Heart Failure Specialist Nurse

The post holder will be part of a team of experienced heart failure specialist nursesand be responsible for providing high quality expert care to patients with heart failurein York hospital and the Vale of York community setting.

The successful candidate will have a minimum of 4 years' post registration experience, preferably with suitable heart failure nursing experience or a minimum of 2 years' experience of working in a cardiology setting. We have advertised the post as either a band 6 or 7 role, depending on experience. Support will be given to work towards heart failure specialist nurse competency framework set by the British Society of Heart Failure.

York & Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides a comprehensive range of acute hospital, community and specialist healthcare services for approximately 500,000 people living in and around York, North Yorkshire, Northeast Yorkshire and Ryedale - an area covering 3,400 square miles, and which includes Scarborough and Bridlington.

Our mission is to be a valued and trusted partner within our care system, delivering safe effective care to the population we serve.We're situated in a fantastic part of the country: home to two national parks, a beautiful coastline, and the city of York, which is consistently voted one of the best to live in the UK.

The hours advertised are up to 28 hours per week for a fixed term. During this fixed term period we will be working to secure permanent funding., We offer a range of benefits to support our staff including:

Access to the NHS Pension Scheme, providing generous benefits upon retirement, as well as a lump sum and pension for dependants

27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service)

A generous relocation package of up to 30% of salary (capped at £18k) to support with relocation expenses for hard to fill positions where relocation would be an expectation to undertake the role fully. If you would like to discuss a potential relocation package, please speak to the recruiting department/manager.

A variety of different types of paid and unpaid leave covering emergency and planned leave

Confidential advice and support on personal, work, family and relationship issues, 24/7, from our Employee Assistance Programme

NHS Car Lease scheme and Cycle to Work scheme

An extensive range of learning and development opportunities

Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping, motoring, cinema and finance from a range of providers

For further information on the fantastic range of benefits we offer please visit the Trust's dedicated Staff Benefits pages.