Band 6 Cardiac Health and Rehabilitation Nurse

4 weeks ago


Twickenham, United Kingdom Hounslow and Richmond Community Healthcare NHS Trust Full time

Community healthcare is unlike any other part of the NHS. It’s personalised care that helps people to retain their independence. It’s the NHS at its best and the difference you make is truly tangible.

Our colleagues often describe us as a family, and we know how important that sense of belonging and support is when you start a new job. Our preceptorship programme is second to none hence the award and logo. It’s simple - happy, engaged staff provide better services. In 2018, we were named  ‘Best Place to Work for Employee Satisfaction’  by the Nursing Times. The same year, we won the Workforce category at the HSJ Awards. In the latest NHS Staff Survey results 2020, we had the best response rate amongst community trusts nationally.

We are the top community trust in the country on the theme Quality of care for the third year. We had the highest percentage of staff who felt they are able to deliver the care they aspire to and are satisfied with the quality of care they give to patients or service users. 

Job overview

Working across the Borough of Hounslow and Richmond as our classes and clinics are at different locations requiring travelling between sites.

Experience and skills required;

Significant relevant post registration experience in cardiology with evidence of continued professional development. Experience and/or a keen interest and understanding in the rehabilitation of cardiac patients and of those with chronic conditions. Excellent communication skills, be organised, a good team player and have time management skills to work under pressure alongside other members of the team. Work autonomously and be able to make decisions

Please note: Part time and Full time consider for this role.

Main duties of the job

Independently perform advanced assessments of patients with diverse presentations and complex physical and psychological needs and deliver an individualised and specialised treatment programme of care. Undertake all aspects of clinical duties as an autonomous practitioner with freedom to act on own interpretation of data without direct supervision. Use evidence-based principles/current best practice to assess, plan, implement and evaluate interventions ensuring a high-quality service and delivery of safe and effective outpatient clinics, exercise for patients with CVD and Heart Health Education Sessions in accordance with best practice. Consolidate and develop knowledge and skills through participation in continuous professional development (CPD). Assist in the supervision, education and assessment/competence of students as required. This would be to a graduate standard and involve working with universities to ensure standard of practice and teaching meets the standards set by degree level qualification. Contribute to providing expert clinical practice as well as contributing to the continuing development of the service.

Working for our organisation

Community healthcare is unlike any other part of the NHS. It’s personalised care that helps people to retain their independence. It’s the NHS at its best and the difference you make is truly tangible.

Our colleagues often describe us as a family, and we know how important that sense of belonging and support is when you start a new job. It’s simple - happy, engaged staff provide better services.

In 2018, we were named  ‘Best Place to Work for Employee Satisfaction’  by the Nursing Times. The same year, we won the Workforce category at the HSJ Awards.

In the latest NHS Staff Survey results 2020, we had the best response rate amongst community trusts nationally.

We are the top community trust in the country on the theme Quality of care for the third year. We had the highest percentage of staff who felt they are able to deliver the care they aspire to and are satisfied with the quality of care they give to patients or service users. If you enjoy a challenge and want to go home each day knowing you made a difference, you will thrive in our organisation.

Infection Control

As an NHS Trust we strongly encourage and support vaccination uptake as this remains the best line of defence against COVID19.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

***Please see the attached supporting document which contains more information about the role in the job description and person specification***

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

NMC Registration Post registration qualification in cardiology/ related subject

Desirable criteria

Member of BACPR ENB 998 or equivalent

Experience

Essential criteria

Minimum 2 years post registration experience in cardiology/ cardiothoracic Evidence of CPD Delivering Health Promotion to individuals and/or groups – virtual and face to face Experience of auditing and evaluating clinical nursing care

Desirable criteria

Teaching experience Postgraduate experience in CH&R Attendance at BACPR Courses Experience in service development Understanding of working in the community

Skills

Essential criteria

Able to demonstrate a commitment to the HRCH values (Care, Respect, Communication) Ability to work independently Able to organise and prioritise workload Ability to pass on skills/knowledge to others Able to work within a multidisciplinary team Good IT skills to include NHS systems, Microsoft packages Good interpersonal skills Forward thinking Commitment to personal and team development Research awareness Confidence and Motivation

Knowledge

Essential criteria

Knowledge of Cardiac Rehabilitation programmes and secondary prevention Knowledge of national policies & directives that impact on service delivery (CHD, NSF, NICE) Understanding of the principles of health promotion

Other

Essential criteria

Flexibility to change with change in service demand Able to carry out moderate to intense physical effort throughout the working day and carry out concurrent activities Card Driver

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The closing date given is a guide only. There may be occasions where we have to close a vacancy once a sufficient amount of applications have been received. It is therefore advisable that you submit your application as early as possible.

Applicants are advised to check their email accounts regularly. If you are successful at the shortlisting stage we will contact you via TRAC email. Please continue to check your emails and also your TRAC account for correspondence. You must confirm your attendance to interview as soon as possible, failure to do so will result in your interview being cancelled. If you have not been contacted within 4 weeks of the closing date you should assume you have not been shortlisted.

Hounslow & Richmond Community Healthcare NHS Trust (HRCH) uses TRUSTID identification scanning technology to confirm the authenticity of key documents such as Passports, Driving Licenses etc. It is a condition of appointment that all prospective employees of HRCH have their original documents verified using this TRUSTID.

Please ensure you provide work email addresses for your referees where possible.

Hounslow & Richmond Community Healthcare NHS Trust is committed to being an equal opportunities employer and in order to reflect the diversity of its population, positively encourages applications from all areas of the community. We aim to be a representative organisation with regards to age, disability, ethnicity, gender, beliefs and sexual orientation and are fully committed to equality, diversity and human rights and encourage applications from all sections of the community including users of mental health services.

Please note that this post is subject to a 3 month probationary period. If you currently hold a contract of employment with Hounslow and Richmond Community Healthcare Trust, this will not apply.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.


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