Community cardiac nurse - cardiac rehabilitation and anticoagulationinGillinghaminGillinghamPUBLISHED FRI 7 FEB 2025
Medway Community Healthcarer4OWRY6l
Opportunity to develop expertise in cardiology and anticoagulation with provided training.
Ability to make a meaningful impact on patients' lives by supporting them in managing long-term health conditions.
Flexible work environment involving home visits and clinic-based care, contributing to patient-centered healthcare.
Collaboration with a dedicated cardiac rehabilitation and anticoagulation team, fostering a strong support system.
Engagement in evidence-based practice and direct involvement in the monitoring and improvement of health services.
Use of excellent communication skills to educate and motivate patients towards healthier lifestyles.
Diverse responsibilities that include exercise coordination, medication optimization, and patient follow-up, ensuring a dynamic workday.
The role of Community Cardiac Nurse - Cardiac Rehabilitation and Anticoagulation at Medway Community Healthcare in Gillingham focuses on providing specialist care to patients with long-term cardiac conditions. The successful candidate will engage in evidence-based cardiac rehabilitation across various phases and contribute to exercise and secondary prevention initiatives. Responsibilities also include home visits to assess patients' progress, optimize medication, and support lifestyle changes, as well as participating in communication activities and audits related to the cardiac rehabilitation services.
Moreover, the nurse will be part of the anticoagulation team, responsible for managing patients on warfarin or other oral anticoagulants. This includes assessing patients, conducting near-patient blood sampling for INR readings, and implementing care protocols. The role requires excellent communication skills, a commitment to quality patient care, and a willingness to learn, with training provided for those without prior cardiology or anticoagulation experience.
Moreover, the nurse will be part of the anticoagulation team, responsible for managing patients on warfarin or other oral anticoagulants. This includes assessing patients, conducting near-patient blood sampling for INR readings, and implementing care protocols. The role requires excellent communication skills, a commitment to quality patient care, and a willingness to learn, with training provided for those without prior cardiology or anticoagulation experience.
Opportunity to develop expertise in cardiology and anticoagulation with provided training.
Ability to make a meaningful impact on patients' lives by supporting them in managing long-term health conditions.
Flexible work environment involving home visits and clinic-based care, contributing to patient-centered healthcare.
Collaboration with a dedicated cardiac rehabilitation and anticoagulation team, fostering a strong support system.
Engagement in evidence-based practice and direct involvement in the monitoring and improvement of health services.
Use of excellent communication skills to educate and motivate patients towards healthier lifestyles.
Diverse responsibilities that include exercise coordination, medication optimization, and patient follow-up, ensuring a dynamic workday.
- Are you a nurse who would like to develop a career in cardiology and anticoagulation?
- Are you passionate about supporting patients with long term conditions to manage their health and enjoy life to their fullest?
- Do you have the confidence to work alone and within a team, putting the patient at the heart of what you do?
If you answered yes, we've got the perfect role for you!
An exciting opportunity has arisen in our team. We are looking for an experienced nurse who is eager to learn, cardiology or anticoagulation experience is not essential as we will provide training.
The role would suit someone with excellent communication skills, who is keen provide education and motivate patients whilst providing high quality clinically effective care.
To work under instruction from the senior staff in cardiac rehab team to:
- To provide an evidence-based phase I-III cardiac rehabilitation in line with all national and local guidelines.
- To take an active part in the exercise and secondary prevention components of the cardiac rehabilitation service held at multiple sites in the Medway area.
- Under the guidance of specialist nurse assist in answering correspondence and telephone calls from cardiology patients, to provide advice, support and follow up.
- To visit cardiology patients in their homes or in clinic to review their progress, facilitate medication optimisation and support lifestyle changes.
- To contribute actively to the monitoring and audit of the cardiac rehabilitation service
To work as a member of the anticoagulation team to:
- To provide care to patients taking warfarin or other vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulantsin their homes or in clinic or in clinic
- To assess patients, plan and implement care that involves undertaking near patient blood sampling (finger pricking) to obtain INR reading and dosing patient's warfarin as appropriate following protocols
- To assist in the coordination of the workload of the team, ensuring the delivery of an effective service and allocation of resources.
- To assist on the development and implementation of evidence based clinical practice and service delivery
- To contribute actively to the monitoring and audit of the anticoagulation service
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To work under instruction from the senior staff in cardiac rehab team to:
- To provide an evidence-based phase I-III cardiac rehabilitation in line with all national and local guidelines.
- To take an active part in the exercise and secondary prevention components of the cardiac rehabilitation service held at multiple sites in the Medway area.
- Under the guidance of specialist nurse assist in answering correspondence and telephone calls from cardiology patients, to provide advice, support and follow up.
- To visit cardiology patients in their homes or in clinic to review their progress, facilitate medication optimisation and support lifestyle changes.
- To contribute actively to the monitoring and audit of the cardiac rehabilitation service
To work as a member of the anticoagulation team to:
- To provide care to patients taking warfarin or other vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulants in their homes or in clinic or in clinic
- To assess patients, plan and implement care that involves undertaking near patient blood sampling (finger pricking) to obtain INR reading and dosing patients warfarin as appropriate following protocols
- To assist in the coordination of the workload of the team, ensuring the delivery of an effective service and allocation of resources.
- To assist on the development and implementation of evidence based clinical practice and service delivery
- To contribute actively to the monitoring and audit of the anticoagulation service
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