Job summary
Our Cardiac Rehabilitation service at Broomfield hospital is well established team that covers Broomfield hospital and the mid Essex region and we have a wonderful opportunity for a professional, confident Staff Nurse to join its small supportive team.
Your role will assist in supporting the current effective high quality Cardiac Rehabilitation service and the patient choice initiative, its future development including physical, educational, emotional, and psychological support of patients, relatives and carers enabling them to live with their disease, treatment and the implications thereafter.
You will be involved in all phases of the cardiac rehabilitation process, liaising effectively to establish and maintain professional relationships with the multi-disciplinary team, agencies, and organisations and covering both inpatients and outpatients working across all sites (Broomfield/ Maldon/witham/ Braintree districts).
Main duties of the job
Your role will be to act as an information resource for patients, to establish good relationships with patients and their families through all phases of cardiac rehabilitation and patient choice initiative, to help with Phase II telephone follow up calls and ensure accurate documentation and to compile comprehensive and accurate advice and discharge letters to GP's and other multi-disciplinary staff.
You will maintain a safe environment for patients attending cardiac rehabilitation as per risk assessments and protocols, assess, plan, deliver and evaluate patients care utilising an individual holistic approach, monitor all relevant Nice Guidelines and will also assist in the planning of discharge from rehabilitation of cardiac patients including future goal setting, implementation of secondary prevention issues and informing primary care clinicians of patient's status and future needs.
About us
Our ambition is to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and well being of our patients, and provide a vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.
We aim to make the most of our skills and experiences so we can become the best we can be. As one organisation we will recruit the finest and retain more specialist staff due to more employment opportunities across our Trust
Job description
Job responsibilities
Are you looking for an exciting Staff Nurse role using your unique qualities, then we want to hear from you.
For full details about this varied and rewarding role, please see attached job description.
We look forward to your application.
Please be aware that we reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive a suitable number of applications.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Are you looking for an exciting Staff Nurse role using your unique qualities, then we want to hear from you.
For full details about this varied and rewarding role, please see attached job description.
We look forward to your application.
Please be aware that we reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive a suitable number of applications.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
Desirable
- Immediate Life support training
Experience
Essential
- Understanding of cardiac rehabilitation
- Demonstrate ability to provide high quality patient care.
Desirable
- Previous cardiology or rehabilitation experience
Physical Requirements
Essential
- Ability to exercise/ use gym equipment
physical
Essential
- driving licence and access to a car
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
Desirable
- Immediate Life support training
Experience
Essential
- Understanding of cardiac rehabilitation
- Demonstrate ability to provide high quality patient care.
Desirable
- Previous cardiology or rehabilitation experience
Physical Requirements
Essential
- Ability to exercise/ use gym equipment
physical
Essential
- driving licence and access to a car
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).
