Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced senior Cardiac Rehabilitation Nurse to join our Cardiac Health and Rehabilitation Service.

The post holder will be responsible for the Cardiac Rehabilitation Services across the Charing Cross Hospital, SMH and Hammersmith Hospital as part of the Imperial Healthcare Cardiovascular Health Services. The Service provides care to cardiac patients who have been discharged from hospital including patients with cardiac disease, heart failure as well as those with ICDs.

Imperial Healthcare NHS Trust, the UK's first academic health sciences centre, provides an internationally renowned tertiary cardiology and cardiothoracic clinical service and has a strong track record in both clinical and basic sciences research.

For this challenging and fulfilling post we are looking to recruit an enthusiastic individual, with staff management experience, with a sound knowledge and understanding of the prevention and management of cardiovascular disease

You will be a Registered Nurse with a wealth of experience in Cardiac Rehabilitation and Cardiology at a senior level. You will be responsible for managing the multidisciplinary team as well as managing own caseload of cardiac patients. You will be championing and delivering the BACPR Core Components and Standards. You will be self-motivated and possess good organisational, communication, and leadership skills.

Main duties of the job

• Deliver advanced nursing care to complex patients, ensuring a holistic approach that prioritises safety, dignity and personal choice.
• Conduct comprehensive assessment, develop, implement and evaluate plans of care, integrating the latest evidence- based practices.
• Provide expert clinical advice, recognising trends in patient outcomes and proactively addressing potential issues.
• Promote patient centred care and advocacy, ensuring the patient and their families are engaged in the decision making process.
• Clinical Responsibility for Patient Care.
• Act as clinical expert in the management of patients with Coronary Disease, demonstrating clinical competence and expertise in the Clinical Nurse Specialist services of prevention, health and cardiac rehabilitation.
• Be able to demonstrate a sound understanding of cardiac symptom management.
• Develop, lead and facilitate programmes of care for patients with Coronary Heart Disease including advice and support to patients and their relatives/carers.
• Provide direct support to junior staff within the service.

About us
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 sustainabilityClimate 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 environment www.imperial.nhs.uk/about-us/our-strategy/green-plan.

Person Specification
Education
Essential

• Registered Nurse
• Evidence of continuing professional development
• Educated to postgraduate degree level or equivalent experience
• Recognised teaching/assessing qualification
• Management or leadership qualification or equivalent experience

Experience
Essential

• Extensive clinical experience in Cardiology
• Proven track record in leadership roles and managing nursing teams
• Demonstrate experience in education, mentorship and research within nursing practice.
• Leading and developing a team

Desirable

• Project Management

Skills
Essential

• Experience of quality, standard setting and audit
• Ability to manage change & deal with complex and difficult situations
• Articulate with advanced written and verbal communication skills
• IT Skills (including Microsoft Office packages and fast and accurate keyboard skills)

Desirable

• Ability to undertake root cause analysis

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship: Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website. From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement.

UK Registration: Applicants must have current UK professional registration.