This 12-month secondment sits in the Cardiac Rehabilitation service at Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, across the Royal and Broadgreen sites. The post holder runs a personal caseload, assesses patients' health and cardiovascular fitness for exercise, and supports phase 3 fitness classes while helping to develop the service. Substantial cardiology experience is central, with referrals coming from cardiology wards, LHCH and GPs. Fit is decided by NMC registration, a post-basic specialist qualification and an enhanced DBS check.
What the job involves
- Manage own caseload and assess patients' health care needs and cardiovascular suitability for exercise
- Support phase 3 fitness classes
- Act as clinical expert and resource for the multi-professional team, patients and carers
- Provide clinical supervision to nursing colleagues
- Develop services, including business cases and strategy
- Monitor standards of care through audit, benchmarking and clinical governance
- Lead patient education and information
- Take the lead in investigating incidents and complaints
- Manage risk and promote a no-blame culture
- Support research and evidence-based practice
- Share good practice through conference presentations or publications
- Cover duties of absent colleagues
What’s required
Qualifications
- Post-basic specialist qualification relevant to the speciality
- Evidence of continued professional development
Registration & licences
- NMC registration as a nurse or midwife
Experience
- Post-registration experience
- Extensive clinical experience
- Substantial, medicine-based cardiology experience
- Involvement in audit
Skills & knowledge
- Excellent interpersonal skills and leadership
- Drive, vision and initiative to motivate others and develop the service
- Excellent decision-making skills
- Excellent written skills
- Computer literacy
Checks & eligibility
- Enhanced DBS check
- Clean driving licence
Nice to have
- Recordable specialist qualification
- Independent nurse prescribing
- ECDL
- Participation in research
- Evidence of leading and facilitating change
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Contact Details:
The Methodist Church in Britain Recruitment Team
