Cardiovascular Rehab Lead – Cardiology, EDGH

NHS; Eastbourne; On-site; GBP 47,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional healthcare provider in Eastbourne is seeking an experienced Cardiovascular Rehab Lead to manage and coordinate the Cardiac Rehabilitation service. This role requires strong leadership, communication skills, and prior experience in cardiology. The successful candidate will develop patient-centered care programs and ensure compliance with budgetary control while leading a specialized team. Competitive salary and benefits support professional development.

Benefits

Staff development

NHS pension scheme

Access to nurseries

On-site parking

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse, Physiotherapist, or Exercise Physiologist with active registration.
• At least 5 years' experience in cardiology or cardiovascular exercise management.
• Post Graduate qualification at Master's level relevant to role.

Responsibilities

• Develop, manage, and monitor the Cardiac Prevention and Rehabilitation service.
• Provide specialist nursing assessments to patients with cardiac conditions.
• Facilitate and participate in the redesign of the service based on patient needs.

Skills

Cardiac rehabilitation

Communication skills

Organisational skills

Education

Degree in relevant field

Managerial or Leadership qualification

Job description

Cardiovascular Rehab Lead – Cardiology, EDGH

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced cardiac rehabilitation professional with a strong cardiology background. You'll need to demonstrate your vision for Cardiac Rehab and how you'll lead and develop the team and service using our core values.This is a challenging leadership role where you'll manage and coordinate the Cardiac Rehabilitation service alongside the multidisciplinary team. You'll provide specialist assessment and advice to patients with cardiac conditions, ensuring health education and promotion programmes meet individual needs. You'll also help redesign the service using best evidence, keeping patient-centred care at the heart of delivery, while maintaining budgetary control and activity levels.We're looking for someone with broad cardiology experience, excellent communication and organisational skills, and the ability to lead all aspects of the rehab programme. You must be a registered Nurse, Physiotherapist or Exercise Physiologist with a degree, ENB 998/Mentorship Module (or equivalent), and at least 5 years' experience in cardiology or cardiovascular exercise management.In return, we offer strong managerial support and a commitment to your professional development. We expect all staff to live our values: being excellent, kind, responsible and respectful.

Main duties of the job

To develop, manage and monitor the Cardiac Prevention and Rehabilitation service.

Line management of specialist nurses and admin team.

To provide specialist nursing assessments and advise patients with cardiac conditions.

To facilitate and participate in the redesign of the service as required based on best evidence and patient needs.

About us

A wide range of staff benefits are available to our staff including staff development, enrolment in the NHS pension scheme, auto-enrolment to our Temporary Workforce Service, access to nurseries at EDGH and Conquest, staff restaurants and on-site staff accommodation.

In addition to an internal Occupational Health department, all staff also have access to free psychological support through our confidential Employee Assistance Programme which is available to staff 24 hours a day 7 days a week. Onsite parking is available from only £30 a year.

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Job responsibilities

Please refer to the job description attached.

If you have any questions about this position please do not hesitate to contact us.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse/Professional and hold active registration with relevant Professional body
• Degree level qualification relevant to role
• Post Graduate qualification at Masters level relevant to role to demonstrate specialist clinical and leadership skills
• Evidence of mandatory and statutory essential training skills, for example, Basic Life Support, manual handling, infection control, fire etc
• Managerial or Leadership qualification
• Advanced Clinical Practice modules at Masters level (Physical Assessment, Prescribing)

Experience

• Proven experience in area of specialist knowledge and expertise
• Demonstrate experience of:- Quality/Service improvement Project Management Leadership People Management Innovative and inspiring leadership and clinical practice Research or audit Education and Training
• NHS experience or relevant health care organisation

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.

£47,810 to £54,710 a yearper annum, pro rata