The Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust

Cardiac Rehabilitation Nurse

The closing date is 21 January 2026

Job summary

The Cardiac Rehabilitation Service provides care, support, education and exercise options following a cardiac event such as MI, PCI and cardiac surgery. You will work alongside the multi disciplinary team to help provide this. You will ideally have some cardiac nursing experience, however, full training and support will be provided.

This is an excellent professional development opportunity .

We are looking for a caring, compassionate person, who has excellent communication skills and who is able to work well autonomously and in a team.

The service operates Monday to Friday, we do not work weekends or Bank Holidays.

This is a Trust-wide role ,with bases at Normanton Health Centre and Dewsbury District Hospital . You will be expected to work across hospital and community sites as per service need.

Main duties of the job

Work autonomously within Trust policies and professional practice, maintaining accurate and comprehensive up to date records.

To carry out assessment and treatment of cardiac patients from inpatient stay through to full rehabilitation in the community with support and guidance from senior colleagues.

Provide specialist advice, ensuring appropriate pathways of care and communication via liaison and referral to other agencies as required.

To support the Team in the day to day running of the Cardiac Rehabilitation Service

To support and advise within the wider MDT on the delivery of the service

About us

We are an acute trust caring for over one million people in Wakefield and Kirklees. Our 10,000 staff members work in patients homes, the community, and our three hospitals in Pontefract, Dewsbury, and Pinderfields (Wakefield). Committed to continuous improvement, we prioritise our people and values so we can deliver excellent patient experience. Our team is friendly, passionate and always seeking better ways to work through research and innovation. We support work-life balance and foster a diverse, inclusive environment where everyone belongs. Our staff networks offer safe spaces for honest conversations and to share ideas, thoughts and concerns so we can increase awareness and appreciation of equality, diversity, and inclusion. As a member of the team, you will have access to the NHS pension plan, a generous holiday allowance, employee health and wellbeing services and extensive benefits and support. These include onsite nurseries, childcare vouchers,home electronics schemes, working carers support, carer-friendly policies, and more. If you value caring, high standards, improvement, and respect, join the MY team to make a difference every day.

Date posted

23 December 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£31,049 to £37,796 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

000883

Job locations

Normanton Health Centre

Normanton

West Yorkshire

WF6 1AZ

Job description

Job responsibilities

Essential person specification requirements

Qualifications

Registered Nurse.
Basic Life Support.

Skills and Abilities

Organisation and negotiation skills
Able to prioritise tasks, and manage time effectively.
Demonstrate innovation in practice.

Experience

Preceptorship/mentorship.
Clinically competent to care for patients requiring Cardiac Rehabilitation.
Evidence of continued professional development.
Recent experience in a cardiology environment.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Essential person specification requirements

Qualifications

Registered Nurse.
Basic Life Support.

Skills and Abilities

Organisation and negotiation skills
Able to prioritise tasks, and manage time effectively.
Demonstrate innovation in practice.

Experience

Preceptorship/mentorship.
Clinically competent to care for patients requiring Cardiac Rehabilitation.
Evidence of continued professional development.
Recent experience in a cardiology environment.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Please click apply now to view the full person specification (there is no obligation to apply).

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Please click apply now to view the full person specification (there is no obligation to apply).

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.