09 Oct
Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
London Borough of Barnet
Job description
Job summary
We are looking for an experienced, motivated and enthusiastic team player to join our friendly, dynamic progressive heart failure and Cardiac Rehabilitation Team covering Barnet and Chase Farm hospitals.
This role will involve identifying, supporting and delivering high quality cardiac rehabilitation in line with the commissioning pack to patients following;
Myocardial Infarction, Cardiac Surgery, coronary angioplasty, Heart Failure and a range of other cardiac conditions and procedures.
You will be expected to engage in the facilitation of the outpatient exercise and information programme (based at the Barnet Hospital, Chase farm Hospital and community sites),
clinical consultations and be responsible for data collection using the NACR database for cardiac rehabilitation.
Working and communicating well within a small team and across acute and primary care regarding cardiac rehabilitation will be essential.
Main duties of the job
This role will involve identifying, supporting and delivering high quality cardiac rehabilitation in line with the commissioning pack to patients following;
Myocardial Infarction, Cardiac Surgery, coronary angioplasty, Heart Failure and a range of other cardiac conditions and procedures.
You will be expected to engage in the facilitation of the outpatient exercise and information programme (based at the Barnet Hospital, Chase farm Hospital and community sites), clinical consultations and be responsible for data collection using the NACR database for cardiac rehabilitation.
Working and communicating well within a small team and across acute and primary care regarding cardiac rehabilitation will be essential.
About us
Our trust has around 10,000 staff serving million patients. It comprises Barnet Hospital, Chase Farm Hospital, the Royal Free Hospital and more than 30 services in the community.
This larger scale organisation provides an unprecedented opportunity for us to continue our pioneering work, particularly in finding ways to deliver even better care to our patients.
Our mission is to deliver world class care and expertise in our clinical services, underpinned by world class teaching and research and we will continue to measure our progress against our five governing objectives : excellent outcomes, excellent patient and staff experience, excellent value for taxpayers' money, being safe and meeting our external duties, and building a strong organisation.
Everyone is welcome at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust. We're proud of our diversity and we continue to undertake new initiatives to advance equality for LGBT+, BME, gender equality, staff carers and people with disabilities and lived experiences to promote good relations and understanding between our staff.
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Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for more details and main responsibilities.
Person Specification
Education & professional Qualifications
Essential
Registered Nurse
Desirable
- Post Registration Cardiology qualification
- Counselling
Others
Essential
Current Driving license / own transport
Royal Free World Class Values
Essential
Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust Values
Experience
Essential
Cardiology experience
Desirable
- Working Independently
- Clinical Audit
Skills and aptitudes
Essential
- Good communication skills written and verbal
- Can work well with multi-disciplinary team
- IT skills
- Flexible approach to work
- Time management skills under pressure
- Friendly and approachable
- Eager to learn
Personal Qualities & attributes
Essential
- Empathetic listener
- Strong interpersonal Skills.
- Self-motivated and able to motivate others.
- Caring attitude
▶️ Band 6 Cardiac Rehabilitation CNS
🖊️ Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
📍 London Borough of Barnet