We seek nurses with passion and commitment who hold patient experience and care at the heart of their nursing practice and share our organisational values. In return we offer you day to day support along with excellent training and a real commitment to your personal development plan with opportunities for continued professional development and study.

To conduct a full nursing and holistic assessment specific toCoronary Heart Disease (CHD) assimilating complex information requiring analysis and interpretation in order to take appropriate action to help avoid worsening symptoms and subsequent hospital admission. This includes assessment of social circumstances, on-going patient management and health education, which includes medication and lifestyle advice.

You will be joining a supportive and friendly team who are committed to delivering quality care. We encouraged personal development and will aim to provide the resources to meet your learning and development goals.

Main duties of the job

We are looking for a highly motivated, enthusiastic nurse with proven specialist knowledge and experience to join our growing team!

This is an exciting opportunity to improve the clinical outcomes and quality of life for our service users who have recently received treatment for their coronary artery disease (CAD). Our role involves being able to act as a clinical expert for our primary and secondary health care teams and effective liaison with other community health care professionals. We are seeking those with a high level of knowledge of cardiovascular disease (CVD) in order to provide clinical expertise in providing all aspects of coronary heart disease management, including audit and development of the service.

About us

At Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust, we are supportive of the people we care for in the community and aim to provide a fully responsive service to everyone who needs it. This is the same approach we take for our employees. We look to value the skills and experiences of those we work with, whether they are service users, carers, families or those looking to work with us.

Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust is part of the NHS. We treat NHS patients according to NHS principles and standards. The difference is the Trust is accountable to local people, rather than to Government, and so we are able to work closely with our community to develop services in the way that best suits the needs of local people.

Our Staff Survey results showed people at our Trust feel they are engaged, part of a team and work for a compassionate and inclusive organisation.

Our overall scores were better than average in eight of nine themes and level in one - the best overall results for a community, mental health and learning disabilities Trust in the south west and first equal amongst all sector NHS providers within the region too.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Gloucestershire Health and Care is committed to embedding and providing personalised care through all of its services as part of our high-quality care strategy. The purpose of personalised care is to empower people to lead the lives they want to live. Personalised care starts with a conversation with people about what matters to them. It builds on what people can do, as well as addressing their health needs. Including new ways of working and delivering care, emphasising that we need to make effective use of the full range of our peoples skills and experience to deliver the best possible patient care. So we want to know What Matters to You and that you will share our values and join us on this very important journey.

The qualification, training & experience requirements for the role are underlined in the Job Description/Person Specification.Please refer to the Additional Information attachment before submitting your application.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Degree/diploma in Nursing
• Registered Nurse with the NMC

Desirable

• Evidence of formal post registration learning in cardiac field.
• The post holder will have sufficient knowledge acquired through (informal and formal) specialist training in order to be able to manage a caseload of clients with complex needs.

Experience

Essential

• Experience of working with people with long term conditions.
• Experience in supervising / mentoring others.
• Experience in presenting/teaching in a group setting.

Desirable

• Clinical educator training completed.

Other requirements

Essential

• Ability to work flexibly between the hours of 8.30am and 7pm Monday to Friday to deliver future service.
• Current valid driving licence & access to car.
• Able to manage the physical demands of the role including setting up of a practical and / or education session independently.

Desirable

• Knowledge of national exercise guidelines for patients with Coronary Heart Disease.

Employer details

Employer name

Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Southgate Moorings

2 Kimbrose Way

Gloucester

GL1 3DB

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327-24-708