Job overview
To assess, diagnose, plan and develop specialised rehabilitation programmes for patients referred to the Active Programmes team.
To supervise/train inexperienced nurses/assistants/students working within the service.
Deliver individualised cardiovascular programmes of care (for example phase 2, Heart Failure Angina, AF) using in-community programmes, or by self-directed manuals (where appropriate) or digital solutions or home visits.
Deliver individualised pulmonary rehabilitation programmes following assessment to ensure continuity of service provision to all patients referred to Active Programmes.
To use continuous assessment to evaluate treatment outcomes and adjust treatment plans accordingly, appropriately referring to other agencies to meet patients’ needs and promote integration of services.
Main duties of the job
1. Assess, plan, implement and evaluate individualised programmes of care.
2. To receive and communicate complex, sensitive or contentious information to patients and carers, who may have barriers to understanding eg dysphasic, complex mental health problems, to maximise rehabilitation potential and to ensure understanding of conditions.
3. To have expert verbal and non-verbal communication skills of motivation, explanation and reassurance to agree and gain co-operation of patients and carers in their treatment programmes.
4. To provide spontaneous and planned advice, teaching and instruction to relatives, carers and other professionals, to promote understanding of the aims of rehabilitation and to ensure a consistent approach to patient care and treatment e.g. moving and handling.
5. To provide nursing advice, teaching and training to other members of the MDT regarding the management of patients and the role of nursing.
6. To train, supervise and performance manage junior staff, senior assistants and assistants and students in a clinical, professional and organisational capacity. This may include undertaking formal appraisal.
7. To assess capacity, gain valid informed consent and have the ability to work within a legal framework with patients who lack capacity to consent to treatment.
8. To be responsible for ensuring the effective selection and use of all treatment resources.
Working for our organisation
You will be working for an organisation which values and respects all its staff and the community it serves. The Trust is a leader in the NHS and research sectors and provides excellent benefits for its staff. This includes commitments to professional development but also many policies to support employees in balancing their personal and professional lives.
This vacancy is advertised on a fixed term contract basis for a period of 12 months due to the post being externally funded. The fixed term contract status of the post holder will be reviewed in accordance with the Trust's legal obligations regarding fixed term contracts taking into consideration the ongoing source of the external funding and the requirement for the post to be maintained.
Please also note any secondment must first be agreed with your current line manager.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details regarding this post.
When completing your application please ensure that you clearly demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
9. Registered General Nurse
10. Evidence of post basic education at Diploma/Degree level
11. Demonstrate commitment to continuous Professional Development
12. Evidence of relevant post graduate development in respiratory &/or cardiac care
13. Trained in Basic Life Support
14. To have completed the national practice assessor training or equivalent teaching and assessing qualification for those with ENB998.
Desirable criteria
15. Degree in health related subject
16. ENB qualification or equivalent
17. Immediate Life Support trained
18. Postgraduate Certificate
Experience
Essential criteria
19. Post-registration experience and experience in managing respiratory, cardiology /cardiac conditions
20. Experience of supervising / managing / developing Pre- registration nurses
21. Experience of Audit
Desirable criteria
22. Experience in delivering cardiac or pulmonary rehabilitation
23. Experience of working in community setting (pre or post registration)
24. Involvement in research
25. Experience or involvement in service development
Further Training
Essential criteria
26. Knowledge of the principles of Clinical Governance and its application
Special Skills/Aptitudes
Essential criteria
27. Knowledge of National Guidelines for cardiac and pulmonary rehab
28. Specialist understanding of cardiac / respiratory conditions, pathways and interventional procedures
29. Commitment to professional Development
30. Excellent interpersonal skills
31. Analytical Clinical assessment, treatment and diagnostic skills relevant to this clinical area
32. Ability to work independently as an autonomous practitioner
33. Ability to work flexibly and be responsive to the changing needs of the service
34. Ability to work collaboratively as part of an interdisciplinary team
35. Ability to pass on skills/ knowledge to others within both formal and informal environments
36. To have highly developed verbal and non-verbal communication skills of motivation, explanation and reassurance to agree and gain co-operation of patients and carers in their treatment programmes
37. Organisational skills to manage yourself and other supervised staff to contribute to service delivery
38. Computer Literate with excellent written and oral presentation skills
39. Ability to reflect and critically appraise own performance
40. Ability to work as part of a team understanding team dynamics
41. Ability to organise and respond effectively under pressure.
42. Ability to develop and maintain effective working relationships within the team and key external teams on the patient pathway
43. To have developed coping strategies to deal with the emotional nature of the work
44. Excellent time management skills with ability to manage a demanding workload and priorities effectively
45. Ability to work on own initiative
Other
Essential criteria
46. Due to the requirement to undertake home visits, the post holder is required to be either a car driver with a valid driving licence
47. Motivation, enthusiasm, confidence in and commitment to nursing practice
48. Willingness to work flexibly including working outside of traditional normal working hours in accordance with service need.
Please note that in order to comply with the UK Government’s rules on Skilled Worker sponsorship, any applicants who do not meet the eligibility requirements or concessions on salary thresholds under the Skilled Worker visa will not be eligible to receive sponsorship from the Trust. Please keep this in mind when submitting your application. Further details on these concessions, and who qualifies for them, can be found here.
Candidates are advised to read the attached guidance on using AI technology. When you complete your application, you are required to declare that the information in your application form is true and complete. The personal statement is exactly that; personal.
When selecting to apply via NHS Jobs, you will be redirected to our preferred recruitment system called Trac. You will be asked to create and submit your application via the Trac recruitment system.
You will not be able to track the progress of your application or receive messages through the NHS Jobs website, and furthermore, as an employer, we will not be able to respond to any e-mails sent to us via the NHS Jobs website. All communications should be sent via your Trac system account.
If you are offered employment at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals your information will be transferred from the Trac recruitment system into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system. In addition, in submitting an application form, you authorise our Trust to confirm any previous NHS service details via the ESR IAT process should you be appointed.
Please note, all communication regarding your application will be made via email sent via the Trac recruitment system, please ensure you check your junk/spam folders as emails are sometimes filtered there.
The Trust is committed to its obligations in accordance with the Equality Act 2010, and we positively encourage applications from all sections of the community. Should you require any assistance in applying for the position please contact the General or Medical Human Resources Departments on the number identified on the NHS Jobs page for the organisation.
Job Share applicants are welcome for all full time posts unless indicated but cannot be guaranteed. In addition for Fixed Term Contracts, internal secondments may be considered, please seek the approval of your current line manager before applying for the position.
All employment with the Trust is subject to a number of NHS Employment Checks being met to a satisfactory standard including verification of identity, eligibility to work in the United Kingdom, references and qualifications in addition to professional registration, a disclosure and barring records check and occupational health check if these are deemed to be a requirement for the position to be undertaken.
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Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
49. AP B6 Nurse JD (PDF, 360.6KB)
50. PS (PDF, 40.5KB)
51. Candidate Application Best Practice Guide - please read before completing your application (PDF, 236.3KB)
52. Information for Candidates (PDF, 496.3KB)
53. Getting to Work at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals (PDF, 501.0KB)
54. Applicants - How We Use Your Information (PDF, 87.4KB)
55. Policy Statement on the Recruitment of Ex-Offenders (PDF, 124.0KB)
56. Staff Benefits (PDF, 2.7MB)
57. A Guide to Using Artificial Intelligence and With Your Personal Statement (PDF, 163.6KB)
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Further details / informal visits contact
NameElisabeth JohnsonJob titleCardiac Community Nurse Team LeaderEmail addresslis.johnson@nhs.netTelephone number0114 3078260Additional information
Ursula Freeman
Pulmonary Rehabilitation Clinical Lead
ursula.freeman@nhs.net