires confidence
Benefits: On-site nursery, 27 days minimum annual leave plus bank holidays, cycle to work scheme, flexible working, in house training and development, buying and selling of annual leave, subsidised restaurant, tranquillity garden and generous subsidised on-site parking.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Work autonomously an advanced practitioner within the speciality, managing a caseload of patients delivering individualised direct patient care.
- Direct responsibility for assessment, examination, investigation and diagnosis of patients within the area of work.
- Provide visible and accessible professional leadership and demonstrate expert knowledge and standards of clinical practice.
- Lead and develop a defined area of clinical practice within the designated area of practice, promoting interdisciplinary team and collaborative working practices.
- Act as an expert educational resource for clinical staff, patients and carers by providing formal and informal education. Promote a positive learning environment throughout the Trust.
- Act as a supervisor/assessor to staff members and students as required, providing educational advice and support. Ensure the wards/departments can access appropriate training support and guidance.
- Participate and were required lead or assist in research projects as required, disseminating andensuring the utilisation of research results to change practice.
- Utilise research findings in the delivery of advanced clinical patient care, developing new ways of working.
For a full comprehensive list of main responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to job description and personal specification attached.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Work autonomously an advanced practitioner within the speciality, managing a caseload of patients delivering individualised direct patient care.
- Direct responsibility for assessment, examination, investigation and diagnosis of patients within the area of work.
- Provide visible and accessible professional leadership and demonstrate expert knowledge and standards of clinical practice.
- Lead and develop a defined area of clinical practice within the designated area of practice, promoting interdisciplinary team and collaborative working practices.
- Act as an expert educational resource for clinical staff, patients and carers by providing formal and informal education. Promote a positive learning environment throughout the Trust.
- Act as a supervisor/assessor to staff members and students as required, providing educational advice and support. Ensure the wards/departments can access appropriate training support and guidance.
- Participate and were required lead or assist in research projects as required, disseminating andensuring the utilisation of research results to change practice.
- Utilise research findings in the delivery of advanced clinical patient care, developing new ways of working.
For a full comprehensive list of main responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to job description and personal specification attached.
Person Specification
experience and knowledge
Essential
- Experience of working autonomously within ward/area/specialty of the specific role
- Able to work with a diverse range of internal/external stakeholders
- Evidence of on-going CPD
- Evidence of teaching in a variety of environment
- Experience of delivering service improvement
- Ability to clinically lead and influence other
Desirable
- Evidence of research and audit
- Publication in Healthcare journals
- Proven leadership skills
- Experience in delivering service improvement
qualification and professional training
Essential
- Post graduate qualification in a specific speciality or equivalent experience
- Masters Level (MSc) degree in Advance Clinical Practice
- Recognised Advanced Health Assessment qualification (Minimum Masters level course)
- Professional Registration. NMC or HPCP registered
- Independent prescriber
- Advanced Life support qualification/provider
Desirable
- Recognised Teaching & Mentoring qualification
skills and abilities
Essential
- Demonstrate clinical and procedural skills relevant to role ward/area/speciality
- Advanced knowledge of the range of presentations, diagnosis and current management options within the speciality area
- Able to use skills of history taking and physical assessment to direct patient care
- Evidence of planning and organisational skills
- Proved listening and counselling skills with the ability to manage complex situations and appropriately deliver sensitive and difficult outcomes
- Excellent verbal, written, interpersonal and communication skills o Able to manage own caseload
- Able to manage own caseload
- Proficient IT and presentation skills
- Ability to write reports and maintain accurate records
- Ability to carry out and evaluate audit and research
- Knowledge and use of governance and risk assessment to improve quality and service development
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Excellent communication skills
- Ability to perform in stressful and complex situations
- Sound clinical reasoning and decision making
- Flexible
- Ability to inspire and lead a team
- Problem solve
other
Essential
- Willingness of work weekends and evenings
- Flexible and positive approach to work
Person Specification
experience and knowledge
Essential
- Experience of working autonomously within ward/area/specialty of the specific role
- Able to work with a diverse range of internal/external stakeholders
- Evidence of on-going CPD
- Evidence of teaching in a variety of environment
- Experience of delivering service improvement
- Ability to clinically lead and influence other
Desirable
- Evidence of research and audit
- Publication in Healthcare journals
- Proven leadership skills
- Experience in delivering service improvement
qualification and professional training
Essential
- Post graduate qualification in a specific speciality or equivalent experience
- Masters Level (MSc) degree in Advance Clinical Practice
- Recognised Advanced Health Assessment qualification (Minimum Masters level course)
- Professional Registration. NMC or HPCP registered
- Independent prescriber
- Advanced Life support qualification/provider
Desirable
- Recognised Teaching & Mentoring qualification
skills and abilities
Essential
- Demonstrate clinical and procedural skills relevant to role ward/area/speciality
- Advanced knowledge of the range of presentations, diagnosis and current management options within the speciality area
- Able to use skills of history taking and physical assessment to direct patient care
- Evidence of planning and organisational skills
- Proved listening and counselling skills with the ability to manage complex situations and appropriately deliver sensitive and difficult outcomes
- Excellent verbal, written, interpersonal and communication skills o Able to manage own caseload
- Able to manage own caseload
- Proficient IT and presentation skills
- Ability to write reports and maintain accurate records
- Ability to carry out and evaluate audit and research
- Knowledge and use of governance and risk assessment to improve quality and service development
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Excellent communication skills
- Ability to perform in stressful and complex situations
- Sound clinical reasoning and decision making
- Flexible
- Ability to inspire and lead a team
- Problem solve
other
Essential
- Willingness of work weekends and evenings
- Flexible and positive approach to work
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.
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).
Additional information
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.
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).
