Community Cardiac Rehabilitation Nurse

Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Closing Date: 09/05/2025 (this may change depending on response)

Shortlisting to take place after closing date: commencing 12/05/2025

Interview expected to take place in the week following shortlisting: commencing 19/05/2025

The post offers the successful candidate a chance of caseload management in a community setting. Working one-to-one with patients referred into the service, the successful candidate will benefit from being part of a forward-thinking, dynamic team working towards the goals and outcome measures of the commissioning pack for Cardiac Rehabilitation.

Main duties of the job

Please see the attached Job Description for a full list of duties.

The post holds many development opportunities and offers a chance to manage an autonomous caseload and plan care around patient-centered goals.

About us

Our People Charter outlines the behaviors we can expect from one another and what you can expect from Bradford Teaching Hospitals Foundation Trust:

• We are one team

We're keen to meet people who share these values and are passionate about delivering the highest quality of care to our patients.

Job responsibilities

The successful candidate will work the hours over 3 days, Monday to Friday, and manage a caseload of cardiac rehabilitation patients within the community setting. The service is predominantly clinic-based but also includes home visits, telephone assessments, and in-reach to the acute service, working on the ward providing stage 0 of the commissioning pack pathway.

Person Specification

Experience

• Two years post-registration experience, 1 of which must be in CHD care
• Demonstrate leadership skills
• Evidence of ongoing professional development
• Experience of implementing research-based practice
• Experience of working within primary care
• Experience of cardio exercise programmes
• Experience of previous service development

Skills

• Willingness to undertake further training and education as required
• Research awareness
• Venepuncture or willingness to work towards it
• Clinical assessment skills
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Ability to delegate, supervise, and support colleagues
• Conflict management skills
• Ability to give and receive constructive criticism
• A flexible approach to working hours
• Current valid driving license
• Audit and research awareness
• Experience of project management
• Networking skills as appropriate

Knowledge

• Understanding of Information Governance and Confidentiality
• Cultural awareness, with experience working with ethnic minority groups

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse (Level 1)
• Current NMC registration
• Relevant qualification or training in CHD
• Relevant teaching and assessing qualification
• First Degree
• Independent Nurse Prescribing qualification (or willingness to work towards)

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975, and a disclosure check will be required.

Salary: £37,338 to £44,962 per annum (pro-rata)