Job summary
This advert is only open to applicants who are currently
employed by County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust.
County
Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest integrated
care providers in England, serving a population of around 600,000 people. We
are a high performing organisation with a track record of success. This fixed
term secondment opportunity offers an exciting opportunity for a suitably
qualified and experienced Nurse to work within the Specialist Coronary Heart
Disease & Heart Failure Team based at the Whitehouse in Easington. The post
covers core hours of 09:00-17:00 Monday-Friday with currently no weekend
working although that may change in the future
Main duties of the job
The successful applicant will be primarily caring for
patients with coronary heart disease (CHD) referred into the service following
acute events eg myocardial infarction and planned procedures eg elective PCI.
They will also be expected to support the Heart Failure Specialist Nurses
reviewing and caring for heart failure (HF) patients.
They will be directly involved in delivering cardiac
rehabilitation, to both CHD and HF patients, alongside the exercise
facilitators.
There may be an opportunity for professional development,
for example, attend courses relevant to CHD/HF.
Care is delivered in the patients own home and
in clinic / community venues around Easington
About us
If you are being interviewed you must accept an interview slot in the system to continue, even if you have arranged with the manager
You must be able to produce ALL certificates stated essential in the person specification or you will not be able to complete pre-employment checks
We provide hospital services from two acute sites - Darlington Memorial Hospital and University Hospital of North Durham. We have a centre for planned care in Bishop Auckland and provide care from community hospitals in Chester-le-Street, Shotley Bridge, Barnard Castle, Sedgefield and Weardale as well as over 80 other community based settings and providing care in patients' homes.
We particularly welcome applications from disabled and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates as BAME and disabled people are currently under-represented
Full Job Descriptions can be found in the adverts supporting documents
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For the most up-to-date information on visa requirements and eligibility, please check online to determine whether you can apply.
From April 9th 2025 - Healthcare assistants - You must have a minimum of two years
of experience working within the NHS as a HCA for the Trust to consider
sponsorship (we will only consider sponsorship if you meet this criteria and
have a current visa expiring within 3 months)
Job description
Job responsibilities
The jobs entails offering nursing care, support and
monitoring to patients with cardiovascular disease and heart failure
It involves delivering cardiac rehabilitation both face to
face in classes and home based (heart manuals and/or digital).
It involves support to optimise treatments prescribed
following diagnosis and monitoring effects.
It involves education and support around lifestyle issues
and risk reduction
The job entails independent travel around the
Easington/Seaham area with possible need to support other teams across the
CDDFT footprint..
Job description
Job responsibilities
The jobs entails offering nursing care, support and
monitoring to patients with cardiovascular disease and heart failure
It involves delivering cardiac rehabilitation both face to
face in classes and home based (heart manuals and/or digital).
It involves support to optimise treatments prescribed
following diagnosis and monitoring effects.
It involves education and support around lifestyle issues
and risk reduction
The job entails independent travel around the
Easington/Seaham area with possible need to support other teams across the
CDDFT footprint..
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse.
- Professional knowledge acquired through degree or equivalent level of demonstrable professional knowledge/experience.
Desirable
- Knowledge / experience of cardiac rehabilitation
Experience
Essential
- Up to date knowledge of professional practice.
- Knowledge of national and regional policies influencing cardiovascular disease
- Evidence of team working.
Desirable
- Post registration experience of working with cardiac patients.
- Experience of working in a community setting.
- Experience of audit and/or service development/review.
Statutory Registration
Essential
- Registered health professional registered with the NMC
Special Skills & Knowledge
Essential
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- Good organisational and problem solving skills.
- Understand cardiovascular anatomy and function.
- Understand common cardiovascular pathophysiology and cardiac conditions.
- Knowledge of national and regional policies influencing cardiovascular disease.
- Ability to undertake holistic cardiovascular assessment and review or willingness to work towards.
- Good organisational and problem solving skills.
- Accurately record clinical data and understand their significance: BP, heart rate and rhythm, pulse, oximetry, and respiratory rate.
- Phlebotomy or willing to work towards.
- Evidence of team working and care planning.
- Ability to work independently and with minimal supervision.
- Ability to act alone in an emergency situation.
- Able to prioritise work on a daily basis to meet service demands.
- Confident in the use of email and basic IT skills.
- Understand use of health related questionnaires and patient reported outcome measures.
- Participates in and provides clinical supervision.
Desirable
- Understand benefits of non-pharmacological interventions for cardiovascular illnesses/conditions such as cardiac rehabilitation, smoking cessation interventions, healthy eating/weight management and exercise.
- Knowledge of self-management. Able to travel independently around County Durham & Darlington.
- Flexible attitude to work.
- Able to safely move and handle loads
Special Requirements
Essential
- Able to travel independently around County Durham & Darlington.
- Flexible attitude to work.
- Able to safely move and handle loads
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse.
- Professional knowledge acquired through degree or equivalent level of demonstrable professional knowledge/experience.
Desirable
- Knowledge / experience of cardiac rehabilitation
Experience
Essential
- Up to date knowledge of professional practice.
- Knowledge of national and regional policies influencing cardiovascular disease
- Evidence of team working.
Desirable
- Post registration experience of working with cardiac patients.
- Experience of working in a community setting.
- Experience of audit and/or service development/review.
Statutory Registration
Essential
- Registered health professional registered with the NMC
Special Skills & Knowledge
Essential
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- Good organisational and problem solving skills.
- Understand cardiovascular anatomy and function.
- Understand common cardiovascular pathophysiology and cardiac conditions.
- Knowledge of national and regional policies influencing cardiovascular disease.
- Ability to undertake holistic cardiovascular assessment and review or willingness to work towards.
- Good organisational and problem solving skills.
- Accurately record clinical data and understand their significance: BP, heart rate and rhythm, pulse, oximetry, and respiratory rate.
- Phlebotomy or willing to work towards.
- Evidence of team working and care planning.
- Ability to work independently and with minimal supervision.
- Ability to act alone in an emergency situation.
- Able to prioritise work on a daily basis to meet service demands.
- Confident in the use of email and basic IT skills.
- Understand use of health related questionnaires and patient reported outcome measures.
- Participates in and provides clinical supervision.
Desirable
- Understand benefits of non-pharmacological interventions for cardiovascular illnesses/conditions such as cardiac rehabilitation, smoking cessation interventions, healthy eating/weight management and exercise.
- Knowledge of self-management. Able to travel independently around County Durham & Darlington.
- Flexible attitude to work.
- Able to safely move and handle loads
Special Requirements
Essential
- Able to travel independently around County Durham & Darlington.
- Flexible attitude to work.
- Able to safely move and handle loads
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).
Employer details
Employer name
County Durham & Darlington NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Traynor 1 North
Traynor Way Whitehouse Business Park
Peterlee
County Durham
SR8 2RU
Employer's website
https://www.cddft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
