Band 5 Cardiac Rehabilitation Staff Nurse – Cardiology

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 5 with 2 years post reg experience currently working in the cardiology setting to develop in the area of cardiac rehabilitation. We are looking for a qualified nurse with valid UKCC NMC registration who has a keen interest in cardiac rehabilitation for a 6month secondment. They will work alongside the current team to support the in-patient activity within the cardiology wards, day case and cardiac exercise programme. The post is for 28.5hours/wk (over 3 days) and you must be able to work across Birmingham Heartlands and Solihull Hospital.

Fixed Term/Secondment 6 Months

Main duties, tasks & skills required
You must be able to demonstrate clinical skills at interview and show continued professional development and involvement of change in your current work setting whilst being organised, have good time management skills and be able to make appropriate clinical decisions.

We provide a comprehensive service and as part of your role you will provide education to patients and their families’ pre discharge, developing an individualised pharmacological and non-pharmacological plan for their Cardiac Rehab and communicate this effectively with primary care, to ensure a seamless service is offered to patients. You will be directly involved and support the wider team of nurses and exercise physiologists in the delivery of the patient programme of health education and exercise supervision and liaise with the wider multi-disciplinary team.

About us

We are recognised as one of the leading NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK. Our vision is to Build Healthier Lives, and we recognise that we need incredible staff to do this.

Our commitment to our staff is to create the best place for them to work, and we are dedicated to:

Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff, including a commitment of offering flexible working where we can;
Offer our staff a wide variety of training and development opportunities, to support their personal and career development objectives.

UHB is committed to ensuring that our staff are treated fairly and feel that they belong, by creating a kind and inclusive environment. This is about equity of opportunity; removing all barriers, including discrimination and ensuring each individual member of staff reach their true potential, achieve their ambitions and thrive in their work. This is more than words. We are taking action. Our commitment to an inclusive culture is embedded at all levels of the organisation where every voice is heard, driven by our diverse and active staff networks, and at Board level by the Fairness Taskforce led by our CEO. We nurture a culture which empowers staff to challenge discriminatory behaviours and to enable people to bring their ‘whole self’ to a kinder, more connected and bold place to work.

University Hospitals Birmingham is a Smoke-Free premises hospital.

Job description

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Person specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered Adult Nurse on the NMC Register
• Evidence and ability to revalidate as required by the NMC

Experience

Essential

• Previous / recent experience or working in an acute secondary NHS care setting (can include student placements within the last 12 months )
• Evidence of achievements and career development in current post and of on-going professional development/ competence
• Experience of working on own and in a team in a health care environment delegating to others within a team / providing supervision to others
• Willingness to become a practice supervisor / assessor to or meets Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) standards for student supervision and assessment
• Understanding and knowledge of the NMC code of conduct
• Understanding of preceptorship and work based learning and assimilation of skills and knowledge
• Awareness of current relevant NHS policy context
• Understanding / experience of the principles of safeguarding and Mental Capacity
• Awareness of health and safety issues

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.

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