Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Cardiac Rehabilitation Lead Practitioner

The closing date is 22 May 2025

Job summary

The Cardiac Rehabilitation Service at Leighton Hospital is looking for a Band 7 Clinical Nurse Specialist or Allied Health Professional, to lead the development, implementation and evaluation of seamless specialist service, ensuring patients receive the highest standards of clinical care. The post holder will demonstrate a high level of expertise within the specialist service, providing advice, education and support to staff, patients, their families and carers. The post holder will actively initiate and participate in the clinical activity and audits within their specialist area.

Critical to the role will be the ability to liaise with our clinical colleagues across MCHFT, Primary Care and external centres to promote a cohesive cardiac rehabilitation pathway from discharge planning to long term maintainence of health and wellbeing

Main duties of the job

Lead a specialist practice, providing expert professional advice within the agreed guidelines and protocols, including medical colleagues and other professional groups.

Ensure their clinical and managerial skills and those of their team are appropriately deployed to provide a comprehensive rehabilitation package, for patients who have had admission for Acute Coronary Syndrome, revascularisation procedures, and/or following valve surgery.

Deliver a clear, knowledgeable and practical approach to service delivery that reflects the BACPR rehabilitation standards, promoting a patient-centred menu driven programme.

Co-ordinate and develop the rehabilitation team so that services both at Leighton Hospital and at our off site locations deliver the education and exercise programmes to support patient recovery.

Liaise with our clinical colleagues at Leighton, Primary Care, and external centres to promote a cohesive cardiac rehabilitation pathway from discharge planning to long term maintenance of health and well-being.

Facilitate the collection and data entry for the National Audit of Cardiac Rehabilitation, supporting data submission and reporting.

Use the relevant electronic systems to promote excellent communication skills across the secondary/primary care interface.

Promote evidence based practice and develop the team in response to innovations and changes in service delivery.

Create a learning environment for staff development and student supervision, of a variety of disciplines.

About us

Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides a full range of hospital and community services for people across East Cheshire (population 399K) and West Cheshire and Chester (population 357K). The Trust provides high quality planned and emergency care, cardiac, critical care,child health,maternity services and intermediate care at Leighton Hospital in Crewe, Victoria Infirmary in Northwich, and Elmhurst Intermediate Care Centre in Winsford.

The Trust provides over 500 beds and employs over 5,100 members of staff. A comprehensive range of community services is provided across 26 medical centres and schools through ourCentral Cheshire Integrated Care Partnership.

We have played, and continue to play, a proactive role in the development of Integrated Care plans across Cheshire & Merseyside and our local Cheshire East and Cheshire West Place-based systems. We believe, and it is the cornerstone of our five-year Trust Strategy, there is the opportunity to progress innovative, responsive and effective care in the best setting for the patient, be it in the hospital or out in the community.

At Mid Cheshire, our mission is to inspire hope and provide unparalleled care for the people and communities of Cheshire, helping them to enjoy life to the fullest.

Date posted

09 May 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£46,148 to £52,809 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

412-MED-7129464

Job locations

Leighton Hospital

Middlewich Road

Crewe

CW1 4QJ

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the attached job description for a detailed overview of the main roles and responsibilities.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the attached job description for a detailed overview of the main roles and responsibilities.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Relevant Cardiac rehabilitation education to Degree level, or willingness to undertake.
Relevant experience within cardiac rehabilitation
Evidence of continuous professional development
Current professional Registration (NMC or HCPC)

Experience

Essential

Significant relevant experience within speciality and able to demonstrate expert skills.
Experience of formal/informal teaching
Experience of initiating change

Skills

Essential

Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Adaptable to changing situations due to workload and colleagues needs
Leadership skills
Ability to lead developments in practice

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Relevant Cardiac rehabilitation education to Degree level, or willingness to undertake.
Relevant experience within cardiac rehabilitation
Evidence of continuous professional development
Current professional Registration (NMC or HCPC)

Experience

Essential

Significant relevant experience within speciality and able to demonstrate expert skills.
Experience of formal/informal teaching
Experience of initiating change

Skills

Essential

Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Adaptable to changing situations due to workload and colleagues needs
Leadership skills
Ability to lead developments 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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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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

Certificate of Sponsorship

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

Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Leighton Hospital

Middlewich Road

Crewe

CW1 4QJ

Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Leighton Hospital

Middlewich Road

Crewe

CW1 4QJ

Employer's website

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