York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Heart Failure Specialist Nurse

The closing date is 29 July 2025

Job summary

Heart failure doesn't mind your age or what you look like... and it's on the rise. Would you like to be part of a dynamic team exploring different ways of supporting our patients living with heart failure?

We have been piloting new ways to improve management of heart failure patients both within the acute setting and delivering innovative care within the community. There is now a great opportunity to join the team at the pivotal stage where we are testing the effectiveness of one of these pilots to go on and drive this service forward.

This post will allow us to expand and develop the services we offer. For you, this will mean an opportunity to be involved at the front of an innovative service, progressing and developing knowledge and skills in heart failure while working alongside committed and compassionate colleagues.

We have advertised the post as either a band 6 or 7 role, depending on experience. Support will be given to work towards heart failure specialist nurse competency framework set by the British Society of Heart Failure.

The post may become Permanent at the end of this Fixed Term/Secondment.

Secondments from colleagues working within our trust with substantive contracts are encouraged and applicants are reminded to seek the support from their current manager when applying.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be part of a team of experienced heart failure specialist nursesand be responsible for providing high quality expert care to patients with heart failurein York hospital and the Vale of York community setting.

The heart failure specialist nurse team deliver an out of hospital rapid access heart failure clinic based at a local health centre in central York,community nurse clinics in a variety of community setting across our Vale of York location and can support visiting patients in their ownhomes. The team are also building a heart failure in-reach model which focuses on admission avoidance and early step down to community delivered care.

York & Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides a comprehensive range of acute hospital, community and specialist healthcare services for approximately 500,000 people living in and around York, North Yorkshire, Northeast Yorkshire and Ryedale - an area covering 3,400 square miles, and which includes Scarborough and Bridlington.

Our mission is to be a valued and trusted partner within our care system, delivering safe effective care to the population we serve.We're situated in a fantastic part of the country: home to two national parks, a beautiful coastline, and the city of York, which is consistently voted one of the best to live in the UK.

About us

Our benefits

We offer a range of benefits to support our staff including:

Access to the NHS Pension Scheme, providing generous benefits upon retirement, as well as a lump sum and pension for dependants

27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service)

A generous relocation package of up to 30% of salary (capped at £18k) to support with relocation expenses for hard to fill positions where relocation would be an expectation to undertake the role fully. If you would like to discuss a potential relocation package, please speak to the recruiting department/manager.

A variety of different types of paid and unpaid leave covering emergency and planned leave

Confidential advice and support on personal, work, family and relationship issues, 24/7, from our Employee Assistance Programme

NHS Car Lease scheme and Cycle to Work scheme

An extensive range of learning and development opportunities

Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping, motoring, cinema and finance from a range of providers

For further information on the fantastic range of benefits we offer please visit the Trust's dedicated Staff Benefits pages.

Date posted

15 July 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£38,682 to £54,710 a year pro rata

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

419-7325164-NS-FH

Job locations

York Hospital / Clementhorpe Health Centre

Wigginton Road / Cherry Street York

York

YO32 1AP

Job description

Job responsibilities

A full description of the role is available in the attachment: job description.

Please note that if a high number of applications are received this advert may close early. You are advised to submit your application at the earliest opportunity.

Working for the Trust

Across our organisation, people are guided by values that were co-developed with staff: we are kind; we are open; and we pursue excellence.

Our values play into our ambition to develop a more diverse workforce, truly representative of our communities. We welcome applications from everyone, while working with our Staff Networks - including our Race Equality, LGBTQ+, Disability and Carers Networks - to increase the number of applications we receive from different backgrounds. If there is anything we can do to make our application process more accessible to you, please contact: yhs-tr.recruitment@nhs.net.

As part of seeking to become more inclusive, we will consider requests for flexible working from the start of your employment. It may not be suitable for every role, but we will try and be supportive where we can. We would encourage you to speak to the recruiting manager named within this advert to discuss any requirements you may have.

Armed Forces Friendly Employer

We are holders of the Gold Award from the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme, which is helping actively promote SaBRE - Supporting Britains Reservists and Employers. This means that we have made a statement of intent to support all Defence personnel, including with applications for employment.

Job description

Job responsibilities

A full description of the role is available in the attachment: job description.

Please note that if a high number of applications are received this advert may close early. You are advised to submit your application at the earliest opportunity.

Working for the Trust

Across our organisation, people are guided by values that were co-developed with staff: we are kind; we are open; and we pursue excellence.

Armed Forces Friendly Employer

Person Specification

Experience, Knowledge and skills

Essential

Experience of managing cardiac patients at a senior level
Experience of development of procedures and protocols
Experience of change management

Desirable

Highly specialist knowledge relating to Heart Failure.

Education, Qualifications and Training

Essential

Professional qualification appropriate to CHF and clinical element of the role e.g. ENB 124, Heart Failure management module or equivalen
Professional qualification e.g. registered nurse

Desirable

Non medical prescribing qualification.

Person Specification

Experience, Knowledge and skills

Essential

Experience of managing cardiac patients at a senior level
Experience of development of procedures and protocols
Experience of change management

Desirable

Highly specialist knowledge relating to Heart Failure.

Education, Qualifications and Training

Essential

Professional qualification appropriate to CHF and clinical element of the role e.g. ENB 124, Heart Failure management module or equivalen
Professional qualification e.g. registered nurse

Desirable

Non medical prescribing qualification.

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).

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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

York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

York Hospital / Clementhorpe Health Centre

Wigginton Road / Cherry Street York

York

YO32 1AP

Employer's website

https://www.yorkhospitals.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

York Hospital / Clementhorpe Health Centre

Wigginton Road / Cherry Street York

York

YO32 1AP

Employer's website

https://www.yorkhospitals.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)