Job summary
Make a real difference where it matters most. As part of our communitybased Heart Failure Team, youll play a vital role in helping patients regain confidence and exercise safely in their own homes or local community venues. Youll work closely with colleagues to support people across Wiltshire, with some travel across the wider BSW area as needed - bringing highquality care directly to those who need it most.
Main duties of the job
- Support the delivery of cardiac rehabilitation for heart failure patients under the supervision of the Heart Failure Cardiac Rehabilitation Nurse
- Work autonomously while recognising when to seek clinical support or escalate complex cases
- Undertake independent home visits, monitoring patient progress and referring concerns appropriately
- Deliver safe rehabilitation support in community settings (e.g. leisure centres), following loneworking policies and completing risk assessments
- Communicate effectively with patients and carers using clear, motivating, and adaptable approaches to maximise rehabilitation outcomes
- Maintain accurate electronic patient records, including data entry for local and national cardiac rehabilitation audits
- Attend and actively contribute to team meetings
- Refer or signpost patients to other relevant services as needed
- Complete all mandatory training in line with Trust requirements
- Undertake additional duties appropriate to the role as delegated by senior staff
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
Job description
Job responsibilities
As a Band 3 Cardiac Rehabilitation Assistant, youll be part of our valued team based atChippenham Community Hospital.You will feel valued within HCRG Care Group, receiving access to exclusive rewards and benefits including:
- A salary of £25,500 - £27,098 FTE with access to our group pension
- Free tea, coffeeand milk at your base location
- Membership of My Reward Hub, giving you access to discounts on every day 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
Essential
- Experience working in a health or social care environment
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to motivate and reassure patients
- Ability to work autonomously and know when to seek clinical support
- Willingness to develop clinical skills relevant to cardiac rehabilitation
- Ability to follow standard operating procedures and organisational policies
- Confident using IT systems, including maintaining accurate patient records
- Willing to undertake Heart Failure Manual Training
- Full UK driving licence and access to a roadworthy vehicle
- Ability to work in line with lone working policies and community-based risk assessments
Desirable
- Experience in cardiac rehabilitation or rehabilitation therapy
- Experience supporting service assessments or reviews
- Working towards, or willing to work towards, an NVQ Level 3 or equivalent
Job description
Job responsibilities
As a Band 3 Cardiac Rehabilitation Assistant, youll be part of our valued team based atChippenham Community Hospital.You will feel valued within HCRG Care Group, receiving access to exclusive rewards and benefits including:
- A salary of £25,500 - £27,098 FTE with access to our group pension
- Free tea, coffeeand milk at your base location
- Membership of My Reward Hub, giving you access to discounts on every day 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
Essential
- Experience working in a health or social care environment
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to motivate and reassure patients
- Ability to work autonomously and know when to seek clinical support
- Willingness to develop clinical skills relevant to cardiac rehabilitation
- Ability to follow standard operating procedures and organisational policies
- Confident using IT systems, including maintaining accurate patient records
- Willing to undertake Heart Failure Manual Training
- Full UK driving licence and access to a roadworthy vehicle
- Ability to work in line with lone working policies and community-based risk assessments
Desirable
- Experience in cardiac rehabilitation or rehabilitation therapy
- Experience supporting service assessments or reviews
- Working towards, or willing to work towards, an NVQ Level 3 or equivalent
Person Specification
General Requirements
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Person Specification
General Requirements
Essential
- Click Apply for this job above to view the Job Description on our career site
Desirable
- Click Apply for this job above to view the Job Description on our career site
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.
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