Nurse Consultant - Cardiac Arrhythmia Service

Job summary

A brand-new opportunity to shape the future of Cardiology services.

The Division of Medicine and Emergency Care is delighted to offer an exciting new opportunity for an experienced and innovative Nurse Consultant in the Cardiac Arrhythmia Service . This newly created full-time role offers the chance to make a lasting impact on patient care, service development, and clinical excellence.

As our Nurse Consultant in the Cardiac Arrhythmia Service, you will be an expert autonomous practitioner, leading the strategic development of the Cardiac Arrhythmia Service. This is a unique opportunity to influence the future direction of the service, drive innovation, and work alongside a highly skilled multidisciplinary team to deliver outstanding care for patients across Mid Cheshire.

If you are a forward-thinking clinical leader with a passion for improving outcomes and shaping services, we would love to hear from you.

Main duties of the job

As the Nurse Consultant in the Cardiac Arrhythmia Service, you will play a pivotal role in advancing specialist care across the Trust. You will act as an expert practitioner and professional resource for patients, carers, and multidisciplinary colleagues, championing evidence-based practice and delivering exceptional clinical outcomes.

Working with a high degree of autonomy, you will use your advanced clinical expertise to develop and implement innovative cardiac pathways aligned with national guidance, ensuring patients receive safe, effective, and personalised care.

This influential role also offers the opportunity to:

• Lead the strategic development of the cardiac arrhythmia service.
• Drive service improvement, innovation, and quality initiatives.
• Contribute as a key member of the Senior Management Team.
• Lead on clinical audit, research, and the evaluation of service effectiveness.
• Inspire and support colleagues across clinical, nursing, and administrative teams.
• Shape the future of cardiac services while delivering outstanding patient experiences.

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced clinician who is passionate about leading change, developing services, and making a real difference to the lives of patients.

About us

MCHFT provides a full range of local hospital and community services for people across East Cheshire (population 399K) and West Cheshire and Chester boroughs (population 357K).

The Trust provides high quality planned and unplanned/emergency care, cardiac and critical care as well as child health, maternity services, and intermediate care across our sites at Leighton Hospital in Crewe, Victoria Infirmary in Northwich, and Elmhurst Intermediate Care Centre in Winsford. The Trust provides 500 beds and employs over 5,000 members of staff.

An extensive range of community services is provided across 26 medical centres and schools by our community arm, Central Cheshire Integrated Care Partnership, in collaboration with Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS FT and the South Cheshire and Vale Royal GP Alliance.

With the formation of Integrated Care Systems in July 2022 the Trust became a strategic partner in both Cheshire East and Cheshire West and Chester 'places' and is part of the Cheshire and Merseyside partnership caring for a population of over 2.7million.

During the Coronavirus pandemic, the Trust was recognised nationally for its 'Be Safe Be EquiPPEd' campaign, which aimed to make the Trust as safe as possible for staff and patients, through supporting the correct use of PPE.

At Mid Cheshire, our mission is to inspire hope and provide unparalleled care for the people and communities of Cheshire, helping them to enjoy life to the fullest.

Job responsibilities

Please see attached job description and person specification.

Please note this is not an exhaustive list of roles and responsibilities.

Person specification

Education and Qualifications

Essential

• Registered Nurse
• Educated to Masters level or equivalent
• Non-medical prescriber
• IRMER trained
• Evidence of advanced clinical practice
• Service innovation and redesign
• Evidence of personal and professional development
• ALS Provider
• Mentorship qualification

Desirable

• Research course & published experience
• PhD

Experience

Essential

• Substantial post-registration experience in Cardiac Arrhythmias
• Competent in independent prescribing
• Experience in interpreting relevant diagnostic investigations
• Experience of leading service development/change
• Experience of education, supervision and mentorship
• Evidence of advanced practice across the four pillars

Desirable

• Experience contributing to regional/national specialist networks
• Peer-reviewed publications
• Research involvement
• Evidence of organising and delivering formal teaching programme

Skills

Essential

• Expert knowledge of cardiac arrhythmias and management
• Advanced clinical assessment and decision making skills
• Enhanced communication skills
• Ability to develop effective clinical pathways and protocols
• Independent in DC Cardioversion

Desirable

• Evidence of strategic development