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Cardiac Rehabilitation Nurse - Based in North Tees and Hartlepool community working across the area.

Main duties of the job

Supporting patients post cardiac event, providing education and guidance on life style behaviours. Leading on and participating in Cardiac Rehabilitation Exercise classes and carrying out required exercise assessments.

About us

At North Tees & Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust our main priority is, and always will be, to provide safe and high quality care to our patients every day the kind of care we would want for ourselves and our loved ones. We want our organisation to be the best place to work with the right staff, in the right roles, at the right time, to ensure we deliver exceptional patient care and experience.

We will support staff through providing an inclusive and supportive workplace with health and well-being initiatives, staff benefits and opportunities for personal and professional development. Staff recognition is very important to us as well as performance reviews and appraisals, we recognise staff through Star and Team of the month, colleague recognition - a note of thanks, Managers Awards, Shining Stars and Service Awards.

We support the Making Every Contact Count approach to behaviour change in the promotion of health and wellbeing of individuals and communities.

We recruit for values and Together we are North Tees & Hartlepool

Job description

Job responsibilities

The post holder will be a nurse with cardiology experience who holds or is working towards clinical assessment skills and non-medical prescribing qualifications. Developing knowledge and skills of managing Cardiac Rehabilitation case load. They will work within a nurse- led team, contributing towards the provision of high-quality care to cardiology patients.

The main responsibilities of the role will relate to clinical expertise with an emphasis on initiating, performing and maintaining standards of clinical excellence. The post holder will be able to work within the multidisciplinary team. This will include the assessment, diagnosis, interpretation of results, management and review of cardiac patients, under the supervision of a cardiologist and lead/ cardiac rehabilitation specialist nurse

Most clinics are nurse- led and include the management of secondary prevention patients, Angina management, the post holder may also develop their skills to work within the nurse- led, Secondary Prevention Optimisation Clinics (PCI review clinics), Angina Management, assessing for commencement to cardiac rehabilitation exercise component, Health Education and Behavioural change, audit and research.

Person Specification

Short listing

Essential

• 2 Years post NMC qualification
• Cardiology Experience
• Fully qualified driver and access to vehicle
• Degree or evidence of working towards

Desirable

• Teaching Qualification
• Independent Non-medical prescribing
• Relevant Cardiac Rehabilitation course

Interview

Essential

• 2 years post NMC qualification
• Driver and access to vehicle
• Degree or working towards in relevant subject
• Cardiology Experience

Desirable

• Non-Medical Independant Prescribing
• BACPR Course
• Heart Manual Training
• Teaching Qualification

Employer details

Employer name

North Tees & Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Billingham Health Centre

58 Queensway

Billingham

TS23 2NP

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