Job summary
To assess, diagnose, plan and develop specialised rehabilitation programmes for patients referred to the Active Programmes team.
To supervise/train inexperienced nurses/assistants/students working within the service.
Deliver individualised cardiovascular programmes of care (for example phase 2, Heart Failure Angina, AF) using in-community programmes, or by self-directed manuals (where appropriate) or digital solutions or home visits.
Deliver individualised pulmonary rehabilitation programmes following assessment to ensure continuity of service provision to all patients referred to Active Programmes.
To use continuous assessment to evaluate treatment outcomes and adjust treatment plans accordingly, appropriately referring to other agencies to meet patients' needs and promote integration of services.
Main duties of the job
- Assess, plan, implement and evaluate individualised programmes of care.
- To receive and communicate complex, sensitive or contentious information to patients and carers, who may have barriers to understanding eg dysphasic, complex mental health problems, to maximise rehabilitation potential and to ensure understanding of conditions.
- To have expert verbal and non-verbal communication skills of motivation, explanation and reassurance to agree and gain co-operation of patients and carers in their treatment programmes.
- To provide spontaneous and planned advice, teaching and instruction to relatives, carers and other professionals, to promote understanding of the aims of rehabilitation and to ensure a consistent approach to patient care and treatment e.g. moving and handling.
- To provide nursing advice, teaching and training to other members of the MDT regarding the management of patients and the role of nursing.
- To train, supervise and performance manage junior staff, senior assistants and assistants and students in a clinical, professional and organisational capacity. This may include undertaking formal appraisal.
- To assess capacity, gain valid informed consent and have the ability to work within a legal framework with patients who lack capacity to consent to treatment.
- To be responsible for ensuring the effective selection and use of all treatment resources.
About us
You will be working for an organisation which values and respects all its staff and the community it serves. The Trust is a leader in the NHS and research sectors and provides excellent benefits for its staff. This includes commitments to professional development but also many policies to support employees in balancing their personal and professional lives.
This vacancy is advertised on a fixed term contract basis for a period of 12 months due to the post being externally funded. The fixed term contract status of the post holder will be reviewed in accordance with the Trust's legal obligations regarding fixed term contracts taking into consideration the ongoing source of the external funding and the requirement for the post to be maintained.
Please also note any secondment must first be agreed with your current line manager.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details regarding this post.
When completing your application please ensure that you clearly demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details regarding this post.
When completing your application please ensure that you clearly demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered General Nurse
- Evidence of post basic education at Diploma/Degree level
- Demonstrate commitment to continuous Professional Development
- Evidence of relevant post graduate development in respiratory &/or cardiac care
- Trained in Basic Life Support
- To have completed the national practice assessor training or equivalent teaching and assessing qualification for those with ENB998.
Desirable
- Degree in health related subject
- ENB qualification or equivalent
- Immediate Life Support trained
- Postgraduate Certificate
Experience
Essential
- Post-registration experience and experience in managing respiratory, cardiology /cardiac conditions
- Experience of supervising / managing / developing Pre- registration nurses
- Experience of Audit
Desirable
- Experience in delivering cardiac or pulmonary rehabilitation
- Experience of working in community setting (pre or post registration)
- Involvement in research
- Experience or involvement in service development
Further Training
Essential
- Knowledge of the principles of Clinical Governance and its application
Special Skills/Aptitudes
Essential
- Knowledge of National Guidelines for cardiac and pulmonary rehab
- Specialist understanding of cardiac / respiratory conditions, pathways and interventional procedures
- Commitment to professional Development
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Analytical Clinical assessment, treatment and diagnostic skills relevant to this clinical area
- Ability to work independently as an autonomous practitioner
- Ability to work flexibly and be responsive to the changing needs of the service
- Ability to work collaboratively as part of an interdisciplinary team
- Ability to pass on skills/ knowledge to others within both formal and informal environments
- To have highly developed verbal and non-verbal communication skills of motivation, explanation and reassurance to agree and gain co-operation of patients and carers in their treatment programmes
- Organisational skills to manage yourself and other supervised staff to contribute to service delivery
- Computer Literate with excellent written and oral presentation skills
- Ability to reflect and critically appraise own performance
- Ability to work as part of a team understanding team dynamics
- Ability to organise and respond effectively under pressure.
- Ability to develop and maintain effective working relationships within the team and key external teams on the patient pathway
- To have developed coping strategies to deal with the emotional nature of the work
- Excellent time management skills with ability to manage a demanding workload and priorities effectively
- Ability to work on own initiative
Other
Essential
- Due to the requirement to undertake home visits, the post holder is required to be either a car driver with a valid driving licence
- Motivation, enthusiasm, confidence in and commitment to nursing practice
- Willingness to work flexibly including working outside of traditional normal working hours in accordance with service need.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered General Nurse
- Evidence of post basic education at Diploma/Degree level
- Demonstrate commitment to continuous Professional Development
- Evidence of relevant post graduate development in respiratory &/or cardiac care
- Trained in Basic Life Support
- To have completed the national practice assessor training or equivalent teaching and assessing qualification for those with ENB998.
Desirable
- Degree in health related subject
- ENB qualification or equivalent
- Immediate Life Support trained
- Postgraduate Certificate
Experience
Essential
- Post-registration experience and experience in managing respiratory, cardiology /cardiac conditions
- Experience of supervising / managing / developing Pre- registration nurses
- Experience of Audit
Desirable
- Experience in delivering cardiac or pulmonary rehabilitation
- Experience of working in community setting (pre or post registration)
- Involvement in research
- Experience or involvement in service development
Further Training
Essential
- Knowledge of the principles of Clinical Governance and its application
Special Skills/Aptitudes
Essential
- Knowledge of National Guidelines for cardiac and pulmonary rehab
- Specialist understanding of cardiac / respiratory conditions, pathways and interventional procedures
- Commitment to professional Development
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Analytical Clinical assessment, treatment and diagnostic skills relevant to this clinical area
- Ability to work independently as an autonomous practitioner
- Ability to work flexibly and be responsive to the changing needs of the service
- Ability to work collaboratively as part of an interdisciplinary team
- Ability to pass on skills/ knowledge to others within both formal and informal environments
- To have highly developed verbal and non-verbal communication skills of motivation, explanation and reassurance to agree and gain co-operation of patients and carers in their treatment programmes
- Organisational skills to manage yourself and other supervised staff to contribute to service delivery
- Computer Literate with excellent written and oral presentation skills
- Ability to reflect and critically appraise own performance
- Ability to work as part of a team understanding team dynamics
- Ability to organise and respond effectively under pressure.
- Ability to develop and maintain effective working relationships within the team and key external teams on the patient pathway
- To have developed coping strategies to deal with the emotional nature of the work
- Excellent time management skills with ability to manage a demanding workload and priorities effectively
- Ability to work on own initiative
Other
Essential
- Due to the requirement to undertake home visits, the post holder is required to be either a car driver with a valid driving licence
- Motivation, enthusiasm, confidence in and commitment to nursing practice
- Willingness to work flexibly including working outside of traditional normal working hours in accordance with service need.
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).
