Job overview
Appointment to band 7 or 8a is dependent upon Skills, experience, knowledge and qualifications and training (please view both job descriptions and person specifications attached to the vacancy.
If appointed as band 7, you would follow the training programme and when full competent, would move to band 8a.
The Cardiac Advanced Nurse Practitioner (ANP) provides expert clinical care across outpatient, ward, and high dependency settings. Working autonomously within the four pillars of advanced practiceclinical, leadership, education, and researchthe ANP performs advanced assessments, makes complex clinical decisions, initiates treatments, and leads on discharge planning.
They act as a visible clinical leader, role model, and advocate for evidence-based, compassionate care, requiring qualifications aligned with the Health Education England advanced practice framework, including non-medical prescribing.
Main duties of the job
The Cardiac Advanced Nurse Practitioner works autonomously across outpatient, ward, and high dependency settings to deliver expert clinical care. They perform advanced assessments, initiate investigations, diagnose, prescribe, and manage treatment plans, supporting early discharge and preventing readmission.
Acting as a clinical leader, they provide specialist advice to patients, carers, and multidisciplinary teams, while maintaining up-to-date knowledge to influence practice and develop care pathways. Their role integrates clinical expertise with leadership, education, and research to ensure high standards of patient care.
Working for our organisation
We support the Making Every Contact Count approach to behaviour change in the promotion of health and wellbeing of individuals and communities.
South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust offers leadership and improvement training to all new staff. This training programme has been designed to support our leaders in developing their understanding of leadership and management skills. You will be expected to attend the following training sessions:
Your Leadership Impact
Leading your Team to Success
Leading Into the Future
Service Improvement for Beginners
Developing your Service Improvement Skills
Lean Practitioner
The leadership and improvement programme aims to:
Explore leadership within the NHS
Promote Trust values and behaviours
Develop your leadership effectiveness and skills
Equip staff with the necessary knowledge and skills to lead and complete service improvements within the scope of your role.
After you complete these six and a half days of training you will be able to explore further leadership and improvement training opportunities. We also offer a range of additional in-house and externally provided courses and bitesize programmes through our Leadership and Improvement Team.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the full job description and person specification document(s) attached for main responsibilities of the role.
Person specification
Band 7 - Knowledge & Skills
Essential criteria
1. Evidence of management skills gained through theory and practice
2. Experience of mentoring and developing staff
3. Ability to problem solve, analyse, compare and interpret complex information before making a decision
4. Leadership skills
Desirable criteria
5. Good knowledge of cardiothoracic anatomy and surgical operations and procedures
Band 7 - Experience
Essential criteria
6. Extensive clinical experience in the speciality at a senior level
7. Service improvement experience
8. Experience leading a team
9. Leads by example and is a role model to junior staff
Band 7 - Qualifications & Training
Essential criteria
10. Registered healthcare professional
11. Degree-level registration qualification or equivalent post-registration award
12. Successfully completed modules/ short courses which are relevant to their role and are equivalent to masters level (L7) Supplemented by post graduate specialist training which may have been delivered in house.
13. ILS/ALS provider (dependant on clinical area)
14. Independent Non-medical prescriber or willing to undertake (if legally permitted)
Band 8 - Qualifications & Training
Essential criteria
15. Registered healthcare practitioner
16. MSc in advanced Clinical Practice/Royal college credentialed/ HEE accredited AP
17. Independent non-medical prescribing (where legally permitted)
18. ILS/ALS provider. Willing to work towards CALS
19. Formal research module completed at level 7 (masters level).
Band 8 - Knowledge & Skills
Essential criteria
20. Professional qualification enabling registration with a healthcare regulatory body, supplemented by significant post-registration experience and specialist knowledge of the clinical area.
21. Excellent knowledge of cardiac anatomy, pathophysiology, and surgical procedures.
22. Advanced knowledge of audit, research methodologies, and evidence-based practice, with proven ability to apply findings to improve care.
23. Experience in mentoring and developing staff, including supporting consultants, registrars, and doctors in training.
24. Proven ability to lead research initiatives and implement service change/improvement.
25. Excellent interpersonal skills to influence, negotiate, and collaborate across professional boundaries.
26. Physical skills ensuring accuracy and dexterity for clinical procedures.
27. Interpretation and analysis of lung function CT/X-ray/ECHO/24hr tape
28. Advanced computer literacy and keyboard skills, with proficiency in clinical systems and data management.
Band 8 - Experience
Essential criteria
29. Extensive clinical experience within the specialty, with the ability to manage a highly complex caseload independently.
30. Significant experience working in cardiac surgery (or relevant specialty).
31. Experience providing counselling and psychosocial support to patients and staff.
32. Proven experience in leading a team and acting as a role model to junior staff.
33. Demonstrated ability to initiate, manage, and sustain change, including leading service improvement projects.
34. Current experience in teaching and delivering educational sessions related to the specialty.
35. Experience in presentation skills and professional development facilitation
36. Audit skills and experience in project management, including service evaluation and quality improvement initiatives.
Disclosure and Barring Checks (DBS)
It is now the policy of South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust that all successful candidates who are new to the Trust who require DBS clearance for the post they have been offered, are required to pay the cost of their DBS. The method of payment for this is via salary deduction from your first month's pay.
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. We welcome applications from the Black and Minority Ethnic (BAME) Network; LGBT+ Network; Disability and Long-Term Health Conditions Network, Faith Network, Childless not by Choice Network and the Menopause Support Group.
As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you.
If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at
Right to Work in the UK
The Trust welcomes applications from all candidates who meet the criteria for the role. Please note that from January 2021, to work in the UK all candidates who are not UK or Republic of Ireland (RoI) nationals require sponsorship unless you have permission to work via another route. Non UK / RoI candidates wishing to apply can self-assess the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship here Work in the UK - (.
Please provide full and accurate details of your current immigration status on the application form. Your current immigration status will not be considered as part of the shortlisting or interview process.
Please note that not everyone needs a Skilled Worker visa. If you are applying for a vacancy in health or adult social care, you may be eligible to apply for the Health and Care Worker visa instead.
We are able to offer sponsorship for a Health and Care Worker or Skilled Worker visa, subject to candidate and position eligibility. Please review the job eligibility guidance for skilled workers here: Skilled Worker visa: Your job - ( and for the Health and Care Worker visa here: Skilled Worker visa: eligible healthcare and education jobs - (
Please note: if the job you are applying for does not meet the eligibility criteria above, we will be unable to offer you sponsorship and you will need to explore whether you may be eligible to apply for an alternative immigration route which will secure your right to work in the UK before you apply. If you are in the UK already on a visa, please ensure you have no restrictions that would prevent you from taking this post.
The Trust encourages and supports all applicants to be fully vaccinated against both COVID19 and influenza.
Please be aware, there are occasions where some vacancies may close prior to the closing date advertised. This will only happen where sufficient applications are received AND will be made evident on the job advert.
Please note if you are successfully shortlisted, we will contact you via the email address that you have applied from so please ensure you check your emails regularly.
Existing employees of South Tees NHS Foundation Trust currently on the Redeployment Register, who meet the essential criteria for this post, will be shortlisted and interviewed prior to all other applicants.