Cardiac Rehabilitation Nurse

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced and motivated cardiac nurse to join our dynamic Cardiac Health and Rehabilitation Programme, part of Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust's Cardiovascular Health Services. This role spans across St Mary's Hospital, Charing Cross Hospital, and Ealing Community, with occasional cover at Hammersmith Hospital.

We are looking for a Registered Nurse with:

• Cardiac experience, ideally across both cardiology and cardiothoracic services.
• A strong interest in cardiac rehabilitation and secondary prevention.
• Excellent communication and organisational skills.
• The ability to work independently and collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team.
• You should be passionate about patient-centred care, committed to sharing best practice, and keen to contribute to service development and innovation.

• Support the cardiac rehab team day to day to ensure the programme runs effectively and efficiently.
• Provide in-patient services when required to identify and recruit patients and their families.
• Assess the risk factors and needs of patients with cardiovascular disease and plan an agreed package of care with the patient.
• In line with the cardiac rehab protocol undertake full nursing assessment, implementation and evaluation of patient, and families/carers. to provide specific expert nursing care, advice, support and counselling where necessary.
• To communicate complex information following assessments and analyse information which is sensitive to patients/carers and health professionals.
• Support the supervised exercise sessions of the cardiac rehab programme and deliver health education sessions as required.
• Participate in the co-ordination of patient care across the patient pathway, developing the pathway across the various settings to maximise patient satisfaction and outcomes.

At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care.

Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You'll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career.

Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.

We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part time or job share. Please talk to us at interview.

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both overviews please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.

• ENB 998 or equivalent
• ILS trained

• Minimum 2 years recent experience of working with people following a cardiac event. Experience of working in a cardiac rehabilitation team
• Experience in teaching, coaching or mentoring
• Delivering Health Education to individuals and/or groups
• Experience of auditing and evaluating clinical nursing care

• Understanding of Cardiac Rehabilitation programmes and secondary prevention
• Knowledge of national policies & directives that impact on service delivery (BACPR, NICE)
• Understanding of the principles of health education and motivational interviewing

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.