Job summary
This is an exciting opportunity for a committed and highly-motivated nurse. You must have a clinical interest in Cardiac Rehabilitation and prior experience with cardiovascular patient groups, in either a Rehabilitation or Ward setting. Experience of exercise prescription and the provision of individual or group patient education sessions on lifestyle, health and well-being related topics would also be advantageous.
Main duties of the job
You will work across our community-based service in primary care Centres and Leisure centres across Staffordshire. The post will also require the flexibility for home working and cross-site working between County Hospital and Royal Stoke University Hospital.
The UHNM Cardiac Rehabilitation Service is a progressive, award-winning and innovative service. We welcome applications from enthusiastic and dedicated individuals with a passion for service development and patient care.
About us
University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is one of the largest and most modern in the country. Based across two sites, Royal Stoke in Stoke-on-Trent and County Hospital in Stafford, we are proud to serve around three million people and we're highly regarded for our facilities, teaching and research. We are the specialist centre for major trauma for the North Midlands and North Wales.
All of our employees make a valuable contribution regardless of role here at UHNM and we are proud of our wide range of development packages aimed at ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to fulfil their true potential.
UHNM create and encourage a culture of inclusion, providing equal opportunities for career development that are fair and transparent. We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer and foster a culture in which all staff feel valued and respected. In return we ask all of our employees to make a commitment to the values, co-created by or staff, patients and carers, and that unite us as a Trust.
At University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust we know that investing in, supporting and developing our staff has a direct impact on the quality of care that we deliver. Our employees are as important as our patients and the population that we serve.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For more information on working for the Trust, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.
For more details on the post, please contact Matthew Berrisford (see contact details)
Job description
Job responsibilities
For more information on working for the Trust, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.
For more details on the post, please contact Matthew Berrisford (see contact details)
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse on the professional register
- Proficient in the use of Microsoft office: Word, Excel, access and Power-point
Desirable
- Recognised qualification in Cardiac Care
Experience
Essential
- Is able to recount / discuss the requirements for high standard of care
- Knowledge of cardiac anatomy and physiology, and management of related pathologies
- Able to utilise initiative to solve problems and develop the service
- Ability to work as part of the wider team
- Excellent written and communication skills
Desirable
- Experience of fundamental ECG interpretation and related patient management
- Understanding of counselling aspects of cardiac rehabilitation including risk factor management, health promotion and goal setting
Qualities
Essential
- Consistently professional, collaborative and compassionate in their approach
- Delivers work of consistent and predictable high quality
- Emotional effort; the post holder will at times be exposed to distressing and emotional circumstances
- Ability to travel to and work across multiple sites
- Effective interpersonal and intrapersonal skills including high degree of self-awareness and self- regulation
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse on the professional register
- Proficient in the use of Microsoft office: Word, Excel, access and Power-point
Desirable
- Recognised qualification in Cardiac Care
Experience
Essential
- Is able to recount / discuss the requirements for high standard of care
- Knowledge of cardiac anatomy and physiology, and management of related pathologies
- Able to utilise initiative to solve problems and develop the service
- Ability to work as part of the wider team
- Excellent written and communication skills
Desirable
- Experience of fundamental ECG interpretation and related patient management
- Understanding of counselling aspects of cardiac rehabilitation including risk factor management, health promotion and goal setting
Qualities
Essential
- Consistently professional, collaborative and compassionate in their approach
- Delivers work of consistent and predictable high quality
- Emotional effort; the post holder will at times be exposed to distressing and emotional circumstances
- Ability to travel to and work across multiple sites
- Effective interpersonal and intrapersonal skills including high degree of self-awareness and self- regulation
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
