Cardiac Rehabilitation Nurse

Job overview

The Integrated Croydon Cardiac Rehabilitation Team

Cardiac Rehabilitation Nurse

12 month Secondment

Band 6  1x WTE  (37.5 hours)

Are you passionate about improving care for patients with Cardiac conditions? This is an exciting opportunity to join a multi-disciplinary team of highly specialised and committed cardiac exercise specialists, nurses, physiotherapists and administration staff all dedicated to providing a service to patients following an acute cardiac event. The Croydon Cardiac Rehabilitation Team is working in many innovative and exciting ways to improve the quality of life for people with cardiac disease in Croydon.

We are looking for a proactive, dynamic and self-motivated cardiac nurse with some experience in delivering care to patients with cardiac conditions.  The post holder would be expected to provide specialist cardiac advice as well as delivering education and support through phases 1-3.

The successful candidate will ideally have experience in both the community and hospital settings and will have experience of delivering all phases of cardiac rehabilitation, although our friendly and supportive team provides excellent opportunities to develop your skills and knowledge.

Interviews: Wednesday 23rd July 2025 (pm)

Main duties of the job

The post holder will work as part of the integrated cardiac rehabilitation team acting as a cardiac health professional to patients following an acute cardiac event. They should be able to provide day to day clinical expertise to ensure delivery of a high standard Cardiac Rehabilitation Service in Croydon. The service aims to improve health and reduce inequalities by focusing on areas of greatest potential health gain through cardiac rehabilitation. They should be able to work as part of a team, in both hospital and community settings along agreed clinical pathways within the Trust.

The post holder will identify new patients starting their pathway in Croydon University Hospital and commence the Cardiac Rehabilitation pathway of care. They will assess individual needs and provide an individualised care plan facilitating patients to access the exercise programme and discharge patients accordingly.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

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