Acute Heart Failure Specialist Nurse - Eastbourne DGH- cross site

Esht; Eastbourne; On-site; GBP 47,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Eastbourne is seeking an experienced Acute Heart Failure Specialist Nurse. The role involves leading a team and managing patients with heart failure, aiming to improve care pathways and patient outcomes. Successful candidates will have a relevant degree, a minimum of 2 years in coronary heart disease management, and excellent leadership skills. The position offers a competitive salary (£47,810 - £54,710) along with opportunities for professional development.

Benefits

NHS pension scheme

Access to onsite nurseries

Paid psychological support

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with active registration.
• Evidence of essential training like Basic Life Support.
• At least 2 years experience managing coronary heart disease.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Acute Heart Failure Team.
• Manage inpatient heart failure patients and develop care pathways.
• Provide personalized care plans and initiate medication changes.

Skills

Leadership skills

Excellent communication skills

Ability to manage self and lead others

Education

Degree relevant to nursing

Post Graduate qualification in Heart Failure

Job description

NHS AfC: Band 7

Main area Band 7 - Acute Heart Failure Specialist Nurse - EDGH cross site Grade NHS AfC: Band 7 Contract Permanent: cross site Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (cross site) Job ref 374-LL0160-A

Site Eastbourne DGH cross site Town Eastbourne Salary £47,810 - £54,710 per annum, pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 26/01/2026 23:59

We are proud to provide ‘Outstanding’ care and be a great place to work.

East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust provides safe, compassionate and high quality hospital and community care to the half a million people living in East Sussex and those who visit our local area.

We are a part of one of the largest organisations in East Sussex with an annual income of £700 million and we are the only integrated provider of acute and community care in Sussex. Our extensive health services are provided by over 8,000+ dedicated members of staff working from two acute hospitals in Hastings and Eastbourne, three community hospitals in Bexhill, Rye and Uckfield, over 100 community sites across East Sussex, and in people’s own homes. The Care Quality Commission (CQC) rated us as ‘Good’ overall, and ‘Outstanding’ for being Caring and Effective. The Conquest Hospital in Hastings and our Community Services were rated ‘Outstanding’ and Eastbourne DGH was rated ‘Good’. Our two acute hospitals have Emergency Departments and provide 24 hour a day care, offering a comprehensive range of surgical, medical, outpatient and maternity services, supported by a full range of diagnostic and therapy services.

Job overview

We have an opportunity for an experienced Heart Failure nurse to lead our Acute Heart Failure Team .We are looking for someone who is driven, enthusiastic and innovative with excellent experience and expertise in the care and management of patients with Heart Failure. You will work with our existing established Integrated Heart Failure Team within the hospital.

In addition to managing a caseload of inpatient heart failure patients, the post holder will be involved in developing innovative heart failure pathways to transform the way Heart Failure patients receive care. We are continuously reviewing and updating our ways of working, aiming to provide outstanding collaborative care.

You will be an experienced and committed nurse who is motivated and energized to change the way services are delivered and improve patient outcomes. We are looking for someone who has had at least Minimum of 2 years’ experience in managing patients with coronary heart disease plus a minimum of 1 year experience of managing patients with heart failure.

We will offer ongoing supportive supervision in practice. The opportunity to undertake further study at advanced practice level is available. This role requires you to have excellent communication skills and be confident to work under your own initiative.

Main duties of the job

Heart Failure Clinical Nurse Practitioner

The aim of this post is to optimise the management and delivery of care to people with diagnosed heart failure by providing effective treatment and improving patients’ quality of life through high quality, holistic, evidence-based care. The post holder will manage their own caseload, providing personalised care plans, initiating medication and lifestyle changes through education and support to patients, carers and other healthcare professionals.

You must hold a Teaching Qualification ENB 998 or equivalent, hold a relevant first level degree and a specialist qualification or other relevant post graduate qualification in Heart Failure.

You must have advanced clinical knowledge and skills, be willing to participate in research and audit projects and will also be expected to work with a certain amount of autonomy. In return you will be offered excellent commitment to both your personal and professional development.

Working for our organisation

A wide range of staff benefits are available to our staff including staff development, enrolment in the NHS pension scheme, auto-enrolment to our Temporary Workforce Service, access to onsite nurseries. staff restaurants and accommodation.

In addition to an internal Occupational Health department, all staff also have access to free psychological support through our confidential Employee Assistance Programme. Onsite parking is available from only £50 a year.

There has never been a better time to join East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust, submit your application today.

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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please refer to the job description attached.

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Person specification

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse/Professional and hold active registration with relevant Professional body
• Degree level qualification relevant to role
• Post Graduate qualification at Masters level relevant to role to demonstrate specialist clinical and leadership skills
• Evidence of mandatory and statutory essential training skills, for example, Basic Life Support, manual handling, infection control, fire etc
• Managerial or Leadership qualification
• Advanced Clinical Practice modules at Masters level (Physical Assessment, Prescribing)

Experience

• Proven experience in area of specialist knowledge and expertise
• Demonstrate experience of:- Quality/Service improvement Project Management Leadership People Management Innovative and inspiring leadership and clinical practice Research or audit Education and Training
• NHS experience or relevant health care organisation

Skills / Knowledge / Abilities

• Leadership skills that demonstrate the ability to manage self and lead others, able to motivate and inspire a team
• Day to day management of a team/service, able to allocate and manage staff organise placements, support learners, provide supervision and line management responsibilities and record keeping. Ability to promote staff wellbeing and manage performance
• Demonstrates knowledge of National NHS and Nursing agenda including national/local performance targets.

Other

• Full driving licence and access to a vehicle (for domiciliary community role) and ability to travel between sites

Patients come first at East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust.

Our vision is to be:

• The healthcare provider of first choice for the people of East Sussex.

Our mission is to:

• Deliver better health outcomes and an excellent experience for everyone we provide with healthcare services.

Our strategic objectives are to:

• Improve quality and clinical outcomes by ensuring that safe patient care is our highest priority.
• Play a leading role in local partnerships to meet the needs of our local population and improve and enhance patients’ experiences.
• Use our resources efficiently and effectively for the benefit of our patients and their care to ensure our services are clinically, operationally and financially sustainable.

Our aims are that all services delivered by the Trust are:

• Safe
• Effective
• Caring
• Responsive and
• Well led

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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.

Application numbers

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