Cardiac Rehabilitation Nurse

Job description

Fulfil your potential in hospitals that make history:

Charing Cross, Hammersmith, St Mary's, Queen Charlotte's & Chelsea and Western Eye.

With five world-renowned hospitals, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust is full of opportunity if you are looking to develop your healthcare career.

We are an NHS Trust of approximately 16,000 people, providing care for over a million and a half patients from north west London and beyond every year.

We have a rich heritage and an ambitious vision for the future of our patients and local communities.

With our partners, Imperial College London, and The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, we form Imperial College Academic Health Science Centre, one of 6 academic health science centres in the UK, working to ensure the rapid translation of research for better patient care and excellence in education.

We are proud of our heritage in innovation and we are early adopters of new insights in technologies, techniques and treatments for improving health.

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced cardiac nurse to become part of the dynamic and proactive Imperial Cardiac Health & Rehabilitation Service.

For this challenging and fulfilling post we are seeking to recruit an enthusiastic individual with in-depth knowledge and understanding of the cardiac nursing, recovery and preventative healthcare in the context of cardiac rehabilitation.

You will be a NMC qualified nurse with relevant clinical experience in cardiac nursing. This should ideally include a minimum of 12 months experience in delivering cardiac rehabilitation within a cardiac rehabilitation setting. You will need to be very enthusiastic about this area of work as well as being self-motivated, possess good organisational skills, and be able to work independently as well as part of a team.

You will be responsible for providing expert clinical practice in the field of cardiac rehabilitation. The post holder will also act as a resource to other professionals on cardiovascular disease and associated treatments and issues.

You will be taking part in ongoing audit and research activities to maintain quality care provision. You will be based in an Ealing team with clinics around West London, and will be able to travel to provide cover to other Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust Cardiac Rehab sites.

Main duties of the job

• To participate in the provision of information to patients and their carers regarding their disease or risk of disease, treatment and service available at all stages of their cardiovascular disease process either one to one or group sessions.
• To participate in the teaching programme on cardiovascular disease risk factors for patients and relatives.
• To support local patient support groups, or in their absence, facilitate the development of such groups, to facilitate user involvement when producing relevant work. To continue to support the local Heart Support Group. To maintain close links with Phase IV (community) exercise instructors.
• Support the nursing team in the training and education needs of the multidisciplinary team and promote specific skills related to secondary prevention & rehabilitation of patients with cardiovascular disease. Work collaboratively with relevant educational staff/providers to deliver teaching programmes to meet these needs.
• Updating own knowledge to promote excellence in clinical practice.
• Membership of national professional groups e.g. British Association of Cardiac Rehabilitation (BACPR) and British Cardiovascular Society to facilitate updating and development within specialist field.

Working for our organisation

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.

Environmental sustainability
Climate change and poor air quality is a health emergency that harms people's health and wellbeing and widens health inequalities. The Trust is also committed to reducing its impact on the environment by reducing our greenhouse gas emissions to Net Zero by 2045. All our employees have a role to play, and we have an active green network that supports staff to act in ways that ensures that our services are efficient, sustainable and reduce our impact on the environme