Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Band 7 specialist Nurse  to lead our multidisciplinary Cardiac Rehabilitation Team in Caerphilly. We are seeking a highly motivated professional with a background in Cardiac Rehabilitation who is committed to developing and improving the service for patients across Gwent. You will need to be a good team player with the ability to be flexible, innovative and to work independently within the community setting. 

The successful individual will be responsible for developing the service, while meeting changing needs in this challenging environment. Using your professional leadership and management skills you will be responsible for leading and supporting the wider multidisciplinary  Cardiac Rehabilitation Team whilst also providing specialist input to patient referred to the service.  

You will be joining a friendly supportive team where professional guidance is readily available and continuous professional development is strongly encouraged.

Main duties of the job

To lead the provision of core Cardiac Rehabilitation services within ABUHB. Ensuring the provision of high quality, effective, evidence based and efficient care by taking responsibility for professional leadership and operational management.

To provide an integrated Cardiac Rehabilitation service, working closely with primary, secondary and tertiary care.

To work as an autonomous and independent practitioner within a multi-disciplinary team, ensuring all Cardiac Rehabilitation patients receive the highest standards of care and support from referral to the service to discharge back to primary care.

Provide professional support, clinical expertise and appropriate education and training to all those professionals involved in providing care to Cardiac Rehabilitation patients.

Lead and develop care in Cardiac Rehabilitation to meet the requirements of the British Association of Cardiac Prevention and Rehabilitation (BACPR) and NICE guidance ensuring a continuous process of evaluation via National Audit of Cardiac Rehabilitation (NACR) striving for/maintaining certification via the National Certification Programme (NCP).

Undertake an active role in promoting and carrying out audit and research in conjunction with other health professionals — seeking to have work publish.

Working for our organisation

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is a multi-award-winning NHS organisation with a passion for caring. The Health Board provides an exceptional workplace where you can feel trusted and valued. Whatever your specialty or stage in your career, we have opportunities for everyone to start, grow and build your career. The health board provides integrated acute, primary and community care serving a population of 650,000 and employing over 16,000 staff.

We offer a fantastic benefits package and extensive training and development opportunities with paid mandatory training, excellent in-house programmes, opportunities to complete recognised qualifications and professional career pathways including a range of management development programmes. We offer flexible working and promote a healthy work life balance, provide occupational health support and an ambitious plan for a Wellbeing Centre of Excellence to support you at work.

Our Clinical Futures strategy continues to enhance and promote care closer to home as well as high quality hospital care when needed. Join us on our journey to pioneer new ways of working and deliver a world-class healthcare service fit for the future.