Main area Nursing and Midwifery Grade Band 6
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Part time - 30 hours per week (Over 4 days)
Job ref: 362-A-24-6884564
Employer: Stockport NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Cardiac Rehabilitation
Town: Stockport
Salary: £37,338 - £44,962 pro rata per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 15/01/2025 23:59
Cardiac Rehabilitation Nurse
Band 6
Stockport NHS Foundation Trust
There are lots of good reasons to choose to come and work at Stockport NHS Foundation Trust. A dynamic integrated Trust with integrity and vision. Exactly the same qualities you’ll see in yourself.
Our values ‘We Care, We Respect, We Listen’ are at the heart of everything we do, and come from our promise: ‘Making a difference every day.’
Job overview
We have an exciting opportunity for a Cardiac Rehabilitation Nurse to join the Stepping Hill Hospital Cardiac Rehabilitation Service. The post holder will work within the multi-disciplinary team flexibly, to assist in the delivery of a high-quality service, providing expert support and advice to patients with Coronary Heart Disease or post Cardiac Surgery.
Main duties of the job
* Provide specialist nursing assessment, advice, rehabilitation, support, information and development of evidence-based care pathways for patients following an ACS event or cardiac surgery.
* Be professional, legally responsible and accountable for all aspects of your own work.
* Ensure a high standard of clinical care, for the patients under your management, and support more junior staff to do the same.
* Undertake all aspects of clinical duties as an autonomous practitioner.
* Case manage patients and own clinical workload.
* Provide telephone support to patients upon discharge from acute care.
* Undertake a comprehensive assessment of cardiac patients by using investigative and analytical skills to formulate individual management and treatment plans.
* Provide counselling, goal setting on risk factor modification and interpretation of clinical information (e.g., Echocardiogram reports) to enable risk stratification for appropriate delivery of care.
* Supervise the Cardiac Rehabilitation exercise programme alongside the Exercise Specialist.
* Provide group education to patients attending the supervised classes.
* Communicate efficiently and effectively with the wider MDT, Consultants and GP’s.
* Work in line with the BACPR (British Association for Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation) Standards and Core Components.
Person specification
Education
* NMC Registration
* Evidence of highly developed specialist knowledge in the field of cardiology
* Specific training in coronary care or cardiology
* Evidence of recent CPD
Knowledge
* Good knowledge of Cardiology and cardiac rehabilitation
* Knowledge of the management and treatment of the cardiac patient, locally and nationally
* Knowledge of the BACPR Standards and Core Components for Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation
* Clinical reasoning skills
* Clinical audit
* ILS Certified & Defibrillator training
* Excellent knowledge of specialty
Experience
* Ability to work independently
* Use of motivational interviewing skills and assessing stage of behaviour change
* Working within a multidisciplinary team
* Working with multiple cardiac conditions, including heart failure
Skills and abilities
* Able to manage time
* Able to problem solve
* Understanding of clinical governance and its implications for services including experience of quality issues and audit
* Ability to comprehend and work within the Trust’s policies of data protection, equal opportunities and health and safety and meet the differing needs of patients
* Flexible
* Able to work on own initiative without constant supervision
* Up to date in professional practice and new research
Applicants are encouraged to read the documents attached to this vacancy before applying, including the job description and person specification and the information for applicants which includes useful information to assist you in completing your application.
From time to time we may need to close a vacancy early when in receipt of a sufficient number of applications. If you are interested in this post and wish to be considered, we strongly advise you to complete and submit your application as soon as possible.
Please note that all correspondence will be via your NHS Jobs account. Unfortunately we are not able to acknowledge each application. If you do not hear from us within four weeks of the closing date, please consider that you have not been shortlisted on this occasion.
Stockport NHS Foundation Trust is committed to promoting and championing a culture of diversity, fairness and equality for all applicants and employees. Applications are welcomed from all backgrounds and we strive to reflect the community we serve in our diverse workforce.
#J-18808-Ljbffr