Band 6 Cardiac Rehabilitation Specialist Nurse Practitioner
30 HOURS PER WEEK – Permanent
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 6 Specialist Nurse Practitioner to join the Cardiac Rehabilitation Team. The post holder will be required to work over 4 days.
We offer a comprehensive Cardiac rehabilitation programme both in hospital and in local leisure centres throughout the county. You would be joining a friendly, flexible team of Nurses and Exercise Physiologists, caring for people who have a diagnosis of Myocardial Infarction, Acute Coronary Syndrome, Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery and Heart Failure.
The working base will be at the John Radcliffe but will involve travel across the county as required to meet the needs of the service. The use of a car is essential.
We are looking for a dynamic, caring and compassionate nurse with excellent communication skills, an ability to work independently and demonstrable evidence of professional development.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate must be able to demonstrate extensive experience of working within a cardiac environment and the care of patients who have had a myocardial infarction. You will also have experience of caring for patients who have a range of cardiac diagnosis including heart failure, ICD’s and cardiac surgery.
The post has a strong patient and health promotion focus to support patients and their families through a pathway of care from presentation (e.g., diagnosis or cardiac event), identification for eligibility, referral, and assessment through to long-term management. This includes nursing assessment, individual patient goal setting, supporting the patient to help them achieve their individual goals by self-care management techniques, psychological intervention, and patient group education sessions. In collaboration with the Exercise Physiologists, you will be required to play a lead role in the supervised phase III exercise programmes to the above groups of patients. You will be required to mentor students and post-registration health professionals and support the Cardiac Rehabilitation Manager as required.
Person specification
* Education - Registered nurse part 1 or 8 or 12 or 15 of register (depending on area of practice)
* First degree in nursing, midwifery (HEI Level 5 or 6) or equivalent
* Demonstrable post graduate level working in cardiac care & Cardiac Nurse experience
* Teaching / Assessment/ Mentoring qualification. Previous experience of formal/informal teaching of patients and staff.
* ILS/ALS
* Knowledge - Demonstrates up to date knowledge in cardiac rehab
* Evidence of being able to work across organisational boundaries (primary MDT/communication)
* Skills - Confident in own knowledge base, aware of learning needs and seeks guidance when appropriate
* Able to critically review and communicate clinical information. To be able to organise own workload
* Demonstrates skilled written and verbal communication skills (inc digital/IT skills)
* Previous experience in audit and evaluation
* Must be able to drive and have access to a car: Be flexible in changing working locations at short notice
* Evidence of professional development and willingness to extend scope of practice.
* Knowledge - Experience of applying research evidence to clinical practice.
* Leadership: Demonstrates leadership, and understanding of wider service provision and impact
COVID-19: The COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course our patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. While COVID-19 vaccination is not a condition of employment, we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated.
Next Steps: Please make sure that you read the job description and person specification, and that your supporting statement reflects this as your application will be judged against these criteria. Candidates selected for interview will be contacted after the short-listing process, usually within 2 weeks.
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