Overview
Cardiac Sciences at Imperial NHS Healthcare Trust are seeking highly motivated and dynamic individuals to join our growing team of Cardiology and Cardiothoracic Advanced Nurse Practitioners and play a leading role in service transformation. This is an exciting opportunity to deliver patient centred care at an advanced level whilst being at the forefront of clinical practice within the Trust.
You will be an integral member of the multi-disciplinary team and be responsible for taking part in patient ward rounds, clerking new admissions and performing patient discharges. The team conduct advanced clinical assessments, examinations, and diagnostic reasoning for patients with a range of cardiac conditions.
The post holders will be required to prescribe medications and hold your non-medical prescriber qualification. You will alongside the team follow clinical management plans and abide by your NMC Professional Code of Conduct and Trust Policies. You will support and work alongside the nursing teams within the acute settings. You will be a role model and leader for other staff, with the ability to teach, influence and develop clinical practice across the service. You will have the opportunity to actively engage with research and use evidence-based strategies to improve and enhance patient care. You will be expected to initiate and lead clinical audits to monitor and improve standards of care.
Advanced clinical practice embodies the ability to manage clinical care in partnership with patients, families and carers. It includes the analysis and synthesis of complex problems across a range of settings, enabling innovative solutions to enhance people’s experience and improve outcomes.
Responsibilities
* Review and prescribe medication in a timely manner within own level of knowledge and competence and within the scope of the Trusts policy for non-medical prescribing; formulating of discharge documentation including medications and onward follow up care.
* Review urgent patient referrals for cardiac patients within the trust and coordinate the urgent referrals from other NHS organisations; communicate with the Senior Registers and Pre-assessment team to manage and plan the patient in preparation for surgery.
* Review urgent patient referrals for cardiac patients within the trust and coordinate the urgent referrals from other NHS organisations; communicate with the Senior Registers and Pre-assessment team to manage and plan the patient in preparation for surgery.
Qualifications
* Hold a non-medical prescriber qualification.
* Ability to work within the NMC Professional Code of Conduct and Trust Policies.
* Experience in cardiology/cardiothoracic settings and advanced clinical practice.
Benefits
At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care.
* Career development, flexible working and wellbeing
* Staff recognition scheme
* Optional benefits including Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities
Additional information
We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part time or job share.
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 overviews please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.
This advert closes on Monday 10 Nov 2025
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