Job overview
Would you like to be part of a team that is friendly, motivated to improve patient care, and looking forward to the future?
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced, enthusiastic nurse to join our developing Community Cardiac Rehabilitation Team.
This Band 6 clinical nurse specialist role involves identifying, supporting and delivering high quality cardiac rehabilitation, in line with the commissioning pack, to patients following an acute cardiac event for a variety of cardiac conditions and procedures.
Being adaptable, innovative and hard working the successful candidate will be able to; perform appropriate clinical assessments/ consultations, engage in the facilitation of the Heart Manual, co-ordinate and take part in the outpatient exercise and education programmes and will be responsible for accurate data collection using the NACR database. Excellent and effective communication skills across various platforms (written, oral and virtual) are essential. There will be a requirement work across various sites.
Most importantly, the candidate will want be part of a passionate, progressive team of nurses who are determined to improve and develop services for our patients in this ever changing, challenging environment. We offer flexible working patterns, including working from home, health centre and hospital.
Please ensure you have permission from your current line manager if applying for this secondment opportunity.
Main duties of the job
1. To be responsible for the management of a defined caseload, providing specialist, evidence based nursing care for patients with a range of Cardiac conditions.
2. Undertake clinical assessments as required, with accuracy, using appropriate decision making skills.
3. Assess, plan, implement and evaluate care and treatments using specialist clinical knowledge and skills, advising patients and relatives as appropriate.
4. Organise own clinical workload.
5. Refer patients as appropriate to other members of the multi-disciplinary team
6. Maintain accurate clinical and other records using the Trust’s documentation.
7. Support patients and their families, communicating sensitive condition related information and ensuring they receive required information to enable them to participate fully in their rehabilitation journey.
Working for our organisation
Trust Information Pack:
Our benefits
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 at interview stage.
·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.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
A full description of the role is available in the attachment: job description.
Please note that if a high number of applications are received this advert may close early. You are advised to submit your application at the earliest opportunity.
Working for the Trust
Across our organisation, people are guided by values that were co-developed with staff: we are kind; we are open; and we pursue excellence.
Our values play into our ambition to develop a more diverse workforce, truly representative of our communities. We welcome applications from everyone, while working with our Staff Networks - including our Race Equality, LGBTQ+, Disability and Carers Networks - to increase the number of applications we receive from different backgrounds. If there is anything we can do to make our application process more accessible to you, please contact: .
As part of seeking to become more inclusive, we will consider requests for flexible working from the start of your employment. It may not be suitable for every role, but we will try and be supportive where we can. We would encourage you to speak to the recruiting manager named within this advert to discuss any requirements you may have.
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Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
8. NMC Registered nurse
Desirable criteria
9. Working towards a degree/ post registration qualification
Experience and knowledge
Essential criteria
10. Experience at band 5 or equivalent within cardiology / cardiac services
Skills and attributes
Essential criteria
11. Flexibility, adaptable, capable of lateral thinking
Aptitude and personal qualities
Essential criteria
12. Team player