Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen within Cwm Taf Morgannwg for a Band 6 Specialist Nurse to join our Cardiac Rehabilitation team at Prince Charles Hospital. We are seeking a passionate, forward thinking individual with a background in Cardiology.
You will work as part of a team of specialist nurses, providing a high standard of nursing care to all patients accessing the Cardiac Rehabilitation service. You will be a key member of the multidisciplinary cardiac rehabilitation team, providing a comprehensive cardiac rehabilitation service for patients following a cardiac event. This will be in the form of education and exercise programmes to meet the individual needs of patients and may take place in a variety of settings;
Hospital, clinic or community based sessions
Home visits
Telephone and face to face support.
To empower patients to self manage their condition, by developing individual care plans and promoting opportunities for long term self management.
Main duties of the job
Work as part of a multi-disciplinary team, providing a comprehensive cardiac rehabilitation programme for patients with cardiac conditions.
Receive referrals from a variety of established routes, e.g. wards, CCU, Cardiac Catheter Lab, tertiary centres, other specialist nurses and GP's., ensuring that patients are suitable to enter the service.
Demonstrate excellent communication skills when dealing with patients and relatives, delivering information in a sensitive and empathetic manner.
Participate in out patient clinics, assessing patients' clinical condition and identifying individual risk factors. Provide education and guidance in accordance with each patients needs. Visit patients in their own home when required, ensuring that the Lone Worker policy is adhered to at all times.
Produce specialist programmes of care for each individual patient, liaising with appropriate others as required, e.g. GP's, Cardiologists. Be able to analyse the findings of investigations and diagnostic testing and act in the best interest of the patient, e.g. echocardiograms, E.C.G'.s, and blood tests.
Participate in patient education groups, providing specialist education, health promotion and advice to patients and relatives. Provide support during exercise programmes, working closely with the specialist physiotherapist.
Work closely with the Team Leader and Consultant Cardiologists discussing individual cases as required and taking advice when necessary.
About us
Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board is part of the NHS Wales family. Our Health Board provides primary, secondary and community health and wellbeing services to around 450,000 people living in three County Boroughs: Bridgend Merthyr Tydfil, and Rhondda Cynon Taf.
We live by our core values:
- We listen, learn and improve
- We treat everyone with respect
- We all work together as one team
We are a proud local employer; around 80% of our 15000 workforce live within our region, making our staff not only our lifeblood of our organisation but of the diverse communities that we serve.
Job description
Job responsibilities
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac.
Welsh Skills Desirable: This post is advertised as Welsh Desirable. This doesnt mean essential; whilst the candidate doesn't need to have skills in Welsh, we'll consider it an advantage when short-listing and selecting candidates. This isnt fluency, just Speaking & Listening skills at Level 3 (equivalent to CEFR B2) or above. Level 3 means basic conversations with patients about their everyday health. For more information, see Welsh Language Guidance in the documents right at the bottom.
Job description
Job responsibilities
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac.
Welsh Skills Desirable: This post is advertised as Welsh Desirable. This doesnt mean essential; whilst the candidate doesn't need to have skills in Welsh, we'll consider it an advantage when short-listing and selecting candidates. This isnt fluency, just Speaking & Listening skills at Level 3 (equivalent to CEFR B2) or above. Level 3 means basic conversations with patients about their everyday health. For more information, see Welsh Language Guidance in the documents right at the bottom.
Person Specification
Qualifications & Experience
Essential
- 1st level Registered Nurse Educated to Degree level and evidence of current relevant Professional Development
- Experience of working / possess sound knowledge within the speciality of Cardiology
- Diploma or relevant experience ie Cardiology / Critical Care Degree Module, Counselling, Health Promotion, teaching and assessing
- Able to work independently or within a multi disciplinary team
Desirable
- Clinical History taking and Assessment Module
- Evidence of relevant post Cardiac course
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of national and local guidelines in relation to Cardiac Rehabilitation and CHD delivery plan in Wales
Desirable
- Welsh language speaking/listening skills at Level 3 or above
Person Specification
Qualifications & Experience
Essential
- 1st level Registered Nurse Educated to Degree level and evidence of current relevant Professional Development
- Experience of working / possess sound knowledge within the speciality of Cardiology
- Diploma or relevant experience ie Cardiology / Critical Care Degree Module, Counselling, Health Promotion, teaching and assessing
- Able to work independently or within a multi disciplinary team
Desirable
- Clinical History taking and Assessment Module
- Evidence of relevant post Cardiac course
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of national and local guidelines in relation to Cardiac Rehabilitation and CHD delivery plan in Wales
Desirable
- Welsh language speaking/listening skills at Level 3 or above
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).
