Band 6 Clinical Nurse specialist - cardiac rehabilitation

Job summary

This is an exciting opportunity for a highly skilled and motivated cardiac nurse to join the Cardiac rehabilitation Team. We are looking to appoint a full-time band 6 Cardiac Rehabilitation Specialist Nurse to cover maternity leave till July 2027.

We are seeking a Cardiac Rehabilitation Specialist Nurse to join our dynamic multi-disciplinary cardiac rehabilitation team. We are looking for a dynamic, caring and compassionate nurse with excellent communication skills, an ability to work independently, demonstrate evidence of professional development and a keen interest in health promotion. This post requires you to have the motivation and passion to participate in the development and delivery of the hospital, community setting, virtual and home-based exercise programmes. There will be a requirement to travel within Cambridgeshire to our out-reach setting in Cambourne.

This post is ideal for a suitably skilled and trained cardiac nurse who is keen to develop as a cardiac rehabilitation nurse. You must be registered with the nursing and midwifery council.

We offer a friendly working environment and are interested in your career develop with a range of training opportunities available to help you fulfil your potential.

"Please note that the closing date is given as a guide. We may close a vacancy early due to a high number of applications being received. You are advised to submit your application as early as possible to avoid disappointment"

Main duties of the job

To provide education and support to patients post cardiac event in both in-patient and out-patient setting.

To use clinical knowledge / expertise to provide a high standard of skilled care to patients.

To manage own patient workload, prioritising needs and escalating as required.

To be able to effectively plan, implement and evaluate the rehabilitation care provided to patients based on their individual assessment.

To line manage the administration staff within the team.

To be part of a multi-disciplinary team who deliver cardiac rehabilitation in the hospital, community, virtual and home-based exercise programmes, this may involve individual or group work of education and exercise.

We will provide support and teaching to enable you to provide excellent patient care across all areas of cardiac rehabilitation.

The post holder will have regular one to ones, clinical supervision, appraisals and competency support.

Job responsibilities

Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is the UK's leading heart and lung hospital, delivering care to more than 50,000 patients a year in its new state-of-the-art hospital in Cambridge. We perform the most heart and/or lung transplants in the UK and carried out the UK's first successful heart transplant in 1979. It also offers emergency heart attack treatment, sleep centre care and is one of just five centres nationally for those in severe respiratory failure.

Based on the Cambridge Biomedical Campus the largest centre of medical research and health science in Europe the Trust is at the heart of treatments of the future. Royal Papworth became the first hospital trust in the country to be rated outstanding in all five areas assessed by the Care Quality Commission - a rating it still holds today. The Trust holds its values of compassion, excellence & collaboration at its core, and all colleagues joining the team are expected to uphold these in their day-to-day roles & interactions. Royal Papworth is proud of its diverse workforce and encourages people to embrace their individuality.

The Trust values difference and welcomes all applications irrespective of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy & maternity, race, religion & belief, sex and sexual orientation. Providing they meet the minimum post criteria, applicants with disabilities will be offered an interview.

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