Job summary
- Main area
- Cardiology specialist nurses: advanced nurse practitioner.
- Grade
- Band 8a
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 337-NP-9106MM
- Employer
- London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Northwick Park Hospital and Ealing Hospital
- Town
- London
- Salary
- £61,631 - £68,623 Per annum inclusive HCAS
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 20/10/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Cardiology Advanced Nurse Practitioner
Band 8a
London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond.
Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people.
We run major acute services at:
- Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country’s top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK
- St Mark’s Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease
- Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice
- Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre.
We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.
Find out more about our Trust and why you should join us#WeAreLNWH
Find out more about Our HEART values
Find out more about our Trust Staff Benefits
Our vision at London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust is to put “Quality at our HEART”. Find out more about our ambitious strategy
We are clear that our vision can only be achieved by our staff, who are our most valuable asset.
Our vision is driven by our HEART values and behaviours which were developed together with our staff.
- H onesty
- E quity
- A ccountability
- R espect
- T eamwork
These values describe how we interact with each other and our patients and must underpin everything we do to achieve our vision.
LNWUH is a flexible working friendly organisation, we want you to be able to work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Please speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that’s job share, part time or another flexible pattern. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
Job overview
We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced advanced practitioner nurse to join our cardiology team and play a leading role in service transformation. This is an exciting opportunity to deliver patient-centred care at an advanced level, while shaping the future of clinical practice within our Trust.
It is a combined clinical leadership role. The postholder will be involved in the direct management of patients - inpatient and virtual as well as leading the cardiology specialist nursing team.
The successful candidate will be educated to Master’s level in advanced clinical practice and demonstrate expert knowledge and skills across the four pillars of advanced practice:
- Clinical/direct care
- Leadership and collaborative practice
- Improving quality and developing practice
- Developing self and others
The post holder will work closely with multidisciplinary colleagues to lead the development of clinical standards, policies, procedures, and guidelines that reflect best practice and innovation
Main duties of the job
- Act as a highly specialist clinical leader and role model across the cardiology service
- Manage a case load of patients, independently review and order tests for inpatients and virtual ward patients, review results and escalate accordingly.
- Lead the ongoing development of clinical practice and standards of care within the service and Trust
- Contribute to the design and implementation of service transformation initiatives, promoting a culture of continuous improvement
- Support the development of digital healthcare solutions, including virtual wards
- Mentor and support colleagues in their professional development
Working for our organisation
London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond.
Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people.
We run major acute services at:
- Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country’s top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK
- St Mark’s Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease
- Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice
- Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre.
We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To view the main responsibility, please see the attached the Job Description and Person Specification
Person specification
Nursing experience
Essential criteria
- 2 years working at band 7 or above in cardiac nursing environment
- Experience of virtual ward nursing
- Experienced autonomous worker with independent decision making skills
Desirable criteria
- cardiology or acute medical ward nursing background
- Management or leadership experience
Nursing qualifications
Essential criteria
- Registered Nurse (Adult) with active NMC registration
- Advanced Nurse Practitioner qualification or working towards
- Post registration cardiology nursing qualification
Desirable criteria
- Teaching qualification
- Non-medical prescriber
- Clinical physical assessment qualification
Demonstrates evidence of working within the four pillars of advanced nursing practice
Essential criteria
- Achieved
- Partially achieved
Desirable criteria
- Transformation skills or quality improvement qualification or experience
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Audrey Alimo
- Job title
- Cardiology Nurse Consultant
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07952 028013
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