Eligibility and Recruitment
* Only colleagues currently employed within Kent and Medway NHS Trusts, the Kent and Medway Integrated Care Board (ICB), and Medway Community Healthcare.
* Nursing vacancies are also open to Student Nurses and Newly Qualified Nurses.
* This vacancy does not meet the criteria for skilled worker sponsorship. Therefore, we are unable to accept applications from candidates that cannot provide documentary evidence of right to work in the United Kingdom.
Job Summary
Join a well‑established Cardiac Rehabilitation Service supported by a skilled multidisciplinary team, including nurses, physiotherapists, exercise physiologists, counsellors, occupational therapists, rehabilitation assistants, administrators, and volunteers. Cardiac rehabilitation is vital in helping individuals recover after a cardiac event or diagnosis, supporting confidence, improving physical health, and enabling lasting lifestyle changes. The service focuses on reducing future risk while promoting both physical and psychological wellbeing. Care is delivered flexibly across multiple settings, including patients’ homes, clinics, and community venues such as leisure centres and village halls across Ashford, Canterbury, South Kent Coast, and Thanet.
Responsibilities
* Undertake holistic assessment, planning, delivery, and evaluation of care for patients with complex, long‑term, and higher‑risk cardiac conditions, including providing education and advice to support risk reduction, prevent further cardiac events, and improve quality of life.
* Manage a defined caseload of patients with cardiac conditions who require ongoing support, delivering structured cardiac rehabilitation and targeted case management within agreed pathways.
* Support the optimisation of secondary prevention medications in line with national and local guidance, working within scope of practice and in collaboration with the wider multidisciplinary team.
* Maintain and develop own clinical knowledge and skills through continuous professional development to ensure delivery of safe, effective, evidence‑based cardiac rehabilitation care.
* Work collaboratively with colleagues across primary, community, and secondary care to support coordinated care delivery and contribute to service improvement.
* Provide advice and support to patients, carers, and healthcare professionals, and contribute to the promotion of best practice in coronary heart disease management.
Professional Development
A development post may be offered for candidates who do not yet meet all criteria, with progression dependent on completing probation and achieving required competencies.
Equal Opportunities
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