County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest integrated care providers in England, serving a population of around 600,000 people. We are a high performing organisation with a track record of success. These 2 posts offer an exciting opportunity for a suitably qualified and experienced Nurse to work within the Specialist Coronary Heart Disease & Heart Failure Team based at the Greenhouse in Annfield Plain. The post covers core hours of 09:00-17:00 Monday-Friday with currently no weekend working although that may change in the future.
Main duties of the job
The successful applicant will be primarily caring for patients with coronary heart disease (CHD) referred into the service following acute events eg myocardial infarction and planned procedures eg elective PCI. They will also be expected to support the Heart Failure Specialist Nurses reviewing and caring for heart failure (HF) patients.
They will be directly involved in delivering cardiac rehabilitation, to both CHD and HF patients, alongside the exercise facilitators.
There will be an opportunity for professional development to, if necessary, gain clinical skills qualification and NMP.
Care is delivered in the patients own home and in clinic/community venues around Easington.
Job responsibilities
The job entails offering nursing care, support and monitoring to patients with cardiovascular disease and heart failure. It involves delivering cardiac rehabilitation both face to face in classes and home based (heart manuals and/or digital). It involves support to optimise treatments prescribed following diagnosis and monitoring effects. It involves education and support around lifestyle issues and risk reduction. Training in cardiac rehabilitation delivery options eg REACH HF will be provided. The job entails independent travel around the Durham/Derwentside area with possible need to support other teams across the CDDFT footprint.
Person Specification
Statutory Registration
Essential
* Registered health professional registered with the NMC.
Special Requirements
Essential
* Able to travel independently around County Durham & Darlington.
* Flexible attitude to work.
* Able to safely move and handle loads.
Qualifications
Essential
* Registered Nurse.
* Professional knowledge acquired through degree or equivalent level of demonstrable professional knowledge/experience.
* Accredited cardiology course, or willingness to work towards.
* Knowledge / experience of cardiac rehabilitation.
Experience
Essential
* Up to date knowledge of professional practice.
* Knowledge of national and regional policies influencing cardiovascular disease.
* Evidence of team working.
Desirable
* Post registration experience of working with cardiac patients.
* Experience of working in a community setting.
* Experience of audit and/or service development/review.
Special Skills & Knowledge
Essential
* Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
* Good organisational and problem solving skills.
* Understand cardiovascular anatomy and function.
* Understand common cardiovascular pathophysiology and cardiac conditions.
* Knowledge of national and regional policies influencing cardiovascular disease.
* Ability to undertake holistic cardiovascular assessment and review or willingness to work towards.
* Good organisational and problem solving skills.
* Accurately record clinical data and understand their significance: BP, heart rate and rhythm, pulse, oximetry, and respiratory rate.
* Phlebotomy or willing to work towards.
* Evidence of team working and care planning.
* Ability to work independently and with minimal supervision.
* Ability to act alone in an emergency situation.
* Able to prioritise work on a daily basis to meet service demands.
* Confident in the use of email and basic IT skills.
* Understand use of health related questionnaires and patient reported outcome measures.
* Participates in and provides clinical supervision.
Desirable
* Understand benefits of non-pharmacological interventions for cardiovascular illnesses/conditions such as cardiac rehabilitation, smoking cessation interventions, healthy eating/weight management and exercise.
* Knowledge of self-management.
Employer details
Employer name
County Durham & Darlington NHS Foundation Trust
Address
The Greenhouse, Greencroft Industrial Park
Annfield Plain
Stanley
DH9 7XN
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