Job summary
To work with colleagues to maintain and develop a quality service within the Chest Pain Clinic, Nuclear Cardiology, Nurse Led Cardiology Clinics and related services.

To take overall responsibility for the care of a caseload of patients requiring specialist nursing care within the Chest Pain Clinic, Nurse Led Cardiology Clinic and within the Nuclear Cardiology department

To provide specialist training to members of the multi-disciplinary team throughout the Trust as required.

Ensure the delivery of agreed professional standards of care within the Chest Pain Clinic, the Nurse Led Cardiology Clinic and Nuclear Cardiology, working within local and national guidelines.

To work collaboratively with the Cardiologists to ensure high quality nurse led cardiology clinics continue to develop in response to local need and national directives.

To decide when to perform an exercise stress test on a patient, in line with local and national guidelines. To perform exercise tests, interpret the results, and use the data collected to assist clinical decision making.

To participate in research and audit within Cardiology. This role will include collection and input of data for the Myocardial Ischaemia National Audit Project (MINAP)

Provide cardiac outreach by reviewing all patients who are Troponin positive on the wards.

Main duties of the job

• To lead the team in Nuclear Cardiology, working closely with the Cardiologists and Lead Nuclear Technician to ensure a high quality, efficient service is provided at all times.
• To undertake cardiac risk and secondary prevention assessments and give specialist lifestyle advice.
• Lead and support with specialist nursing knowledge the development and implementation of programmes of nursing care for individual patients and the client group as a whole.
• Ensure that patients' records and documentation are maintained and current.
• Convey complex and sensitive information (eg abnormal test results) in a comprehensible and empathic manner.
• Discuss all alternative treatment options and facilitate clinical management decisions.
• Obtain informed consent for procedures as required, in accordance with the Trust consent policy.
• Clinically assess and diagnose patients presenting with chest pain.
• Autonomously prescribe the relevant medication. Review medication for therapeutic effectiveness, appropriate to patient needs and make changes to their medication in accordance with evidence-based practice, national and practice protocols.
• Works with patients in order to support adherence to prescribed treatments.
• Lead in the development of evidence-based patient care policies and procedures.
• Develop and contribute to clinical guidelines and protocols and lead the implementation process as required.

Details
Date posted: 05 November 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 6
Salary: £39,959 to £48,117 a year per annum pro rata
Contract: Secondment
Working pattern: Full-time, Part-time, Job share, Flexible working
Closing date: 10 November 2026
Reference number: 265-8199626-MED-A

Person Specification
Education, Training and Qualifications

• Essential: Registered Nurse with the NMC; Teaching and assessing qualification; Advanced life support provider.
• Desirable: Management/Leadership course; Masters in Advanced nursing practice; Exercise qualification or a willingness to undertake.

Knowledge and Experience

• Essential: Experience of working in cardiology; Experience in working as part of a team; Experience in working your own caseload; Experience and knowledge in the identification, assessment, planning and evaluation of the cardiac patient's needs; Experience in audit and resource; Sound knowledge of current guidelines including NICE guidelines for Cardiology: secondary prevention.
• Desirable: Experience in running an out patient clinic; Past cardiac rehabilitation experience.

Skills

• Essential: Evidence of continuing professional development; Presentation skills; Experience of teaching patients and staff both formally and informally; Physically and mentally able to respond to emergency situations; Ability to initiate, sustain and evaluate change; Excellent communication and interpersonal skills; Ability to work under pressure to solve problems; Ability to plan own workload and manage own time; Able to respond to families in a sensitive manner; IT skills and database recording and information collection.
• Desirable: Experience of being the Lead stressor in Nuclear Cardiology.

Personal Qualities and Attributes

• Essential: Passionate and committed to bringing the Dedicated to Excellence values to life, focusing on empowerment, equality, diversity and inclusion; Able to show a clear vision of the cardiac rehabilitation nurse's role and the service offered; Able to work flexibly to meet service needs with team members; Compassionate, professional and ethical manner; Ability to achieve goals and deadlines; Ability to manage difficult situations and conflict and deal with emotional stress; Holistic approach to patient care including patients and family.

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.

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

Employer details
Employer name: Northampton General Hospital
Address: University Hospitals of Northamptonshire, Northampton, NN1 5BD, United Kingdom
Employer's website: https://www.northamptongeneral.nhs.uk/Home.aspx

Contact: Matron, Cardiology, Edrina Sutherland, edrina.sutherland@nhs.net

Please submit your application as soon as possible, as we reserve the right to close adverts once sufficient applications have been received. University Hospitals of Northamptonshire welcomes applications from all backgrounds and is committed to an inclusive working environment. We are proud signatories of the Armed Forces Covenant and hold the Gold Award under the Employer Recognition Scheme.