Wye Valley NHS Trust

Cardiac Rehabilitation Specialist Nurse - Cardiac AHP/CNS

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Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a suitably qualified individual to take steps into a Clinical Nurse Specialist role within the Cardiac Rehabilitation Team.

The successful applicant will also retain a clinical caseload for Cardiac Rehabilitation patients and help steer service development.

If you are an innovative individual with excellent Cardiology clinical skills, passion for patient care and wish to get involved in service management and delivery then we would like to hear from you.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will maintain a clinical workload within Cardiac Rehabilitation, working as part of a team and as an autonomous practitioner. They will facilitate working across boundaries and inter-agency working where necessary.

The post holder will be responsible of planning and monitoring annual leave for the Cardiac Rehabilitation Team and assist the Cardiac AHP/CNS Lead to monitor the Departmental annual budget for the CNS, Cardiac Rehab and Heart Function Rehab Teams.

The post holder will liaise with other WVT teams related to Cardiology to ensure 'joined up' care, eg. Consultant/Dr teams, Heart & Lung Investigations Dept., Radiology etc.

The post holder will assist the Cardiac AHP/CNS Lead in the management of the Cardiac Services teams (CNS Team, Cardiac Rehab, Heart Function Rehab and Administration). This will include budgetary, workforce, education and governance responsibilities.

About us

Wye Valley NHS Trust is a member of an NHS Foundation Group with South Warwickshire NHS FT , the George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust and Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust.

Located on the border with Wales in the shadow of the Black Mountains, we provide acute and community services across Herefordshire and into parts of Powys and run Hereford County Hospital and the community hospitals in Bromyard, Leominster and Ross-on-Wye.

Worcestershire is our neighbouring county. The post holder will be required to travel between sites.

We are a progressive and forward looking trust with ambitious plans to improve quality and integrate patient pathways through close collaborative working with our partners to deliver the quality of care we'd want for our family and friends.

More than 3,500 people work for the Trust - they tell us it's a great place to work, blending the busyness of a DGH with the benefits of working in a beautiful rural and unspoilt county like Herefordshire.

We can offer a great work-life balance and have a fine tradition of working with staff to help them achieve their full potential.

Russell Hardy, Trust Chairman: "The strength of the Trust is its amazing staff; a great place to work, a great place to develop your career and a great place to reach your potential."

Our values -Care, Accountability, Respect and Excellence - are at the heart of all we do. We believe in providing the right care in the right place at the right time...all the time.

Details

Date posted

22 December 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£43,742 to £50,056 a year pa pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

229-MED-5918640

Job locations

Wye Valley Trust NHS

Union Walk

Hereford

HR1 2ER


Job description

Job responsibilities

For more information about the role and responsibilities please see the attached job description and person specification.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For more information about the role and responsibilities please see the attached job description and person specification.

Person Specification

Education & Qualifications

Essential

  • Registered Nurse/Allied Health Professional
  • Health Assessment Module (Masters level)
  • Cardiology specific qualification or equivalent experience
  • ILS Qualification (or ALS)

Desirable

  • Teaching qualification
  • Motivation Interviewing/Behaviour change/counselling course
  • Non- medical Prescribing Module

Skills, Knowledge & Abilities

Essential

  • Leadership ability
  • Time management of self and others
  • Demonstrate an ability to problem solve highly complex activities
  • Analytical and judgmental skills requiring analysis
  • Knowledge of Psychological Behavioral Models to assist change
  • Planning and organizational skills for a range of complex activities

Experience

Essential

  • Post registration experience in cardiology
  • Experience in implementing change
  • Demonstrate the ability to deliver advanced clinical skills in practice
Person Specification

Education & Qualifications

Essential

  • Registered Nurse/Allied Health Professional
  • Health Assessment Module (Masters level)
  • Cardiology specific qualification or equivalent experience
  • ILS Qualification (or ALS)

Desirable

  • Teaching qualification
  • Motivation Interviewing/Behaviour change/counselling course
  • Non- medical Prescribing Module

Skills, Knowledge & Abilities

Essential

  • Leadership ability
  • Time management of self and others
  • Demonstrate an ability to problem solve highly complex activities
  • Analytical and judgmental skills requiring analysis
  • Knowledge of Psychological Behavioral Models to assist change
  • Planning and organizational skills for a range of complex activities

Experience

Essential

  • Post registration experience in cardiology
  • Experience in implementing change
  • Demonstrate the ability to deliver advanced clinical skills in practice

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.

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Wye Valley NHS Trust

Address

Wye Valley Trust NHS

Union Walk

Hereford

HR1 2ER


Employer's website

https://www.wyevalley.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer details

Employer name

Wye Valley NHS Trust

Address

Wye Valley Trust NHS

Union Walk

Hereford

HR1 2ER


Employer's website

https://www.wyevalley.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Cardiac AHP/CNS Lead

Angela Havard

Angela.Havard@wvt.nhs.uk

01432364205

Details

Date posted

22 December 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£43,742 to £50,056 a year pa pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

229-MED-5918640

Job locations

Wye Valley Trust NHS

Union Walk

Hereford

HR1 2ER


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