Cardiac Rehabilitation Nurse

Job overview

Closing Date: 22/10/24 (this may change dependent on response)

Shortlisting to take place in the week following closing date:  commencing 23/10/24

Interview expected to take place in the week following shortlisting:  commencing 28/10/24

Most attractive aspect of the Post:  The post  offers the successful candidate a chance of caseload management in a community setting. Working one to one with patients referred into the service the successful candidate will benefit from being part of a forward thinking dynamic team working towards the goals and outcome measures of the commissioning pack for Cardiac Rehabilitation.

The post holds many development opportunities and offers a chance to manage an autonomous caseload and plan care around patient centered goals

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will work the hours over 5 days, Monday to Friday, and manage a caseload of cardiac rehabilitation patients within the community setting. The service is home visit / clinic  based. You will also work on the ward providing stage 0- 1  of the commissioning pack pathway & in community exercise classes.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• Two   years post registration experience, 1 of which must be in recent CVD  care
• Understanding of the Commissioning guide for Cardiac Rehabilitation
• Clinical Governance awareness.
• Participation in Clinical supervision.
• Demonstrate leadership skills.
• Demonstrate level of self awareness, strengths and weaknesses.
• Clinical assessment skills
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Able to work on own initiative
• Good time management skills
• Ability to delegate, supervise and support colleagues
• Negotiation / influencing skills
• Ability to manage conflict professionally
• Ability to give and accept constructive criticism
• Assertiveness
• Change management skills
• Experience of implementing research based practice
• Audit and research awareness
• Presentation skills
• Experience of project management
• Ability to network as appropriate
• To maintain accurate records, both written and electronic.
• Manage risk and report incidents as appropriate and in accordance with the trust reporting mechanism.