Advanced Practitioner - Cardiology

• Work autonomously and collaboratively within the multidisciplinary team to assess, diagnose, treat and manage patients across Cardiology and Cardiac Sciences services.
• The post holder will hold the Bed Manager bleep, coordinating patient flow across Cardiology and Cardiothoracic Services. This includes facilitating timely admissions, transfers, repatriations and discharges, ensuring effective utilisation of specialist cardiac beds, and working closely with site teams, consultants, referring hospitals and multidisciplinary colleagues to optimise capacity and support safe, efficient patient care pathways.
• The post holder will be responsible for managing admissions, transfers, discharges and step-down patients from critical care areas.
• They will undertake advanced clinical assessment, request and interpret investigations, prescribe medications, formulate treatment plans and facilitate safe and timely discharge.
• The role is pivotal in maintaining patient flow across the cardiac pathway, supporting transfers from referring hospitals and ensuring patients receive high-quality, evidence-based care throughout their admission and follow-up.

Essential

• Current professional registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) as a Registered Nurse or the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) as an Allied Health Professional.
• Advanced or Intermediate Life Support Provider
• Evidence of accredited postgraduate Level 6 or above education in a relevant subject (e.g. Physical Assessment, Clinical Examination, Clinical Reasoning).
• Independent Non-Medical Prescribing Qualification.
• Master's degree in Advanced Practice (or working towards completion).

Desirable

• Degree relevant to professional registration.
• Relevant post-registration specialist qualification in Cardiology, Cardiac Sciences or Acute Care.
• Teaching and Assessing Qualification.

Essential

• Recent and significant postregistration experience within Cardiology, Cardiac Surgery, Acute Medicine or a related speciality.
• Excellent understanding and experience in the recognition and management of cardiac emergencies.
• Experience in the management and treatment of cardiac patients.
• Familiarity with NICE guidance and other relevant cardiac clinical standards.

Desirable

• Database management experience.
• Experience of bed management, patient flow coordination, capacity management and operational decisionmaking within acute hospital services.
• Experience of coordinating admissions, transfers, repatriations and discharges across multiple clinical areas to support effective utilisation of inpatient beds and timely patient care.

Essential

• Evidence of applying research and evidence-based practice to clinical care.
• Advanced clinical assessment and diagnostic reasoning skills
• Ability to make complex decisions, prioritise workload and work effectively under pressure.
• Awareness of cardiac data collection and reporting requirements.