Job summary
An exciting opportunity is available for a dynamic individual to work within Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trusts (LCHS) Cardiac Rehabilitation Service.
We are looking for a reliable, flexible, motivated autonomous practitioner with specific knowledge and experience in cardiovascular disease to provide specialist clinical care using well developed assessment skills to monitor health and symptoms of cardiovascular disease, initiate clinical treatments, provide recovery education and advice, refer appropriately and co-ordinate the patients journey across all parts of the health, social care and voluntary sector systems.
You must have First level registration HCPC registration, Degree level qualification or equivalent experience in cardiac care and either have or be prepared to work towards a non-medical prescriber qualification. You must have excellent interpersonal and communication skills, be highly motivated and positive in your approach to maintain a high quality service to our patient population.
You must be able to travel across the County to locations not served by public transport.
The base of the post holder will be negotiable dependent on the successful candidate
Main duties of the job
Work as an accountable and autonomous cardiac rehabilitation practitioner, managing a caseload of patients with highly complex cardiac rehabilitation needs in their own homes or other community settings, both face to face and via video / telephone consultation.
Work with support of cardiac rehabilitation team leads to improve clinical outcomes for cardiac rehabilitation patients with by working with them to formulate an individual management plan that optimises health and well-being.
The role will involve providing supervision and training as well as providing expert advice to rehabilitation staff within the service with regard to exercise management of cardiac patients.Utilise clinical skills and knowledge required to carry out appropriate assessments and investigations in order to optimise the recovery of cardiac rehabilitation patients, working under the supervision of cardiac rehabilitation team leads. Actively support self-care and informed decision making by providing patients and carers with advice on living with and managing coronary heart disease. Providing education and advice to patient/families to support; health behaviour changes, lifestyle risk factor management, psychosocial health, medical risk management.
Provide on-going specialist education, training and clinical support relating to cardiac rehabilitation within the Trust and to partner organisations as appropriate.
About us
The adult community services provides holistic person-centred care that enables individuals to increase independence, improve health outcomes and reduce unnecessary admissions to hospital or long term care. This is achieved through timely interventions, rehabilitation, management of long term and limiting conditions and partnership working across the health and social care community.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached job description for full details of the duties and main responsibilities of this post.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached job description for full details of the duties and main responsibilities of this post.
Person Specification
Essential
Essential
- Current HCPC registration
- Teaching Qualification e.g. ENB998/FLIPs/equivalent or willingness to undertake.
- Immediate Life Support or willingness to undertake
- Clinical History Taking Qualification at Level 6/7 or willingness to undertake
- Non-Medical Prescribing Qualification or willingness to undertake
- Significant experience of working in cardiology
- Evidence of continuous professional development
- Evidence of ability to deliver training to others
- Effective communication and interpersonal skills
- Willingness to undertake additional learning to enhance skills in working with people with cardiac conditions, both directed and self-directed.
- Demonstrate flexibility and prioritisation skills in order to meet the changing needs of caseload management
- Demonstrates specialist knowledge and understanding of cardiovascular conditions, complications and management.
- Knowledge of national guidelines in relation to coronary heart disease.
- Computer literacy and knowledge of Microsoft applications
- Computer literacy and knowledge of Microsoft applications
- Ability to forge effective working relationships across agencies and disciplines
- Ability to travel to meet the needs of countywide service
Desirable
- Experience of working in a community setting
- Evidence of involvement in service development
- Evidence of leadership/management responsibilities
Person Specification
Essential
Essential
- Current HCPC registration
- Teaching Qualification e.g. ENB998/FLIPs/equivalent or willingness to undertake.
- Immediate Life Support or willingness to undertake
- Clinical History Taking Qualification at Level 6/7 or willingness to undertake
- Non-Medical Prescribing Qualification or willingness to undertake
- Significant experience of working in cardiology
- Evidence of continuous professional development
- Evidence of ability to deliver training to others
- Effective communication and interpersonal skills
- Willingness to undertake additional learning to enhance skills in working with people with cardiac conditions, both directed and self-directed.
- Demonstrate flexibility and prioritisation skills in order to meet the changing needs of caseload management
- Demonstrates specialist knowledge and understanding of cardiovascular conditions, complications and management.
- Knowledge of national guidelines in relation to coronary heart disease.
- Computer literacy and knowledge of Microsoft applications
- Computer literacy and knowledge of Microsoft applications
- Ability to forge effective working relationships across agencies and disciplines
- Ability to travel to meet the needs of countywide service
Desirable
- Experience of working in a community setting
- Evidence of involvement in service development
- Evidence of leadership/management responsibilities
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).
