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Main area
Community Cardiovascular Prevention Service
Grade
Band 8A
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
259-7833834SBH
Employer
Barts Health NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
St Bartholomew's Hospital
Town
London
Salary
£64,156 - £71,148 per annum inc
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
11/03/2026 23:59
Interview date
26/03/2026

Employer heading

Barts Health NHS Trust logo

Lead Nurse - Community Cardiovascular Prevention Lead

Band 8A

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

Barts Health supports the Pregnancy Loss Pledge and commits to supporting their staff through the distress of miscarriage.

We are dedicated to being an outstanding place to work and will work with you to get the best experience. We know flexible working is not a one size fits all and will mean something different to everyone. We are inclusive, so if you are interested in flexible working, please speak to the recruiting manager.

Job overview

Are you looking for your next challenge that will help shape the future of the Community Cardiovascular Prevention service in Barthealth. If so, we are looking to appoint an ambitious Lead Nurse who will undertake the leadership and the management  of the Cardiovascular prevention Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) within Barts Health NHS Trust..

This is an exciting opportunity to develop your leadership skills. The post holder  will support and manage a team of CNS’s and will work closely with the GP services, Senior Nurse, General Managers, Service Managers along with our medical colleagues at St Bartholomew’s Hospital site.

They will also need to have an interest in participating and in contributing to the service improvement and development. You will need to be highly organised, and have the ability to build a strong working relationship with the multi-disciplinary team. In addition, you will be expected to lead on quality improvement projects and to ensure the agendas for the service are achieved and maintained.

Proposed interview date 26/03/2026

Main duties of the job

The purpose of this post is to provide leadership to the team of Clinical Nurse Specialists within the Prevention CNS’s and the ELOPE team and to promote the nursing needs and high levels of clinical care.  The post holder will also be involved in the provision of Nurse-led clinics using advanced practice skills. 

There are a number of sub-speciality areas that sit under the service. We have clinics at Mile End, St Bartholomew’s hospital and community GP services across Tower hamlets

If you are interested in this role and can work in a way that is patient-focused, involving our service users, we would like to hear from you. We welcome applicants who are knowledgeable, skilful and have the ability to improve the quality of patient care and the patient outcome.

Working for our organisation

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.  

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.  

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.  

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment

We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates as they are underrepresented within Barts Health at this band.

Person specification

Qualifications and knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Registered nurse
  • RN. Specialist cardiology experience & qualification
  • Possession of working towards a Masters degree
  • Possession of a non-medical prescribing qualification

Experience

Essential criteria
  • 10 years post registration
  • 4 years clinical experience in Cardiology, 2 years at band 7 or above.
  • Experience of change management
  • Experience of working with adolescents and families with complex needs
  • Able to analyse and act on research and changing environment

Skills

Essential criteria
  • Clinical leadership skills
  • Clinical expert/reflective practitioner
  • Personal and professional confidence
  • Ability to develop effective local and national networks.

Personal and people development

Essential criteria
  • Ability to demonstrate enthusiasm towards teaching and sharing knowledge
  • Ability to develop own learning needs and interests that will help to do own job better
  • Ability to take an active role in agreed activities and keep a record of them

Communication

Essential criteria
  • Ability to work as part of MDT
  • Ability to communicate with patients in an empathetic manner
  • Able to communicate to colleagues from junior to Head of Nursing

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Green@Barts HealthNHS Pastoral Care Quality AwardApprenticeships logoNo smoking policyLondon Living Wage is a voluntary commitment made by employers, who can become accredited with the Living Wage FoundationPositive about disabled peopleAge positiveInvestors in People: GoldImproving working livesMindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.Pregnancy Loss PledgeDisability confident employerStonewall equality policy. Equality and justice for lesbians, gay men, bisexual and trans people.Happy to Talk Flexible Working

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Harvey Tortusa
Job title
Senior Nurse
Email address
[email protected]
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