Cardiac Rehab Nurse

Job summary

Locala Health and Wellbeing embraces diversity and inclusion and encourages applicants from people from all backgrounds with our ambition to have a workforce that represents the wider communities we live and work within, which you can support us to achieve.

We are an organisation that celebrates and values the individuality of our colleagues lived experiences and can adapt accordingly, recognising the value inclusivity brings when delivering equitable, high quality healthcare to our local communities. Where everyone feels valued, has the ability to develop, has flexible working opportunities, with a sense of belonging, supported by our Inclusivity Groups.

Locala is a Disability Confident employer and as such any disabled applicants who meets all the essential criteria are guaranteed to be invited to the assessment process.

Cardiac Rehabilitation Nurse Specialist

Band 6: £35,392 - £42,618

33.5 hours per week

Permanent

We are looking for a motivated and enthusiastic individual to join Locala's Cardiac Rehabilitation service with the existing team of experienced and dedicated professionals of Cardiac Nurse Specialists, Cardiac Specialist Physiotherapist, Exercise Physiologist, Health Care Assistant and Rehab Assistant to work as Cardiac Rehab Nurse Specialist Nurse role.

Main duties of the job

You will be providing care and management for patients diagnosed with coronary conditions and have had a cardiac intervention, supporting with lifestyle risk assessments, education around their cardiac event and working with the Therapy team in delivering tailored exercise and activity programs. You will work with our dedicated Locala Cardiology Specialist team as part of the service in Kirklees in Huddersfield.

We are looking to employ an experienced nurse with cardiology and cardiac rehab background, but If you are an experienced nurse and have a passionate interest and knowledge in cardiac conditions and exercise and activity, we would look at supporting a developmental role for Band 5 nurses who have leadership potential and are dedicated in providing motivational management and supporting patients with their cardiac condition.

Responsibilities:

• Utilising clinical assessment skills to provide cardiologyassessment of patients with complex needs.
• Utilise motivational communication techniques to assist in identifying lifestyle risks and assisting in behavioural change when indicated and maximise independence where possible.
• Contribute and implement care plans for patient and cares and other services including social care as appropriate.
• Co-ordinating and overseeing secondary prevention treatment
• Delivering community clinics and home visiting service
• Delivering cardiac rehabilitation exercise program, including delivery of educational sessions.

About us

• Act as a resource for advice and education within the primary care environment.

Skills/Education:

• Educated at or working towards degree level qualification.
• Post registration experience in specific cardiac conditions or willingness to gain experience.
• Experience/good knowledge of working in primary care.
• Worked with patients and significant others to support personal change management strategies.
• Evidence of good communication skills.
• Qualified registered nurse.
• Current NMC registration.
• ENB 998 or equivalent or working towards.

Please review the Job Description and Person Specification. For further information, please contact Sharon Stockdale, team leader atsharon.stockdale@locala.org.ukor on Team telephone 0303 330 9605.

Just a few of the benefits you can enjoy:-

• Flexible working-We are committed to supporting our colleagues to have a good work-life balance and welcome conversations about flexible working wherever possible.
• Generous pension We offer a generous, defined contribution, pension scheme with matched contribution + 2% up to a maximum of 8%
• Development opportunities We have a nursing framework and offer a range of development opportunities in all roles.

Here at Locala we are part of the community and have often cared for generations within the same family and continue to be part of the NHS family also delivering care under the same ethos.