At Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust, we aim to reflect our values in everything we do - Kindness, Integrity, Teamwork and Equality. So if you’re looking for an interesting and rewarding career in the NHS, where you can make a real difference to patients’ lives, Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust is the place for you.
“We are committed to providing the best possible levels of healthcare and we can only do this with the help of our incredible colleagues. We have a Strategy that is designed to empower, excite and mobilise everyone in the Trust behind a common purpose and that supports our cultural values of Kindness, Integrity, Teamwork and Equality.”
Main area: Cardiac Nurse Team
Grade: NHS AfC: Band 6
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Part time - 25.5 hours per week (3 days - 8.5 hrs)
Job ref: 421-LTUCC-1653C-A
Site: Harrogate Hospital
Town: Harrogate
Salary: £37,338 - £44,962 per annum (pro rata)
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 16/02/2025 23:59
Interview date: 03/03/2025
Job overview
This is an exciting role for a kind, enthusiastic, experienced nurse who is keen to join our cardiac nurse team at Harrogate District Hospital. We are looking for someone with cardiology experience both in hospital and community.
We are looking for someone who is keen, in addition to Cardiac Rehabilitation, to have an interest in supporting inpatients with heart failure and liaising closely with the community Heart Failure Specialist Nurses.
To provide support and education to patients admitted with arrhythmia to Harrogate District Hospital.
Main duties of the job
1. To deliver cardiac rehabilitation to patients from the Harrogate and Rural District in both the hospital and community as part of the integrated cardiac rehabilitation team.
2. To provide support and education for patients admitted with heart failure with complex health needs to Harrogate District Hospital.
3. To provide support and education to patients admitted with arrhythmia to Harrogate District Hospital.
Working for our organisation
Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust (HDFT) cares for the population in Harrogate and the local area, as well as across North Yorkshire, Leeds, and parts of the North East.
At HDFT we provide outstanding care to both our patients and our staff and we value Kindness, Integrity, Teamwork, and Equality. If you’re looking for an interesting and rewarding career in the NHS, where you can make a real difference to patients’ lives, HDFT could be the place for you!
We offer colleagues:
* A supportive culture so colleagues can bring their whole selves to work.
* Staff Recognition - as well as regular appraisals, we recognise achievements with our Making a Difference & Team of the Month Awards, along with annual Colleague Recognition Awards.
* Employee Support and wellbeing – we offer a wide range of staff benefits including an Employee Assistance Programme, counselling service and a fast-track Physiotherapy service.
Please note:
* Due to high levels of interest, posts may close early if we reach a sufficient number of applications.
* Visa sponsorship is only available for certain roles. Please ensure the role you are interested in meets the criteria for a visa before submitting your application.
* Please also be aware that the Trust does not offer relocation packages for Agenda for Change roles.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
1. To assess, plan, implement and evaluate a programme of Cardiac Rehabilitation as per NICE Guidelines and in line with BACPR standards to cardiac patients in primary and secondary care across the Harrogate and Rural District.
2. To work independently and in conjunction with other members of the team to deliver this high-quality service to patients following cardiac surgery, ACS or PCI through face-to-face consultations and by telephone both in the hospital and in the community.
3. To support in-patients with heart failure with often complex health needs in Harrogate District Hospital in terms of information, education and management and onward referral to community heart failure nurse team.
Person specification
Essential and desirable
* NMC registration
* Educated to degree level
* 2 years post registration experience with some cardiology nursing experience
* Full driving license and use of car for community work in order to meet service needs
* Medical prescribing- willingness to work towards
* Degree modules in Cardiac rehabilitation, cardiac care and heart failure
* Experience of teaching and presenting at meetings
* Advanced knowledge of cardiac conditions
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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.
Name: Clare Mills
Job title: Lead Nurse for the Cardiac Nurse Team
Email address: clare.mills@nhs.net
Telephone number: 01423 553355
Additional information
Clare Mills
Lead Cardiac Rehabilitation Specialist Nurse
Tel: 01423 553355
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