Specialist Nurse Heart Failure Nurse

Specialist Nurse Heart Failure Nurse

The closing date is 12 January 2026

Join Our Team as Heart Failure Specialist Nurse

Applications are invited to apply for an 8 Month Secondment for a Band 7 Highly Specialist nurse role in Heart Failure Nurse

This is an exciting opportunity to join an established and innovative heart failure team. We are constantly changing and evolving the service to provide the best possible evidence‑based care to the residents of Salford. This includes :

• Working in both the community and hospital setting‑to provide continuity in patient care throughout their journey
• Remote patient monitoring‑preventing hospital admissions, providing reassurance for patients and support to the patient caseload
• Interprofessional working with the renal team‑as we are currently developing a new cardiorenal service
• Weekly MDT with consultant cardiologists
• Monthly MDT with a variety of nurse specialists, ACPs and consultants in Renal, Elderly Care, Diabetes, Cardiology and Palliative care

Main duties of the job

The role of the Highly Specialist Heart Failure Nurse is to provide specialist advice to support the assessment, planning and implementation of programmes of care, within the inpatient and outpatient / community setting, autonomously and within the specialist team. To carry out specialist nursing procedures, accountable for own actions, not directly supervised. Lead specialist in a defined area of nursing care. Provide specialist education to other staff and learners. Undertake research and lead clinical audits in own specialist area.

To provide comprehensive inpatient assessment and planning of care to inpatients via the referral system to facilitate appropriate treatment and contribute to reduced length of stay, displaying compassion and empathy to the patients during their hospital stay. Work within the Heart Failure team and contribute to the multidisciplinary team meeting to optimise patient care. Work within the outpatient / community setting in nurse‑led clinics to provide comprehensive assessment and treatment of patients with heart failure, actively monitor and participate within our caseload of patients.

The specialist nurse will actively participate in Virtual Ward, whereby patients’ blood pressure and weight are monitored post‑discharge to prevent decompensation.

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.

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 : www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk.

Person Specification

Qualification

Training, Skill and Experience

Skills Abilities

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.

Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust

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