Cardiac Rehabilitation Care Co-Ordinator

Job summary

An exciting and rewarding opening has arisen within the Lincolnshire Community Cardiology Service. This is an excellent opportunity to make a difference to the cardiac rehabilitation patient pathway in Lincolnshire and aim to increase the cardiac rehabilitation uptake across the county.

We are seeking a proactive, enthusiastic, and innovative individual with experience in the care and management of patients with cardiac conditions to join our dynamic Cardiac Rehabilitation Team in the role of Cardiac Rehabilitation Care Co-ordinator.

Applicants will need to be reliable, flexible, motivated, and autonomous practitioner's that will support the Cardiac Rehabilitation service across the integrated care system ensuring an effective and efficient patient journey. This will be achieved by planning and co-ordinating the episode of care from hospital into the community, promoting safe and effective discharge and improving communication and education.

This role will be predominately based within the hospital setting with the support of our community cardiac rehabilitation team who have a friendly and supportive work ethic. You will have access to regular clinical supervision, MDTs, and daily communication and support.

Main duties of the job

• To work effectively as part of a team to establish and support robust working relationships across the integrated care system.
• To work predominantly within the hospital setting at Lincoln County Hospital. This will additionally be a countywide role with an expectation for the individual to travel to other sites across Lincolnshire when required.

• Provide education to patients and staff to ensure mechanisms are put in place so patients are offered timely intervention and support, creating a process to book appointments with the community cardiac rehabilitation team directly on the ward prior to discharge.
• Promote the community cardiology service so patients and staff are educated on the cardiac rehab pathway.

About us

Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust is in the top 25 per cent of all community trusts for overall staff engagement in the 2021 NHS National Staff Survey.

At LCHS, we know diversity fosters creativity and innovation. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where all belong. We therefore particularly encourage applications from candidates who are likely to be underrepresented in LCHS' workforce.

LCHS recognises the increasing demand for more flexibility in working practices in order to accommodate the personal goals and commitments that employees experience at different stages during their working lives. Flexible working opportunities such as part-time working, compressed hours, job shares, and hybrid working models can help staff to balance their personal and work commitments. Arrangements can be put in place if it can be shown that the needs of the individual can be balanced with those of the service and the impact on other team members, enabling the Trust to recruit and retain skilled staff, raise staff morale, reduce absenteeism and respond to changing service needs more effectively.

We are an ambassador of a learning culture that will support the right individual to progress in their chosen career through an 'earn while you learn' apprenticeship programme. Visit our Learning and Development page to find out more https://www.lincolnshirecommunityhealthservices.nhs.uk/join-us/learning-and-dev