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Cardiac Rehabilitation Nurse - Based in North Tees and Hartlepool community working across the area.
Main duties of the job
Supporting patients post cardiac event, providing education and guidance on lifestyle behaviours. Leading on and participating in Cardiac Rehabilitation Exercise classes and carrying out required exercise assessments.
About us
At North Tees & Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust our main priority is, and always will be, to provide safe and high quality care to our patients every day; the kind of care we would want for ourselves and our loved ones. We want our organisation to be the best place to work with the right staff, in the right roles, at the right time, to ensure we deliver exceptional patient care and experience.
We will support staff through providing an inclusive and supportive workplace with health and well-being initiatives, staff benefits and opportunities for personal and professional development. Staff recognition is very important to us; as well as performance reviews and appraisals, we recognise staff through Star and Team of the month, colleague recognition - a note of thanks, Managers Awards, Shining Stars and Service Awards.
We support the Making Every Contact Count approach to behaviour change in the promotion of health and wellbeing of individuals and communities.
We recruit for values and "Together we are North Tees & Hartlepool"
Job responsibilities
The post holder will be a nurse with cardiology experience who holds or is working towards clinical assessment skills and non-medical prescribing qualifications. Developing knowledge and skills of managing Cardiac Rehabilitation case load. They will work within a nurse-led team, contributing towards the provision of high-quality care to cardiology patients.
The main responsibilities of the role will relate to clinical expertise with an emphasis on initiating, performing and maintaining standards of clinical excellence. The post holder will be able to work within the multidisciplinary team. This will include the assessment, diagnosis, interpretation of results, management and review of cardiac patients, under the supervision of a cardiologist and lead/cardiac rehabilitation specialist nurse.
Most clinics are nurse-led and include the management of secondary prevention patients, Angina management. The post holder may also develop their skills to work within the nurse-led, Secondary Prevention Optimisation Clinics (PCI review clinics), Angina Management, assessing for commencement to cardiac rehabilitation exercise component, Health Education and Behavioural change, audit and research.
Person Specification
Short listing
* Fully qualified driver and access to vehicle
* Degree or evidence of working towards
* Teaching Qualification
* Independent Non-medical prescribing
Interview
* 2 years post NMC qualification
* Driver and access to vehicle
* Degree or working towards in relevant subject
* Non-Medical Independent Prescribing
* BACPR Course
* Heart Manual Training
* Teaching Qualification
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Cardiac Rehabilitation Specialist Nurse Lead
Salary: £37,338 to £44,962 a year pro rata per annum
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