Job summary
We are seeking an experienced and highly motivated Clinical Cardiology Specialist Practitioner to join our Brent and Harrow Specialist Care service on a 12-month fixed term contract. This is an exciting opportunity to work at an advanced level within a specialist cardiology service, delivering high-quality, patient-centred care with a high degree of professional autonomy.
In this role, you will use your expert clinical knowledge and advanced skills in assessment, examination, diagnosis, and treatment to manage patients within an agreed scope of practice. You will play a key role in delivering safe, effective, and evidence-based cardiology care, supporting positive outcomes for patients across the service.
As a senior clinician, you will act as an advanced diagnostic and clinical decision maker within the cardiology service, working collaboratively with non-medical consultants and medical colleagues to support high-quality decision-making, service delivery, and ongoing development of specialist care.
This role is ideal for a practitioner who is passionate about cardiology, confident in advanced practice, and motivated to make a meaningful impact within a specialist community service.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will lead and promote evidence-based practice across the cardiology pathway, actively contributing to research, service improvement initiatives, quality improvement collaboratives, and clinical audit within the service and across the Trust.
- They will support the continuous development of clinical practice and contribute to improving patient outcomes through innovation and evaluation.
- The post holder will design, deliver, and evaluate high-quality clinical, practical, and theory-based education and training for a range of staff groups, including nurses, Allied Health Professionals, and pharmacists.
- This will include both internal delivery across Trust divisions and external delivery where required, supporting workforce development and shared learning
- Working flexibly and innovatively, the post holder will adapt to the demands of a rapidly evolving specialty and play a key role in the operational and strategic development of the cardiology service, contributing to service redesign, pathway development, and future planning.
- The role will comprise a minimum of 50% and a maximum of 80% direct clinical practice, with the remaining time distributed across the other three pillars of advanced practice in line with service, pathway, and Trust priorities
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 - Accountability, Inclusion, Compassion, and Empowerment, alongside fulfilling the duties detailed in the attached Job Description and Person Specification.'
Job description
Job responsibilities
Successful applicants will be required to demonstrate alignment with the Trusts values - Accountability, Inclusion, Compassion, and Empowerment, alongside fulfilling the duties detailed in the attached Job Description and Person Specification.'
Person Specification
Education/Qualification
Essential
- Relevant registered professional qualification (NMC/HCPC/GPhC)
- MSc in specialism, Equivalent Level 7 course, or completion of the NHSE e-Portfolio Route
Desirable
- Recognised teaching qualification
- Recognised leadership qualification
- BACPR exercise course or equivalent training
Experience
Essential
- Significant experience in cardiac rehabilitation and heart failure
- Significant experience of teaching and assessing clinical practice of colleagues.
- Experience in providing clinical expertise to patients with complex undifferentiated health problems, requesting and interpreting investigations as indicated and formulating a plan of care based on differential diagnosis's
- Experience in managing clinical complexity within cardiology and heart failure
- Established relevant experience of service transformation.
- Experience in recruitment, retention, and staff performance
- Experience in assessment of personal and team competencies, capabilities and learning/training needs; able to establish training package to address needs
- Experience, understanding and application of research
- Management or leadership experience
- Experience of supervision, mentoring, teaching and assessment.
Desirable
- Evidence of presentations at local / national level
- In depth knowledge of research and audit systems relevant to profession and ability to apply to practice
- Leadership experience in delegating and managing workload of team members.
Skills & Knowledge
Essential
- Advanced knowledge and skills in assessment, diagnosis and clinical decision making.
- Well-developed IT skills.
- Proven leadership skills, with a vision to work with others
- Change management skills, for example evidence of Quality Improvement or Service improvement knowledge and experience.
- Professional Portfolio of evidence showing achievements, reflections and on-going learning in practice/speciality.
- Understand the importance of clinical supervision, and can reflect to participate in Clinical Supervision.
- Evidence of ability and knowledge on how to undertake research and audit, and be able to provide feedback outcomes and plan.
- Critical appraisal skills and ability to utilise research evidence in practice.
- Knowledge of research processes
- Implementation of audit/research recommendations
- Evidence of research/audits undertaken and outcomes
- In depth understanding of quality issues including clinical governance
- Non-medical prescribing experience and qualification.
Desirable
- Ability to travel across health and social care sites as required for the programme. Car driver is essential for some boroughs
Person Specification
Education/Qualification
Essential
- Relevant registered professional qualification (NMC/HCPC/GPhC)
- MSc in specialism, Equivalent Level 7 course, or completion of the NHSE e-Portfolio Route
Desirable
- Recognised teaching qualification
- Recognised leadership qualification
- BACPR exercise course or equivalent training
Experience
Essential
- Significant experience in cardiac rehabilitation and heart failure
- Significant experience of teaching and assessing clinical practice of colleagues.
- Experience in providing clinical expertise to patients with complex undifferentiated health problems, requesting and interpreting investigations as indicated and formulating a plan of care based on differential diagnosis's
- Experience in managing clinical complexity within cardiology and heart failure
- Established relevant experience of service transformation.
- Experience in recruitment, retention, and staff performance
- Experience in assessment of personal and team competencies, capabilities and learning/training needs; able to establish training package to address needs
- Experience, understanding and application of research
- Management or leadership experience
- Experience of supervision, mentoring, teaching and assessment.
Desirable
- Evidence of presentations at local / national level
- In depth knowledge of research and audit systems relevant to profession and ability to apply to practice
- Leadership experience in delegating and managing workload of team members.
Skills & Knowledge
Essential
- Advanced knowledge and skills in assessment, diagnosis and clinical decision making.
- Well-developed IT skills.
- Proven leadership skills, with a vision to work with others
- Change management skills, for example evidence of Quality Improvement or Service improvement knowledge and experience.
- Professional Portfolio of evidence showing achievements, reflections and on-going learning in practice/speciality.
- Understand the importance of clinical supervision, and can reflect to participate in Clinical Supervision.
- Evidence of ability and knowledge on how to undertake research and audit, and be able to provide feedback outcomes and plan.
- Critical appraisal skills and ability to utilise research evidence in practice.
- Knowledge of research processes
- Implementation of audit/research recommendations
- Evidence of research/audits undertaken and outcomes
- In depth understanding of quality issues including clinical governance
- Non-medical prescribing experience and qualification.
Desirable
- Ability to travel across health and social care sites as required for the programme. Car driver is essential for some boroughs
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
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).
