An exciting opportunity has arisen for an innovative HCSW to join NHS Fife’s Community Cardiac Specialist Nurse Team as a support to the cardiac rehabilitation nurses and exercise team.
The Cardiac CNS Service operates Monday to Friday during business hours. We provide holistic and evidenced based specialist care to people diagnosed with various cardiac conditions in Fife. We have 2 bases: Stratheden Hospital and Lynebank Hospital. You will be based at Stratheden but will work Fife wide as required.
You will participate in the ongoing development of the service to improve the management, treatment and support of patients with cardiac conditions, and their carers/families. The service aims to support self management, improve quality of life and reduce unnecessary hospital admission / re-admission. The service provides seamless care between the primary care and acute care settings.
You will work alongside the exercise team at the 4 exercise programmes across Fife and the cardiac clinical nurse specialists as directed by them. As this is a Fife wide community post, you will be required to reliably and efficiently travel whenever required across various sites/ bases/ and patient’s homes across Fife.
Please note the salary for this post is pro rata to part time hours. Informal Enquiries: Anne McEwan, Team Leader, Phone – 01383 565166
NHS Fife is legally obliged to ensure all its employees are legally entitled to work in the United Kingdom. If you are not a United Kingdom (UK) or Irish National, you are required to confirm your right to work in your application.
NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.
We offer flexible working and family-friendly policies and fully support disabled candidates, and candidates with long-term conditions or who are neurodivergent by making reasonable adjustments to our recruitment policy and practices.
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