Job summary
Heart Failure Specialist Nurse
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a motivated Heart Failure Specialist Nurse to join our dynamic nurse-led Heart Failure Service based at Royal Oldham Hospital.
In this autonomous role, you will deliver specialist assessment and management of patients with heart failure, using advanced clinical skills to provide high-quality, evidence-based care. You will independently order and interpret cardiology investigations, develop personalised management plans, and work closely with cardiologists and the wider multidisciplinary team.
You will play a key part in service development, audit, research, and training, sharing expert knowledge to support colleagues, patients, and carers. Flexibility to work across sites and a commitment to continuous improvement are essential.
About you:

• Non-Medical Prescriber
• Level 7 Clinical Assessment qualification
• Heart Failure module
• Strong knowledge of heart failure management and evidence-based practice

This is an excellent opportunity to work in a highly specialist, forward-thinking service, where you can influence patient care and contribute to ongoing innovation and improvement.

Main duties of the job
The successful applicant will manage a defined caseload of heart failure patients, working autonomously to assess, prescribe, and optimise treatment in line with local and national guidelines. You will provide integrated specialist support across hospital and community settings, offering expert advice to patients, carers, and healthcare professionals to ensure high-quality, patient-centred care throughout the pathway.
A key aspect of the role is leading on education and workforce development. You will identify learning needs across the multidisciplinary team and design, deliver, and evaluate training programmes covering the full spectrum of heart failure management--from diagnosis to supportive and palliative care. This will include facilitating study days, delivering clinical teaching, and supporting both classroom and practice-based learning.
You will act as a mentor and assessor for learners, helping to develop knowledge, skills, and confidence within the team. By fostering a positive and effective learning environment, you will address gaps in practice and support continuous improvement in patient care.
In addition, you will contribute to wider education strategies, using your communication and teaching skills to enhance understanding of the complex needs of heart failure patients and promote best practice across services.

About us
The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.
As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we're always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire - to join our team.
In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.
Learn more about us in our Candidate Information Pack

Job responsibilities
To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website: Apply through our website

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• Substantial years Cardiology experience
• Recognised teaching qualification, ENB 998 or equivalent
• Non-medical prescriber
• Clinical examination module
• Cardiology qualification or equivalent clinical experience
• Health related degree

Desirable

• Willingness to undertake Non-medical prescribing
• Willingness to undertake Clinical examination module

Professional Registration
Essential

• Registered Nurse with current NMC registration (Part 1 Adult / General Level 1 or 2)

Knowledge, Training & Experience
Essential

• Proven experience at Band 6/7
• Wide-ranging in-depth knowledge of clinical issues in heart failure / cardiology
• Excellent ECG interpretation skills
• Able to plan, deliver and evaluate education and training programmes
• Demonstrate an in-depth knowledge of coronary heart disease and issues relating to the management of the cardiac patient
• Willingness to undertake relevant further study as required for the post
• Demonstrate an understanding of the NMC Professional Code of Conduct
• Good organizational and time management skills
• Able to work independently and as part of a team

Desirable

• Experience as a heart failure specialist nurse

Skills & Abilities
Essential

• Be able to walk around the hospital site
• Be able to undertake patient observations and monitoring and use relevant equipment safely
• Utilize highly developed physical skills, dexterity, hand/eye co-ordination for clinical skills e.g., assembling clinical equipment, venepuncture, giving IV injections, cardiopulmonary resuscitation, and defibrillation
• Be able to sit and work for periods of time at a desk and with computer and paper-based systems
• Ability to travel to different geographical locations across the Trust footprint in line with service needs

Desirable

• Full UK driving license with willingness to use own car for work purposes

Additional information
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).

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details
Employer name: Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust
Address: Oldham Community, Rochdale Road, Oldham, OL1 2JH, United Kingdom
Employer's website: Apply through our website

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact:
Lead Heart Failure Specialist Nurse, Nicola Conway
nicola.conway@nca.nhs.uk
01617782450