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: 12.06.2025
- 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
Our staff oversee over 6,500 patient contacts every day, delivering high standards of healthcare from the following sites:
o Freeman Hospital
o Royal Victoria Infirmary (RVI)
o Health Innovation Neighbourhood (on the former Newcastle General Hospital and Centre for Ageing and Vitality site)
o Newcastle Dental Hospital
o Newcastle Fertility Centre
o Northern Centre for Cancer Care, North Cumbria
o Northern Genetics Service
o Cramlington Manor Walks
These include a range of flagship services which deliver cutting-edge care (supported by state-of-the-art diagnostic services in both radiology and pathology) and are a catalyst for innovation to support pioneering clinical practice in the NHS.
We also have offices at Regent Point in Gosforth and community sites.
Please see attached information on what Staff Benefits we have to offer at our Trust under 'Documents to download' or 'Supporting documents'.
For further information on The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust please visit: Careers | Newcastle Hospitals | NHS | Newcastle Hospitals and Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
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 certificate.The method of payment is a salary deduction from your first months pay.
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 certificate.The 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 e.g. 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
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 e.g. 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
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).
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).
