Cardiac Rehab Specialist Nurse; Band 5 or dependent

Job Overview

Airedale Cardiac Rehabilitation Service aims to support people and their families following recent heart attacks or expected cardiac interventions such as stents or internal defibrillators. We also provide support for people prior to and following heart surgery.

Our team comprises of Cardiac Rehab Specialist Nurses, a Healthcare Support Worker and administration support, we work alongside the wider community nurse specialist team. We are also supported by the therapy services to run our cardiac rehab exercise classes and have access to several of the multi‑disciplinary teams.

A cardiac rehab specialist nurse has an amazing opportunity to make a big difference in a patient’s life in such a positive way that it is a true privilege.

An essential but very rewarding aspect of the role is to quickly gain rapport with a patient and their families so that we can promote self‑care and offer individualised care. This means we are fortunate in being able to offer patients the time they need which can be a rare commodity in the current NHS.

The role is varied and interesting, we offer flexibility to our patients and our employees as much as possible with patient care being offered in their own homes, clinics, community venues, video calls and the hospital.

We are a small friendly focused team who are passionate about promoting self‑care to empower our patients to keep their hearts healthy. We have developed our service to include virtual options alongside our face to face activities.

This is a fantastic opportunity for a compassionate, empathetic nurse who has a love of cardiology, and a positive attitude. If you have a passion for promoting healthy lifestyles, self‑care and fitness and want to work in beautiful surroundings this may be just the role for you!

We are always looking for enterprising and innovative approaches to the way we provide our services. We are a national centre for telemedicine and introduced telehealth to the UK offender healthcare sector and also provide the service to patients in their care homes. Community matters to us and we are supported by 400 dedicated volunteers and have strong links with Bradford University, Craven College and Leeds City College to ensure we inspire the workforce of the future.

We want to attract staff who embrace our ‘Right Care’ behaviours of compassion, a commitment to quality of care and working together for patients – we want to make these part of our DNA.

For further details including the full job description and person specification for this role please see the attached documents.

• Current UK Driving Licence and access to own vehicle for business use
• Ability to travel across a large geographical area

• Qualified nurse registered with NMC
• Recognised qualification in Teaching and Assessing

• Successful completion of a professionally validated specialist courses.
• Leadership Courses

• Two years relevant experience working at Band 5 level
• Relevant and recent experience working in cardiology
• Experience of multi‑disciplinary team working and working collaboratively with other professions and agencies including statutory, private, and voluntary sector services.

• Experience of cardiac rehab assessments and treatments
• Experience of working within primary care and community settings
• Experience of taking part in or leading on projects/service improvements
• Experience of providing personalised care and promoting self‑care

• Knowledge of Cardiac Rehabilitation
• Evidence of continuous professional development
• Understanding of the NHS Constitution and its implications.
• Knowledge of Trust Values
• Ability to work well within a team
• Excellent planning and organisational skills
• Excellent communication skills
• Basic IT skills
• Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines

• Knowledge of cardiac rehab patient management in acute or community setting.
• Knowledge of BACPR guidance, NACR and NICE cardiac rehabilitation guidelines
• Motivational interviewing skills
• Audit and critical appraisal skills