Cardiology Allied/ Healthcare Science/ Nurse Specialist
- Set up and deliver autonomous led clinics, including face to face and virtual. Where required for the role, utilising advanced assessment skills which may include clinical assessment and diagnosis competencies and skills.
- Acting as a practice leader, managing their own workload and work across professional, organisational and system boundaries to improve services and develop evidence-based practice.
- Improving the management of patients by optimising investigations and treatments which may include initiate, titrate and or prescribe medication and therapies, working within current Health Board and profession specific guidance and regulations.
Main duties of the job
You will be required to:
- Autonomously deliver a caseload of patients with highly complex needs, using evidence-based, client centred principles to critically analyse, assess, plan, implement and evaluate interventions. This will include education, health promotion and support on all aspects of the patient's treatment and management plan.
- Work collaboratively with other members of the multi-disciplinary team across different pathways and care settings to ensure the health care needs of patients are met. This will include continual evaluation of the current service and reflection on own practice.
- Act as an expert resource to other health professionals across a number of settings, monitor and support services, and participating in pathway development, education research and audit, whilst continually developing and updating knowledge and highly specialist skills required for the role.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.
Interviews to be held on 20/11/2025
About us
Hywel Dda University Health Board plans and provides NHS healthcare services for people living in Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, Pembrokeshire, and bordering counties.
We have over 13,000 staff and together we provide primary, community, in-hospital, mental health and learning disabilities services.
We work in partnership with the three local authorities, as well as public, private and third sector colleagues, including our valued team of volunteers.
Our services are provided in:
* Four main hospitals: Bronglais Hospital in Aberystwyth; Glangwili Hospital in Carmarthen; Prince Philip Hospital in Llanelli; and Withybush Hospital in Haverfordwest
* Five community hospitals: Amman Valley and Llandovery hospitals in Carmarthenshire; Tregaron Hospital in Ceredigion; and Tenby and South Pembrokeshire hospitals in Pembrokeshire
* Two integrated care centres: Aberaeron and Cardigan in Ceredigion, and several other community settings
* 47 general practices (six of which are health board managed practices); dental practices (including four orthodontic); 97
* community pharmacies; 43 general ophthalmic practices; and 8 ophthalmic domiciliary providers
* Numerous mental health and learning disabilities services
Job responsibilities
You will be able to find a full job description and person specification attached within the supporting documents.
The Health Board is committed to supporting its staff to fully embrace the need for bilingualism thereby enhancing patient and service user experiences. In our commitment to increase the number of staff who are able to communicate in Welsh with patients and professionals, we welcome applications from Welsh speakers.
The ability to communicate in Welsh is desirable for this post. If you do not meet the Welsh Language requirements specified, the Health Board offers a variety of learning options and staff support to help you meet these minimal desirable requirements during the course of your employment with us.
Person Specification
Qualifications and Knowledge
* Registered Allied Health Professional, Healthcare Science Professional or Nurse or with evidence of relevant registration
* Relevant Post Graduate cardiac course at level 7 or equivalent
* Evidence of continued professional development
* Knowledge and understanding of key clinical guidelines e.g. NICE and how these will influence clinical practice
* Relevant Masters level qualification, or able to demonstrate equivalent experience and skills
* Recognised teaching qualification
* Clinical assessment and diagnostic module or willingness to undertake as per role requirement
* Counselling qualification
* Non-medical prescriber or willingness to undertake as per role requirement
Experience
* Extensive post registration experience including working in one or more cardiac pathways
* Experience of undertaking nurse led clinics
* Experience of undertaking patient education sessions
* Experience of undertaking research and or audit
* Leadership and management experience
* Multi-disciplinary working experience
* Experience of working in primary care
* Previous experience of working in a specialist role
* Previous experience in service change projects
Language Skills
* Welsh Speaker (Level 1)
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.
£48,527 to £55,532 a yearper annum pro rata
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