Scottish Adult Congenital Cardiac Service ( SACCS) Support Nurse

Scottish Adult Congenital Cardiac Service (SACCS) Support Nurse

Join Scotland’s National Congenital Cardiac service and help shape lifelong care.

Are you an experienced, compassionate and motivated nurse looking to specialise in congenital cardiac care? We’re looking for a SACCS Support Nurse to join our nationally designated Scottish Adult Congenital Cardiac Service (SACCS)—a unique role supporting adults living with congenital heart disease across Scotland.

You’ll work within a highly skilled multidisciplinary team, supporting patients through diagnostic, interventional and surgical pathways, ensuring they receive safe, effective and person‑centred care at every stage of their journey.

This is a rare opportunity to develop advanced specialist skills in a fast‑evolving service, with professional development built into the role.

Why join us?

As part of NHS Golden Jubilee, you’ll be part of a national centre known for high‑quality, innovative cardiac care. Our SACCS service is expanding, and you will play an integral role in coordinating complex patient pathways, providing expert support to patients and families, and contributing to multidisciplinary clinical decision‑making.

You’ll work closely with the Adult Congenital Nurse Specialist team and have exposure to specialist MDT environments, with opportunities to develop advanced assessment and leadership skills.

What you’ll do

Champion Person‑Centred Care

• Provide holistic, evidence‑based nursing care for adults with congenital cardiac conditions.
• Deliver pre‑ and post‑procedural support, ensuring patients and families fully understand their pathway.
• Maintain compassionate communication with patients awaiting surgery, helping them prepare and cope with uncertainty.
• Tailor information and support to each patient’s lifestyle, background and clinical needs.

Drive Safety and Quality

• Monitor clinical status of patients on the surgical waiting list, escalating concerns appropriately.
• You will assist in the delivery of care to a wide variety of Congenital patients on varying pathways
• Support the coordination of appointments, investigations, tests and pre‑operative planning.
• Maintain meticulous documentation—clinical notes, databases and communication systems.
• Adhere to NMC, NHS and local governance frameworks, including participation in audits and quality improvement.

Advance Clinical Effectiveness

• Contribute to MDT discussions regarding surgical and interventional suitability.
• Support clinical audit, research activity and practice improvement within SACCS.
• Help deliver education to patients, families and staff, ensuring up‑to‑date, evidence‑based information is shared.
• Develop your own skills through continuing education, specialist courses and advanced assessment opportunities.

Shape Service Pathways and Support Workforce Development

• Deputise for the Senior Congenital Nurse Specialist during periods of absence.
• Support junior staff with prioritisation, planning and safe decision‑making.
• Act as a positive role model, promoting a collaborative, compassionate and person‑centred culture.
• Contribute to policy development, service evolution and the wider congenital cardiac strategy.
• Work as part of the wider SACCS team supporting clinics and ensuring effective communication between the wider services.

About you

You will be an empathetic, skilled and organised nurse who is passionate about improving outcomes for adults with congenital heart disease. You will have:

Essential

• Current NMC registration (1st/2nd level).
• Significant post‑registration experience in cardiology, cardiac surgery or congenital heart disease.
• Strong interpersonal, communication and negotiation skills.
• Evidence of ongoing continuing professional development.
• Ability to work autonomously and escalate appropriately in a dynamic service.
• Understanding of NMC ethical/legal frameworks and patient confidentiality.
• Flexibility to meet service demands.

Desirable

• Experience with NHS clinical systems (e.g. TrakCare, Clinical Portal).
• Experience coordinating complex patient pathways or MDT communication.
• Interest in developing advanced assessment skills (with support available).

What we offer

• A highly meaningful specialist role supporting lifelong congenital cardiac care.
• A supportive multidisciplinary team with strong professional leadership.
• Opportunities to develop advanced clinical assessment and leadership skills.
• A culture grounded in NHS Golden Jubilee’s values: care, compassion, collaboration and excellence.
• Access to ongoing CPD, internal education, and development pathways.
• Excellent NHS pension and benefits.
• A workplace committed to inclusion, fairness and wellbeing—NHS Golden Jubilee is a proud Disability Confident Leader.

Ready to support Scotland’s congenital cardiac patients?

If you’re passionate about delivering safe, effective and compassionate care—and want to develop within a national specialist service—we’d love to hear from you.

NHS Golden Jubilee is open to considering flexible working options for this role.

This vacancy may close early if a high volume of applications is received so please apply early to avoid disappointment.

As a disability confident leader we are committed to ensuring our recruitment processes are inclusive and accessible to all. If you have a disability or long-term health condition covered by the Equality Act 2010 and need support for any stage of the recruitment process please refer to the job pack for more information.

NHS Golden Jubilee encourages applications from all sections of the community. We promote a culture of inclusion across the organisation and are proud of the diverse workforce we have.

Details on how to contact the Recruitment Service can be found within the Job Pack.