Specialist Nurse Cardiac Rehabilitation inLeicester inLeicester PUBLISHED
FRI 18 OCT 2024
This six-month secondment role involves assessing and rehabilitating patients with cardiac diseases across various stages of their rehabilitation, facilitating outpatient classes, and educating patients. The successful candidate will act as a clinical expert, lead improvements in practice, and support the professional development of team members. Candidates should demonstrate strong clinical expertise, effective communication skills, and the ability to independently manage patients and coordinate multidisciplinary interventions, all while embodying the Trust's values and commitment to patient care.
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Nurse to join our clinical team within the Cardiac Rehabilitation service.
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills are essential. Being a registered 1st level nurse with specialist knowledge you will be well-motivated and have a minimum of three years clinical experience at Band 5 preferably within CCU/Cardiology setting. Having continued your professional development you must also display evidence of management/leadership skills and hold a recognised teaching qualification. It is desirable to have experience of clinical audit and participation in research.
You will have a clinical caseload within the cardiac rehabilitation team and support the clinical rehabilitation team in delivering new and innovative clinical services by implementing research into clinical practice. The post holder will be multi-site based which will include working in the National Centre for Sports Science Medicine (NCSEM) based at Loughborough University and other UHL and non-UHL sites.
This is a 6 month secondment post. The post is open to suitably qualified nurses with relevant clinical experience.
To be responsible for the rehabilitation of patients with cardiac diseases (across all phases of rehabilitation at all UHL sites to include an individual assessment and post rehabilitation patient exits, outpatient classes and education as appropriate).
To be a core member of the multi-disciplinary Cardiac Rehabilitation specialist team delivering high quality, clinically effective care and patient experience, utilising research in collaboration with colleagues in everyday practice.
Act as the clinical expert and professional resource to the patients and carers and multi-professional team, within their specialist service.
Directly or indirectly influence all aspects of care and management of patients within the service/specialty.
Act as a role model and clinical resource demonstrating high standards of care and providing clinical leadership in the specialist area.
Support the development and delivery of a programme of practice and professional development for staff within the specialty.
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Must be able to demonstrate behaviours consistent with the Trusts Values and Behaviours
Relevant undergraduate degree/diploma. BSc Nursing. Evidence of relevant post graduate courses or willingness to undertake
Demonstrates a high level of clinical expertise with at least 3 years Post-Registration experience at band 5 or above. Specialist knowledge in cardiac care. Evidence of management/leadership skills and autonomous practice. Evidence of continued professional development. Experience of supervising team members
Effective communicator. Diplomatic. Flexibility. Assertive and confident
Personal and professional maturity. Sound clinical judgement and reasoning. Ability to work independently. Evidence of continuing professional development. Recognition of own limitations
Evidence of successful change management. Ability to prioritise. Use initiative and has the ability to lead and co-ordinate a multi-disciplinary team. Good verbal and written skills. Effective communicator and negotiator. Acts as a clinical role model and mentor, supporter of learners within the department, Computer literacy
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