Job summary
Are you an experienced cardiac nurse passionate about delivering safe, timely and high-quality care for patients with suspected or established coronary artery disease?
We are looking for a motivated and clinically confident Rapid Access Chest Pain Nurse to join our dynamic Cardiology team within East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust.
The post holder will work as an autonomous specialist nurse practitioner in the RACPC service using specialized skills and knowledge to assess, plan implement and evaluate expert nursing care for patients to facilitate early diagnosis, investigation,and treatments.
Our large district general hospitals, specialist units and community sites provide a vibrant and diverse working environment with the extensiveopportunities and teaching facilities you wouldexpect of a large trust.
East Kent offers stunning countryside, beautiful beaches and charming places of historic interest, with easy access to London. With excellentschools, a wealth of leisure facilities and easy family days out on your doorstep, alongside beautiful and affordable housing stock, theperfect work-life balance couldn't be easier to achieve.
Main duties of the job
The post holder support and contribute to the existing nurse-led Rapid Access Chest Pain Clinic service in accordance with national targets providing expert clinical assessment and triage of patients referred to the Rapid Access Chest Pain Service.
Undertake comprehensive patient histories, cardiovascular examinations, ECG interpretation, blood test interpretation and risk stratification using NICE and ESC guidelines.
Initiate and interpret appropriate diagnostic investigations (e.g. ETT, CTCA, Cardiac MRI, echocardiography, troponins) in liaison with the Cardiology Consultant team.
Lead nurse-led chest pain clinics, delivering high-quality, evidence-based patient care.
Provide education, advice, and reassurance to patients and carers regarding diagnosis, risk factors, and lifestyle modification.
Act as a clinical resource and role model within the cardiology department, supporting junior nurses and allied health professionals.
Collaborate with the rest of the Cardiology service and wider multidisciplinary team to ensure seamless patient pathways between emergency, inpatient, and outpatient cardiology services.
Participate in service development, clinical audit, and quality improvement initiatives.
Maintain accurate and timely clinical documentation in accordance with Trust policy and NMC standards.
About us
We are one of the largest hospital trusts in England, with fivehospitals and community clinics serving a local population of around 800,000 people. Our vision is 'great healthcare from great people'. Everything we do is guided by our values: 'People feel cared for, safe, respected and confident that we are making a difference'. We have a new way of working at East Kent Hospitals, called 'We care'. It's about empowering frontline staff to lead improvements day-to-day. We're looking for compassionate people to be part of our improvement journey for the patients, families and carers we care for every day.
Applications for this role should be written by the applicant. If artificial intelligence (AI) programmes are used then the application may be rejected due to this document being an important part of the assessment process. This does not prevent applicants seeking appropriate support with applications should they need to for the purposes of any declared disability.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please scroll down to access the full Job Description and Person Specification located in Documents to download.
If you have further queries please dont hesitate to contact the line manager using the contact details below.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please scroll down to access the full Job Description and Person Specification located in Documents to download.
If you have further queries please dont hesitate to contact the line manager using the contact details below.
Person Specification
Qualifications and Training
Essential
- oRGN with Current NMC registration.
- oEvidence of continuing professional development within Cardiology
- oNon-medical prescriber (V300) or willingness to complete
- oAbility to work autonomously and collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team
- oExcellent communication and decision-making skills
Desirable
- oPostgraduate qualification in cardiac nursing or advanced clinical assessment
- oExperience in leading nurse-led clinics.
Knowledge, skills and experience
Essential
- oStrong ECG and chest pain assessment skills
- oProven experience and competence in cardiology nursing, including the assessment and management of patients with chest pain and suspected coronary disease.
- oExperience of working within a multidisciplinary team and coordinating care across acute and outpatient settings.
- oCompetent IT skills, including use of electronic patient records and audit databases.
Desirable
- oExperience of assessing patients and developing specialised programmes of care
- oExperience interpreting advanced cardiac investigations (e.g. echocardiography, CTCA, stress testing).
- oExperience in education, teaching, or mentorship of students or junior staff.
Governance
Essential
- Experience participating in clinical audit, service evaluation or quality improvement initiatives. Utilisation of clinical effectiveness tools to deliver quality improvement e.g. risk management and clinical audit.
- Experience of writing reports and presenting to teams or small groups
- Understanding of clinical governance, patient safety, and risk management frameworks.
- Utilisation of clinical effectiveness tools to deliver quality improvement e.g. risk management and clinical audit.
- Commitment to maintaining accurate, timely and high-quality documentation in line with NMC and Trust standards.
Desirable
- Involvement in research, data collection, or participation in external audits (e.g. MINAP).
- Experience in leading or contributing to guideline development, service redesign or innovation projects within cardiology.
Personal & Professional Attributes
Essential
- Demonstrates compassionate, patient-centred care and commitment to the Trust's values
- Demonstrate self-awareness and critical reflection.
- Excellent communication, negotiation and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively as part of a multidisciplinary team.
- Demonstrates critical thinking, clinical judgement and prioritisation under pressure.
- Commitment to continuous professional development and reflective practice.
- Flexible and adaptable approach with the ability to travel between Trust sites (WHH, QEQM, and K&C) to meet service needs, with reasonable adjustments supported where required.
Desirable
- Proven leadership or supervisory experience.
- Evidence of involvement in staff wellbeing, inclusion, or patient-experience initiatives.
Other Requirements
Essential
- Flexibility in working patterns to meet the needs of the service
- Commitment to equity and diversity
- Self-motivated, positive, adaptable and flexible approach
- Upholds and role models the Trust values
Person Specification
Qualifications and Training
Essential
- oRGN with Current NMC registration.
- oEvidence of continuing professional development within Cardiology
- oNon-medical prescriber (V300) or willingness to complete
- oAbility to work autonomously and collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team
- oExcellent communication and decision-making skills
Desirable
- oPostgraduate qualification in cardiac nursing or advanced clinical assessment
- oExperience in leading nurse-led clinics.
Knowledge, skills and experience
Essential
- oStrong ECG and chest pain assessment skills
- oProven experience and competence in cardiology nursing, including the assessment and management of patients with chest pain and suspected coronary disease.
- oExperience of working within a multidisciplinary team and coordinating care across acute and outpatient settings.
- oCompetent IT skills, including use of electronic patient records and audit databases.
Desirable
- oExperience of assessing patients and developing specialised programmes of care
- oExperience interpreting advanced cardiac investigations (e.g. echocardiography, CTCA, stress testing).
- oExperience in education, teaching, or mentorship of students or junior staff.
Governance
Essential
- Experience participating in clinical audit, service evaluation or quality improvement initiatives. Utilisation of clinical effectiveness tools to deliver quality improvement e.g. risk management and clinical audit.
- Experience of writing reports and presenting to teams or small groups
- Understanding of clinical governance, patient safety, and risk management frameworks.
- Utilisation of clinical effectiveness tools to deliver quality improvement e.g. risk management and clinical audit.
- Commitment to maintaining accurate, timely and high-quality documentation in line with NMC and Trust standards.
Desirable
- Involvement in research, data collection, or participation in external audits (e.g. MINAP).
- Experience in leading or contributing to guideline development, service redesign or innovation projects within cardiology.
Personal & Professional Attributes
Essential
- Demonstrates compassionate, patient-centred care and commitment to the Trust's values
- Demonstrate self-awareness and critical reflection.
- Excellent communication, negotiation and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively as part of a multidisciplinary team.
- Demonstrates critical thinking, clinical judgement and prioritisation under pressure.
- Commitment to continuous professional development and reflective practice.
- Flexible and adaptable approach with the ability to travel between Trust sites (WHH, QEQM, and K&C) to meet service needs, with reasonable adjustments supported where required.
Desirable
- Proven leadership or supervisory experience.
- Evidence of involvement in staff wellbeing, inclusion, or patient-experience initiatives.
Other Requirements
Essential
- Flexibility in working patterns to meet the needs of the service
- Commitment to equity and diversity
- Self-motivated, positive, adaptable and flexible approach
- Upholds and role models the Trust values
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
