This Band 6 post sits in the Heart Failure and Cardiac Rehab team at Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust, covering clinics and classes across West Essex. The work centres on community cardiac rehabilitation: assessing patients with complex cardiac disease, running programmes and assessment clinics, and educating patients individually and in groups. It is open to physiotherapists, exercise physiologists and cardiac rehab nurses, with newly qualified applicants considered, and it forms part of a wider cardiac and respiratory integration. HCPC or NMC registration is required.
What the job involves
- Provide community cardiac rehabilitation across varied settings and assessment clinics, with programmes at flexible times
- Assess complex cardiac patients, including multi-pathology, working autonomously within scope of practice
- Make clinical decisions and risk assessments in line with local, national and international guidelines, including BACPR
- Plan and co-ordinate programmes across localities, including staff, venues, patients and digital technology
- Manage own caseload or rehab group and the day-to-day operational delivery of cardiac rehabilitation
- Deliver individual and group patient education, agree therapy plans and set realistic goals
- Counsel and support patients and family members face to face or by phone, with referral and signposting
- Respond to urgent safety concerns, including cardiac arrest, managing patients, others and staff while arranging paramedic attendance
- Clinically supervise, mentor and educate junior staff, students and team members
- Carry out environmental risk assessments and check emergency equipment and exercise equipment safety
- Keep accurate electronic records on System One, contribute to NACR audit data and complete reports to a legal standard
- Contribute to service development, audit and clinical effectiveness projects, and maintain expert-level knowledge
Registration & licences
- HCPC or NMC registration
Experience
- Experience of working within a multiprofessional team with a wide range of individuals at different levels
- Experience in cardiac rehabilitation
Skills & knowledge
- Understanding of cardiac physiology and dysfunction, and current therapies and interventions to manage these conditions
Nice to have
- Completion of BACPR courses
- Experience of managing patient groups
What’s offered
- 27 days holiday plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days after 10 years' service
- Pension of up to 14.5% of pensionable pay
- Staff discounts, including Blue Light Card and NHS discount offers
- £8K relocation package to move to Essex (subject to terms and conditions)
- Interest-free season ticket loans for tram, rail or bus travel
- Flexible working available from day one for most roles
- Supervision and support to help fulfil potential
- Mental health and wellbeing services, occupational health advice and counselling
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Contact Details:
The Methodist Church in Britain Recruitment Team
