Cardiac Band 6 Nurse

HCRG Care Group

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Job summary

We are looking for a highly motivated and enthusiastic nurse with a special interest in cardiology to join the Community Cardiac Rehabilitation Team in Swale (Sittingbourne and Sheppey). The successful candidate will join our multidisciplinary team, working in collaboration to motivate and inspire patients and their carers to engage in improving their health and recovery following a cardiac event.

We provide high quality care which is focused on improving patients health and quality of life through health education, advice on cardiovascular risk reduction, physical activity and stress management as recommended in the BACPR standards. The successful candidate would work in both inpatient and outpatient setting across phases 1-3 of the cardiac rehabilitation programme. The successful candidate will also offer support to the Cardiac Specialist Nurses who manage patients with LVSD.

The post holder will require at least 2 years post qualification experience and to have worked within the cardiac speciality. As part of a small dynamic team, you will have regular supervision, training, and support from highly skilled colleagues to address your learning needs and will work closely with members of the MDT. HCRG care group actively promotes CPD and provides access to funding for courses, the opportunity to participate in research and quality improvement and for career progression.

Main duties of the job

As a Cardiac Nurse you will

  • Be responsible for managing a defined caseload of patients, using theoretical knowledge and high levels of practical experience to formulate specialised programmes of care.
  • To manage a clinical caseload of cardiac patients. Taking responsibility for direct patient care, assessing, planning, providing, and evaluating nursing care needs including monitoring, diagnostics, and investigations.
  • Managing a caseload of cardiac rehabilitation patients within a community setting
  • Responsible for teaching patients and their carers to manage their cardiac conditions to the best of their abilities. The aim being to prevent short term and long-term complications, this may be one to one or in groups.
  • Communicates effectively with patients and carers to ensure a clear understanding of cardiac conditions and management. This will involve providing and receiving highly complex, highly sensitive information and will require developed persuasive, motivational, empathetic and reassurance skills. There will be barriers to understanding.
  • Accept referrals from health professionals involved in caring for people with cardiac conditions. Responsible for formulating detailed assessments of the patients physical, social and psychological needs.
  • Be responsible for supporting optimising drug therapy and supporting and guiding patients to make lifestyle changes.

About us

About the Company

We change lives by transforming health and care.

Established in 2006, we are one of the UKs leading independent providers of community health and care services, working with health and care commissioners and communities to transform services with a focus on experience, efficiency and improved outcomes. We deliver and transform adult and children community health services, primary care services including urgent care, sexual health, dermatology and MSK services as well as adult social care and wellbeing services. Across England, we support communities of many millions and directly help more than half a million people each year - guided by our simple values: we care, we think, we do.

Were committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from a broad, diverse range of people who want to join our team. Were a Disability Confident Committed company, so we work to provide facilities, work environment adjustments and technical solutions to be as inclusive of everyone.

While it doesnt happen often, sometimes a role is very popular, and well need to close it earlier than the date weve shown here. If youre keen to join our team, wed love to hear from you so please apply as soon as you can.

To find out more about HCRG Care Group, please visit https://www.hcrgcaregroup.com/about-us-2

Date posted

21 June 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£33,706 to £40,588 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

HCRGCG/TP/111/6122

Job locations

Sittingbourne

Kent

ME9 8NP


Job description

Job responsibilities

As a Cardiac Nurse, youll be part of our valued team at Sittingbourne

You will feel valued as a Respiratory Nurse within HCRG Care Group, receiving access to exclusive rewards and benefits including:

  • £33,706 - £40,588 Band 6 salary with NHS Pension and full Agenda for Change terms and conditions
  • Plentiful on site-parking
  • Membership of My Reward Hub, giving you access to discounts on everyday purchases like grocery shopping as well as cashback and voucher offers for treats for you and those special to you
  • Access to your wages as you earn them to help cover lifes emergencies and avoid overdraft fees or high interest rates
  • Online and face to face help with your mental and physical wellbeing from healthy recipes and activity challenges through to post trauma support, legal, debt and life management help, as well career coaching and counselling
  • Access to eLearning, bespoke career pathways and opportunities for continuing professional development through our Outstanding learning and development team, The Learning Enterprise
  • An open, just culture where youre encouraged to have and implement ideas which can help us deliver our purpose: changing lives through transforming health and care backed up by at least £100,000 of ringfenced innovation funding each year
 

As a Respiratory Nurse will:

  • Be a Registered Nurse with a valid NMC Registration.
  • Have experience of caring for patients with Cardiac conditions in a specialist nursing capacity in both Acute and Community clinical settings.
  • Have experience in Working with patients in groups and delivering education
  • Have excellent communication, IT, collaborative and motivational skills

Job description

Job responsibilities

As a Cardiac Nurse, youll be part of our valued team at Sittingbourne

You will feel valued as a Respiratory Nurse within HCRG Care Group, receiving access to exclusive rewards and benefits including:

  • £33,706 - £40,588 Band 6 salary with NHS Pension and full Agenda for Change terms and conditions
  • Plentiful on site-parking
  • Membership of My Reward Hub, giving you access to discounts on everyday purchases like grocery shopping as well as cashback and voucher offers for treats for you and those special to you
  • Access to your wages as you earn them to help cover lifes emergencies and avoid overdraft fees or high interest rates
  • Online and face to face help with your mental and physical wellbeing from healthy recipes and activity challenges through to post trauma support, legal, debt and life management help, as well career coaching and counselling
  • Access to eLearning, bespoke career pathways and opportunities for continuing professional development through our Outstanding learning and development team, The Learning Enterprise
  • An open, just culture where youre encouraged to have and implement ideas which can help us deliver our purpose: changing lives through transforming health and care backed up by at least £100,000 of ringfenced innovation funding each year
 

As a Respiratory Nurse will:

  • Be a Registered Nurse with a valid NMC Registration.
  • Have experience of caring for patients with Cardiac conditions in a specialist nursing capacity in both Acute and Community clinical settings.
  • Have experience in Working with patients in groups and delivering education
  • Have excellent communication, IT, collaborative and motivational skills

Person Specification

General Requirements

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Person Specification

General Requirements

Essential

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Desirable

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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.

Employer details

Employer name

HCRG Care Group

Address

Sittingbourne

Kent

ME9 8NP


Employer's website

https://www.hcrgcaregroup.com/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer details

Employer name

HCRG Care Group

Address

Sittingbourne

Kent

ME9 8NP


Employer's website

https://www.hcrgcaregroup.com/ (Opens in a new tab)


For questions about the job, contact:

Recruiter

Recruitment Team

ask.hr@hcrgcaregroup.com

03002471122

Date posted

21 June 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£33,706 to £40,588 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

HCRGCG/TP/111/6122

Job locations

Sittingbourne

Kent

ME9 8NP


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