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An experienced Band 3 HCA to work autonomously visiting cardiac patients in their own homes. The job is to support, motivate and deliver an individualised exercise programme, that has been assessed and prescribed by our Band 7 Physiotherapist. The patients are seen by our experienced Community Cardiology Nursing Team prior to them being referred to the home exercise programme. The patients have either Heart Failure, or had a recent acute cardiac event or heart surgery. We are looking for a very enthusiastic, confident nurse to join our dynamic innovative rehabilitation Team.

• Interview Date 13/7/2023
• 15 hours per week
• You will be redirected to Trac to apply for the vacancy. Please expand the job details section and read all of the information before applying for the vacancy.

To assist the Registered Nurses and Physiotherapists and work autonomously in providing high quality patient care within the Community Setting. Checking baseline observations, signs and symptoms prior to delivering the prescribed, individualised exercise plan and set goals. The job includes covering cardiac rehabilitation phase 3 group work at Four Centres across the City alongside a Cardiology Specialist Nurse as required. Car Driver is essential. Ongoing support, clinical supervision and the relevant training will be provided.

Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the busiest, largest and most successful teaching NHS foundation trusts in the country, with over 18,000 staff and an annual income of £1 billion.

Rated ‘Outstanding’ by the CQC we have a long history of providing high quality care, clinical excellence, and innovation in medical research regionally, nationally and internationally.

We’re also proud to be the second largest provider of specialised services in the country. This means we support people with a range of rare and complex medical, surgical and neurological conditions, cancers and genetic orders.

Our staff oversee around 1.84 million patients ‘contacts’ each year, delivering high standards of healthcare.

We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and recognise the benefit in providing an inclusive environment. We value and respect the diversity of our employees and aim to recruit a workforce which reflects the communities we serve, and is equipped to deliver the best service to our patients. We welcome all applications irrespective of people’s race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups.

• To abide by Trust policies and procedures
• To assist the Registered Nurses or other registered health care practitioners in providing high quality patient care
• Maintain patients privacy and dignity at all times
• Be an effective part of the multi-disciplinary team contributing to the departmental objectives.
• Continue to develop and maintain competencies in nursing tasks to maintain high quality safe care.