Band 6 Cardiac Health and Rehabilitation Nurse
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Job summary
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.
About us
Hounslow and Richmond Community Healthcare NHS Trust (HRCH) provide a wide range of healthcare services for the population of London Borough of Richmond upon Thames and the London Borough of Hounslow.
The Clinical Services Directorates have a wide range of responsibilities to manage, including co-ordinating and delivering community primary care services on behalf of the Trust. A wide range of these healthcare services are delivered by staff in the community, who include medical staff, paediatric therapists, therapy assistants, health visitors, specialist nurses, nurses, nursery nurses, paediatric phlebotomists and healthcare support workers with the support of administrative staff working in localities with GPs, other health professionals, early years, education, and social care professionals.
The digitalisation of health services is underway with a requirement to become paper-light by 2023 through improving the use of digital tools and adopting mobile and agile working practices and increasing the efficiency and effectiveness of clinical delivery.
Details
Date posted
02 November 2023
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 6
Salary
£40,701 to £48,054 a year per annum including HCAS (Outer)
Contract
Fixed term
Duration
2 years
Working pattern
Full-time, Part-time
Reference number
779-NA-5370880-GV-Y-D
Job locations
Whitton Corner H&SCC
Percy Rd, Twickenham
Twickenham
TW2 6JL
Employer details
Employer name
Hounslow and Richmond Community NHS Healthcare Trust
Address
Whitton Corner H&SCC
Percy Rd, Twickenham
Twickenham
TW2 6JL
Employer's website
https://www.hrch.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)
Employer contact details
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