Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Cardiology Clinical Nurse Specialist

The closing date is 19 November 2026

Job summary
An exciting 12-month opportunity has arisen for a motivated and enthusiastic Cardiology Clinical Nurse Specialist to join our established Chest Pain Specialist Nurse Team.

Working as part of a dynamic team, you will have the opportunity to develop your specialist cardiology knowledge and skills while supporting the continued development and expansion of the service.

This is a full-time position, typically worked over four days with one day off per week, to be negotiated. The successful candidate will be required to work flexibly across King's Mill Hospital and Newark Hospital.

We are looking for an experienced cardiology professional who has worked at a senior level, is confident in managing their own caseload, and is ALS trained.

For the right candidate, a Band 6 development opportunity may also be considered, making this an excellent opportunity for someone looking to take the next step in their cardiology career.

About us
We are an award-winning NHS Foundation Trust working alongside health and social care colleagues across the county to provide acute and community healthcare services to more than 420,000 people across Mansfield, Ashfield, Newark and Sherwood, and parts of Derbyshire and Lincolnshire.

We put the patient at the heart of everything that we do and it is our aim to make sure that every patient is treated as we would want a member of our own family to be treated. At the same time, we expect our staff to be caring, kind and courteous to each other and to look out for each other. We believe that we are truly a clinically-led organisation.

We are proud that our Trust colleagues have voted us the best acute Trust to work for in the East Midlands for seven years running in the National NHS Staff Survey, while the Care Quality Commission has rated our Trust as 'outstanding' for care and our King's Mill Hospital as the only 'outstanding' NHS-run hospital in the East Midlands.

Not all of our roles are eligible for sponsorship. To find out which roles are eligible for sponsorship please refer to the shortage occupation list found on GOV.UK (Skilled Worker visa: eligible healthcare and education jobs). Home Office guidance has changed as of the 9th April, anyone that requires switching visa type may not be eligible for sponsorship even if the role is on the shortage occupation list.

Details
Date posted: 06 November 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 6
Salary: £39,959 to £56,515 a year, per annum
Contract: Fixed term
Duration: 12 months
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: 214-MED-8385485
Job locations: Kings Mill Hospital, Mansfield Road, Sutton in Ashfield, NG17 4JL, United Kingdom

Person Specification
Knowledge

• Essential: Excellent communication and listening skills.
• Essential: Specialist knowledge and expertise.
• Essential: Good computer skills.
• Essential: Good interpersonal and organisational skills.
• Essential: Team player.
• Essential: Demonstrable teaching skills.
• Desirable: Research awareness.
• Desirable: Audit methodologies.

Qualifications

• Essential: NMC Level One Registered Nurse.
• Essential: BSc in Nursing.
• Essential: ENB 998 or equivalent teaching course.
• Essential: Evidence of post-basic specialist education.
• Essential: Educated to Masters level (or working towards) or equivalent demonstrable experience and learning within a specialist area.
• Essential: Non-medical prescribing (or willingness to undertake).

Contractual

• Essential: Flexible approach to working.
• Essential: Ability to work unsupervised.
• Essential: Ability to travel between sites.

Further Training

• Desirable: Motivational interviewing / counselling course / training.

Experience

• Essential: Significant experience post registration at band 6 with experience in working with patients in specialist area.
• Essential: Membership of special interest and professional group.
• Essential: Working within a leadership role.
• Desirable: Multidisciplinary team working.
• Desirable: Caseload management.
• Desirable: Demonstrable experience of teaching / training healthcare professionals.

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. 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.

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

Employer details
Employer name: Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address: Kings Mill Hospital, Mansfield Road, Sutton in Ashfield, NG17 4JL, United Kingdom
Employer's website: https://www.sfh-tr.nhs.uk/

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact: Cardiology specialist nurse, Helen Seston, helen.seston@nhs.net, 01623622515

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