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    CNS in Cardiac Rehabilitation - London, United Kingdom - Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust

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    Job summary

    An opportunity for a Cardiac Nurse Specialist on Secondment has risen in the Cardiac Rehabilitation service, which values professionalism, teamwork, and collaborative learning. A small, friendly, and supportive team dedicated to consistently improving and enhancing the patient experience and the quality of the treatment.

    The post holder will have the ability to develop and provide a continuity of care and support to patients and their families, across the Cardiac Rehabilitation process. The roles include utilising knowledge and skills to support, educate, and inform patients and their families after a cardiac event, reviewing the coronary risk factor profile to counsel and educate patients to modify their lifestyle, ensuring that secondary prevention strategies are put into practice, and making sure patients are appropriately referred to other specialists as needed.

    Main duties of the job

  • To support the Band 7 Nurse Specialist and Exercise Physiologist in the development of new initiatives and coordinate and maintain the Cardiac Rehabilitation Service in the absence of the Band 7 Specialist Nurse.
  • Contribute regularly to quality monitoring of the service and assist with the national audit.
  • The post holder will coordinate and participate in a national audit to evaluate and develop services, as well as monitor patient experience.
  • To work as part of a multidisciplinary team, understanding of the commissioning guide
  • to provide a comprehensive cardiac rehabilitation service.
  • Provide patients with an individualised programme of care to facilitate physical, psychological, and emotional recovery.
  • Liaise and contribute to Phase IV community cardiac rehabilitation programmes to ensure continuity and quality of care for cardiac patients.
  • About us

    Our people are our greatest asset. When we feel supported and happy at work, this positivity reaches those very people we are here for, the patients. Engaged employees perform at their best and our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) initiatives contribute to cultivate a culture of engagement. We have four staff networks, a corporate EDI Team and a suite of programmes and events which aim to insert the 5 aspirations:

  • Improving representation at senior levels of staff with disabilities, from black, Asian, and ethnic minorities background, identify as LGBTQ+ and women, through improved recruitment and leadership development
  • Widening access (anchor institution) and employability
  • Improving the experience of staff with disability
  • Improving the EDI literacy and confidence of trust staff through training and development
  • Making equalities mainstream
  • Job description

    Job responsibilities

    All the following are to be carried out while working in close collaboration with members of the multi-disciplinary team led by a consultant. To demonstrate clinical expertise within the speciality and work autonomously, seeking guidance/support when necessary.

  • To assist with the development and expansion of the current cardiac rehabilitation service providing evidence-based management of cardiac patients.
  • To work as part of a multidisciplinary team to provide a comprehensive cardiac rehabilitation service.
  • To provide cover in the absence of the other cardiac nurse specialists.
  • To assist with meeting the milestones and delivering the targets of the National Service Framework for Coronary Heart Disease (NSF for CHD).
  • To collaboration with the multidisciplinary team, manage the care of patients carrying out relevant interventions, within agreed clinical protocols and in line with current practice/trends.
  • To become an essential member and point of contact and resource for the multi-disciplinary team and patients and carers.
  • To maintain accurate and legible records of all clinical and legal documentation regarding Statutory and Trust policies.
  • Manage risk and report incidents as appropriate and in accordance with the trust reporting mechanism.
  • Ensuring using safe practice and under agreed guidelines/protocols to ensure that the highest possible standard is obtained based on competent clinical practice.
  • Liaising with other healthcare professionals when necessary.
  • Contribute regularly to quality monitoring of the service and assist with the national audit.
  • Person Specification

    Qualifications and Training

    Essential

  • Registered Nurse Level 1 register
  • 1st Level Degree or equivalent
  • Teaching and assessing qualification
  • Desirable

  • Counselling course Specialist course
  • Experience

    Essential

  • Minimum two years post-registration experience
  • Experience of working within the multidiciplinary team
  • Experience of liaising with other agencies
  • Good time management and prioritisation skills
  • Desirable

  • Previous experience in the specialty
  • Knowledge

    Essential

  • Well developed interpersonal skills
  • Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
  • Effective decision making skills
  • Knowledge and understanding of the relevant NICE guidance
  • Evidence of continued professional development of self and other health care professionals
  • Desirable

  • Knowledge of research and audit
  • Personal Qualities

    Essential

  • Fit for active physical workload and resilient under reasonable pressure of work


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