This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced cardiac rehabilitation professional with a strong cardiology background. You'll need to demonstrate your vision for Cardiac Rehab and how you'll lead and develop the team and service using our core values.
This is a challenging leadership role where you'll manage and coordinate the Cardiac Rehabilitation service alongside the multidisciplinary team. You'll provide specialist assessment and advice to patients with cardiac conditions, ensuring health education and promotion programmes meet individual needs. You'll also help redesign the service using best evidence, keeping patient-centred care at the heart of delivery, while maintaining budgetary control and activity levels.
We're looking for someone with broad cardiology experience, excellent communication and organisational skills, and the ability to lead all aspects of the rehab programme. You must be a registered Nurse, Physiotherapist or Exercise Physiologist with a degree, ENB 998/Mentorship Module (or equivalent), and at least 5 years' experience in cardiology or cardiovascular exercise management.
In return, we offer strong managerial support and a commitment to your professional development. We expect all staff to live our values: being excellent, kind, responsible and respectful.
To develop, manage and monitor the Cardiac Prevention and Rehabilitation service.
Line management of specialist nurses and admin team.
To provide specialist nursing assessments and advise patients with cardiac conditions.
To facilitate and participate in the redesign of the service as required based on best evidence and patient needs.
A wide range of staff benefits are available to our staff including staff development, enrolment in the NHS pension scheme, auto-enrolment to our Temporary Workforce Service, access to nurseries at EDGH and Conquest, staff restaurants and on-site staff accommodation.
In addition to an internal Occupational Health department, all staff also have access to free psychological support through our confidential Employee Assistance Programme which is available to staff 24 hours a day 7 days a week. Onsite parking is available from only £30 a year.
There has never been a better time to join East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust, submit your application today.
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If you have any questions about this position please do not hesitate to contact us.