Job summary
- To work within a multidisciplinary Community Cardiac Service which provides care for people living with heart failure and rehabilitation programmes for people with cardiac conditions.
- To work as part of a team to deliver community based cardiac rehabilitation in a variety of settings and assessment clinic and be flexible to deliver programmes at different times to enable patient choice.
- To act as a skilled autonomous practitioner assessing, managing, planning and delivering appropriate treatment plans tailored to individual needs including care for patients following a cardiac event and those with a diagnosis of heart failure.
- To use evidence based practice to deliver care for the chronic management of heart failure and contribute to develop cardiac rehabilitation services in line with BACPR/NICE guidelines.
Main duties of the job
- To be professionally accountable and responsible for all aspects of own work, including the management of own caseload/ cardiac rehabilitation group.
- To ensure a high standard of clinical care for the patients under your management, and support more junior staff to do likewise
- Undertake a comprehensive assessment of patients with cardiac disease, who may have complex conditions including multi-pathology
- Contribute in planning programmes of cardiac care, for delivery, across all localities co-ordinating staff, venues, patients and use of digital technology.
About us
EPUT are looking for motivated staff who shares our Trust values of Care, Learn and Empower. In return, EPUT can offer you a range of benefits and development including;
- Season Ticket Loans
- NHS discounts for staff
- Excellent Training facilities and opportunities
- Buying and Selling annual leave scheme
- The opportunity to work bank shifts and expand knowledge and experience in other areas
- Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars and Cycle to Work
- Day One Flexible Employer
The Trust supports and actively encourages flexible working for all employees. We offer many options and you are encouraged to ask the recruiting manager what is possible for this role. If appointed, you will have the opportunity to apply for a flexible working request from the first day of your employment
Join our Staff bank
What is Staff Bank?
Our EPUT NHS staff bank is an entity managed by the trust that hires clinical and non-clinical healthcare professionals to take on shifts at our trust hospitals and community settings. Here at EPUT we maintain our own bank of specialist staff to ensure that we are able offer safe and effective care at all times.
All our permanent staff are automatically enrolled onto the staff bank however this does not mean you have to work any additional shifts, but the option is there for you if you wish.
If you are joining our Trust in a fixed term role, please indicate on your New Starter Paperwork that you wish to join our staff bank
Job description
Job responsibilities
Clinical Professional Duties
- To be professionally accountable and responsible for all aspects of own work, including the management of own caseload/ cardiac rehabilitation group.
- To accept designated clinical responsibility for the patient groups and ensure systems to organise this efficiently and effectively with regard to clinical priorities and use of your own and others time and clinical skills.
- To ensure a high standard of clinical care for the patients under your management, and support more junior staff to do likewise.
- Undertake a comprehensive assessment of patients with cardiac disease, who may have complex conditions including multi-pathology.
- Work autonomously within scope of practice to make clinical decisions and judgements regarding patient management as per local/national and international guidelines.
- Contribute in planning programmes of cardiac care, for delivery, across all localities co-ordinating staff, venues, patients and use of digital technology.
- Use well developed clinical reasoning and departmental/local guidelines to needs assess, risk assess and advise on treatment and lifestyle changes.
- Deliver expert health education.
- Clinically supervise, educate and mentor junior members of staff.
- Undertake environmental risk assessments to ensure patient and staff safety.
- To develop and maintain skills required to practice at an advanced level
- To ensure that all clinical records, reports and documentation are completed promptly and to a satisfactory legal standard.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Clinical Professional Duties
- To be professionally accountable and responsible for all aspects of own work, including the management of own caseload/ cardiac rehabilitation group.
- To accept designated clinical responsibility for the patient groups and ensure systems to organise this efficiently and effectively with regard to clinical priorities and use of your own and others time and clinical skills.
- To ensure a high standard of clinical care for the patients under your management, and support more junior staff to do likewise.
- Undertake a comprehensive assessment of patients with cardiac disease, who may have complex conditions including multi-pathology.
- Work autonomously within scope of practice to make clinical decisions and judgements regarding patient management as per local/national and international guidelines.
- Contribute in planning programmes of cardiac care, for delivery, across all localities co-ordinating staff, venues, patients and use of digital technology.
- Use well developed clinical reasoning and departmental/local guidelines to needs assess, risk assess and advise on treatment and lifestyle changes.
- Deliver expert health education.
- Clinically supervise, educate and mentor junior members of staff.
- Undertake environmental risk assessments to ensure patient and staff safety.
- To develop and maintain skills required to practice at an advanced level
- To ensure that all clinical records, reports and documentation are completed promptly and to a satisfactory legal standard.
Person Specification
Education/Qualifications
Essential
- RGN with at least 2 years post registration experience (Band 6) or 3 years (Band 7) or Allied Health Professional with 2-3 years post graduation experience.
- Post registration qualifications in cardiology or cardiac rehabilitation (Band 7)
- Commitment to undertake appropriate education relevant to specialism
Desirable
- Relevant post registration training in Cardiology and/or Heart Failure
- Experience of Cardiac Rehabilitation
- Completion of BACPR courses
- Non-medical Prescriber (Band 7)
Knowledge
Essential
- Understanding of cardiac physiology and dysfunction and current up to date therapies and interventions to manage these conditions.
- Ability to communicate complex information to patients and relatives who may be anxious, offer guidance and information. Be able to encourage self management and change.
- Ability to prepare and deliver presentations to groups of people
Skills/Experience
Essential
- Experience of working within a multi-professional team with a wide range of individuals at different levels
- Significant post Registration nursing experience
- Basic IT Skills including use of email, inputting data, power point
Desirable
- Experience of managing patient groups Experience within a health promotion role
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Promotes team morale through positive attitude and effective role modelling
- Flexible and adaptable to the changing needs of Cardiac Service
Additional Requirements
Essential
- Current driving licence & car driver
- Ability to travel across sites and across Trust boundaries to attend meetings, etc.
Person Specification
Education/Qualifications
Essential
- RGN with at least 2 years post registration experience (Band 6) or 3 years (Band 7) or Allied Health Professional with 2-3 years post graduation experience.
- Post registration qualifications in cardiology or cardiac rehabilitation (Band 7)
- Commitment to undertake appropriate education relevant to specialism
Desirable
- Relevant post registration training in Cardiology and/or Heart Failure
- Experience of Cardiac Rehabilitation
- Completion of BACPR courses
- Non-medical Prescriber (Band 7)
Knowledge
Essential
- Understanding of cardiac physiology and dysfunction and current up to date therapies and interventions to manage these conditions.
- Ability to communicate complex information to patients and relatives who may be anxious, offer guidance and information. Be able to encourage self management and change.
- Ability to prepare and deliver presentations to groups of people
Skills/Experience
Essential
- Experience of working within a multi-professional team with a wide range of individuals at different levels
- Significant post Registration nursing experience
- Basic IT Skills including use of email, inputting data, power point
Desirable
- Experience of managing patient groups Experience within a health promotion role
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Promotes team morale through positive attitude and effective role modelling
- Flexible and adaptable to the changing needs of Cardiac Service
Additional Requirements
Essential
- Current driving licence & car driver
- Ability to travel across sites and across Trust boundaries to attend meetings, etc.
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).
