We are looking for an experienced, motivated and enthusiastic team player to join our friendly, dynamic progressive heart failure and Cardiac Rehabilitation Team covering Barnet and Chase Farm hospitals.

This role will involve identifying, supporting and delivering high quality cardiac rehabilitation in line with the commissioning pack to patients following Myocardial Infarction, Cardiac Surgery, coronary angioplasty, Heart Failure and a range of other cardiac conditions and procedures. You will be expected to engage in the facilitation of the outpatient exercise and information programme (based at the Barnet Hospital, Chase farm Hospital and community sites), clinical consultations and be responsible for data collection using the NACR database for cardiac rehabilitation. Working and communicating well within a small team and across acute and primary care regarding cardiac rehabilitation will be essential.

Main duties of the job

This role will involve identifying, supporting and delivering high quality cardiac rehabilitation in line with the commissioning pack to patients following Myocardial Infarction, Cardiac Surgery, coronary angioplasty, Heart Failure and a range of other cardiac conditions and procedures. You will be expected to engage in the facilitation of the outpatient exercise and information programme (based at the Barnet Hospital, Chase farm Hospital and community sites), clinical consultations and be responsible for data collection using the NACR database for cardiac rehabilitation. Working and communicating well within a small team and across acute and primary care regarding cardiac rehabilitation will be essential.

About us

Our trust has around 10,000 staff serving 1.6 million patients. It comprises Barnet Hospital, Chase Farm Hospital, the Royal Free Hospital and more than 30 services in the community. This larger scale organisation provides an unprecedented opportunity for us to continue our pioneering work, particularly in finding ways to deliver even better care to our patients.

Our mission is to deliver world class care and expertise in our clinical services, underpinned by world class teaching and research and we will continue to measure our progress against our five governing objectives: excellent outcomes, excellent patient and staff experience, excellent value for taxpayers' money, being safe and meeting our external duties, and building a strong organisation.

Everyone is welcome at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust. We're proud of our diversity and we continue to undertake new initiatives to advance equality for LGBT+, BME, gender equality, staff carers and people with disabilities and lived experiences to promote good relations and understanding between our staff.

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Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for more details and main responsibilities.

Person Specification

Education & professional Qualifications

Essential

• Registered Nurse

Desirable

• Post Registration Cardiology qualification
• Counselling

Others

Essential

• Current Driving license/own transport

Royal Free World Class Values

Essential

• Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust Values

Experience

Essential

• Cardiology experience

Desirable

• Working Independently
• Clinical Audit

Skills and aptitudes

Essential

• Good communication skills written and verbal
• Can work well with multi-disciplinary team
• IT skills
• Flexible approach to work
• Time management skills under pressure
• Friendly and approachable
• Eager to learn

Personal Qualities & attributes

Essential

• Empathetic listener
• Strong interpersonal Skills.
• Self-motivated and able to motivate others.
• Caring attitude

Employer details

Employer name

Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Barnet Hospital

Wellhouse Lane

Barnet

EN5 3DJ

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391-RFL-6593439