Job Description

Working Part time:

15 hours per week



An exciting opportunity has arisen for a part time nurse to expand their area of experience within and around cardiology. The post holder will be expected to assess cardiac rehabilitation patients early post discharge (post MI, post coronary revascularisation, complex devices, cardiac surgery, newly diagnosed non-ischaemic and ischaemic heart failure patients) with existing complex health needs. Assessments will be via initial clinical phone triage.



The post holder will be expected to support the existing cardiac rehabilitation team in deliver a comprehensive programme of cardiac rehabilitation in hospital and local community sites within Western Cheshire. It will involve patient triage and participating in MDT with other clinical staff.



The successful applicant must have appropriate RGN registration. The post holder must also have experience in assessing complex clinical information and developing appropriate plans of care. The post holder will be well supported by the multidisciplinary team.



A flexible and dynamic approach to change is also required in addition to a full clean driving license and access to a motor vehicle.



Work within a multidisciplinary Cardiac Rehabilitation Team to deliver evidence based cardiac rehab care.



1. Triage of Cardiac Rehabilitation patients referred early post discharge



2. Deliver cardiac rehabilitation sessions.



3. Assist the CR exercise specialist team in the delivery of exercise based cardiac rehabilitation.



4. Perform holistic assessment of patient nursing needs through phases i-iii, plan, implement and evaluate care delivery according to changing health care needs.



5. Collect, collate and report information, maintaining accurate patient records using both EMIS and Cerner, and the CCAD National Dataset.



The Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust provides services to West Cheshire and to Welsh patients covered by Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board. The Trust works collaboratively within the wider Cheshire and Merseyside Health and Care Partnership. Its services are provided from three locations:



The Countess of Chester Hospital: providing 438 general and acute beds. Ellesmere Port Hospital: providing 56 beds as a rehabilitation, intermediate and outpatient facility. Tarporley War Memorial Hospital: a base for community services which serve the local rural population.

The Trust employs over 5916 staff (headcount) which includes temporary bank staff and provides acute emergency and elective services, primary care direct access services and obstetric services to a population of approximately 411,000. This includes 361,000 residents in Chester and West Cheshire which includes Ellesmere Port and Neston as well as the Deeside area of Flintshire which has a population of approximately 50,000.



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Recruitment selection processes are based on competence (see Person specification) and values.



Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs will be deducted from their salary over the first three months of employment.



You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. A small annual fee of 16 per year applies.



New entrants to the NHS will commence on the minimum of the scale stated above.



Applicants are advised to apply early as if a large number of applications are received for this post, we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the advertised date.



Good luck with your application.