Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust
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.
About Us
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.
Job 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
* RGN
* Educated to degree level
* 2 years post-registration experience with some cardiology nursing experience
* Full driving license and use of a car for community work
* Non-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
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.
Salary: £37,338 to £44,962 per annum (pro rata)
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