Community Cardiac Rehabilitation Worker

2 weeks ago


Newcastle upon Tyne, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Full time

Job summary

Band 3 Community Cardiac Rehabilitation Worker

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Community Cardiac Rehabilitation worker to join our motivated, enthusiastic Community Cardiology team working in the home exercise programme.

The post involves visiting patients in their own homes to facilitate individualised exercise programmes for patients post Myocardial Infarction, PCI, cardiac surgery and for patients with heart failure. An exercise programme is prescribed by our Band 7 physiotherapist; the successful candidate will support, motivate and deliver this programme.

Clinical supervision and support will be provided to the post holder.

Applicants must be a car driver with full use of their own car and will require business insurance.

Interview date: 13th June 2024 37 hours 30 minutes /week You will be redirected to Trac to apply for the vacancy. Please expand the job details section and read all of the information before applying for the vacancy.

Main duties of the job

To assist the Registered Nurses and Physiotherapists and work autonomously in providing high quality patient care within the Community Setting. Checking baseline observations, signs and symptoms prior to delivering the prescribed, individualised exercise plan and set goals. The job includes covering cardiac rehabilitation phase 3 group work at four Centres across the City alongside a Cardiology Specialist Nurse as required. Car Driver is essential. Ongoing support, clinical supervision and the relevant training will be provided

About us

Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the busiest, largest and most successful teaching NHS foundation trusts in the country, we have around 16,000 staff and an annual income of £1 billion.

We have a long history of providing high quality care, clinical excellence, and innovation in medical research regionally, nationally and internationally.

We're also proud to be the second largest provider of specialised services in the country. This means we support people with a range of rare and complex medical, surgical and neurological conditions, cancers and genetic orders.

Our staff oversee around 2 million patients 'contacts' each year, delivering high standards of healthcare.

Please see attached information on what Staff Benefits we have to offer at our Trust.

We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and recognise the benefit in providing an inclusive environment. We value and respect the diversity of our employees and aim to recruit a workforce which reflects the communities we serve, and is equipped to deliver the best service to our patients. We welcome all applications irrespective of people's race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups.

Job description

Job responsibilities

To abide by Trust policies and procedures To assist the Registered Nurses or other registered health care practitioners in providing high quality patient care within a community setting and in patients own homes Maintain patients privacy and dignity at all times Be an effective part of the multi-disciplinary team contributing to the departmental objectives Continue to develop and maintain competencies in nursing tasks to maintain high quality safe care To work with a physiotherapist and nursing staff to deliver exercise programmes in the patients home and community venues To provide cover for the cardiac rehabilitation centre group classes in the absence of the band 4 fitness instructor.

As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.

Please note it is a requirement of The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust that all successful candidates who require a DBS for the post they have been offered pay for their DBS method of payment is a salary deduction from your first months pay.

Person Specification

KNOWLEDGE

Essential

Ability to maintain and improve knowledge, skills and competence to ensure high standards of patient care. Ability to carry out routine elements of assessment to enhance the patient / client journey, following an initial assessment by a registered practitioner Ability to meet basic care needs of patients Understanding of confidentiality

Desirable

Understanding of basic safeguarding

SKILLS

Essential

Basic IT skills Ability to be responsible for own development, identifying training needs, set personal objectives and attend appropriate training as agreed by line manager. Ability to initiate emergency action when required Cardiac arrest, Fire. Car driver / owner

Desirable

Venepuncture skills Competent in blood pressure monitoring

EXPERIENCE

Essential

Ability to plan, prioritise own and delegated work tasks and activities. Previous experience / consolidation of practice as a HCA (evidence of knowledge attained at level 3 using the Qualifications and Credit Framework)

Desirable

Previous experience within speciality

QUALIFICATIONS

Essential

NVQ Level 3 in appropriate subject (or on pathway) or equivalent qualification / experience Good literacy and numeracy skills

Desirable

Chair based exercise qualification Level 3 Exercise to Music qualification BACPR Completion of a Trust or other HCA development programme

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