Job overview
Barts Health NHS Trust is one of the largest and most diverse NHS trusts in the UK. We are proud to lead innovative, compassionate care across east London and beyond — and to be home to the UK’s first dedicated multidisciplinary Cardiac Sarcoidosis service.
We are seeking a clinically experienced and motivated Advanced Clinical Practitioner (ACP) to join this nationally recognised service. The postholder will deliver high-level autonomous outpatient care, manage a defined caseload, triage new referrals, and support integrated working across multidisciplinary teams including cardiology, respiratory, imaging, and allied health teams. This role includes audit, supervision, education, and the opportunity to contribute to active research and service development.
You will join a collaborative multidisciplinary clinical team committed to personalised care, quality improvement, and rare disease excellence. The post is professionally supported through the Barts ACP Faculty and governance structures.
Interview date 3rd November 2025
Main duties of the job
What we’re looking for:
·NMC-registered practitioner (or equivalent) with MSc in Advanced Clinical Practice or relevant postgraduate qualification), including completion of Advanced Assessment Skills for non-medical practitioners.
·Demonstrable experience in autonomous decision-making and complex care
·Experience in multisystem conditions with cardiac involvement, or sarcoidosis (desirable)
·Engagement with audit, research and/or teaching activities
In return, we offer strong clinical, research and academic supervision, flexible working arrangements, and access to national and international networks in cardiovascular and sarcoidosis care.
If you have an interest in embarking on a career
in cardiac sarcoidosis and advanced practice, we would love to hear from you.
Working for our organisation
Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.
The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.
Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.
We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.
We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates as they are underrepresented within Barts Health at this band.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment
Person specification
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Essential criteria
1. Significant post registration experience
2. Significant in relevant specialty at band 7
3. Relevant experience in speciality
4. Experience in the management of the acutely unwell patient
5. Delivering care in the outpatient setting
Skills
Essential criteria
6. Excellent communication skills with MDT and patients
7. Flexibility
8. Ability to support the development of others
9. Ability to organise and forward
10. Ability to respond to challenges in a proactive way
11. Ability to work as a part of MDT
12. Ability to communicate effectively both written and oral
13. Can demonstrate an approachable friendly enthusiastic and professional manner
14. Ability to communicate with patients in an empathetic manner
Knowledge
Essential criteria
15. Knowledge of Inherited Cardiac Conditions patients
Desirable criteria
16. Knowledge in counselling
17. Knowledge in genetic conditions
18. Knowledge of service development and/or change management
Qualifications
Essential criteria
19. Registered Nurse
20. Specialist Clinical course relevant to role
21. Continuous Professional Development
Other
Essential criteria
22. Ability to demonstrate enthusiasm towards teaching and sharing knowledge
23. Ability to develop own learning needs and interests that will help to do own job better