Assistant Practitioner - Community Cardiology | East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 08 April 2024 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £22,816 - £24,336 per annum pro rata |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 08 May 2024 |
| Location: | Clacton on Sea, CO15 4AB |
| Company: | Colchester Hospital University NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6210415/432-HR53-24 |
Summary
The Community Cardiology service provide a range of nurse and GPwSI led services in the community and clinics.
This is a part time position working 15 Hours per week - 2 Days per week, either Monday, Tuesday or Friday.
Ideally you will have experience as an HCA or similar role where you have experience with supporting people who are living with a long term condition. We are looking for someone who is interested in developing their skill and knowledge in the field of cardiology.
Cardiology experience would be desirable but is not essential. We will provide training in all the tasks required as well as regular supervision, development support and access to our Talent for care team should you wish to look to develop your career with ESNEFT further.
As this post is community based a car driver is essential.
You will work with a team of assistant, associate practitioners, nurses and GPs with special interest. Our service provides one stop cardiology clinics, heart failure specialist nursing, cardiac rehab (phase 2 and 3) and community cardiology clinics.
You will support the running of clinics as well as performing home visits to carry out tasks requested by the nurse. This might include observations, weights, ECGs.
You will also support the cardiac rehabilitation service in their phase 3 exercises and education classes.
One of the largest Trusts in East Anglia, East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust (ESNEFT) provide hospital and community health services to people living across a wide geographical area. We deliver care from two main hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, six community hospitals and in patients’ own homes. You will be joining a team of almost 12,000 amazing colleagues providing care to approximately a million people.
Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (if applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services. We offer a range of flexible working opportunities.
Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which do not work or cause time delays for our staff and patients. To support our employees to achieve their career aspirations you may be eligible to obtain a qualification via an apprenticeship. All successful applicants will be required to undertake a skills review to facilitate this. For full details please see the attached Apprenticeship Handbook.
If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge then we are keen to hear from you.
Find out about living and working with us - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GkPu7HphU8A
• For full details of theresponsibilitiesand dutiesof this role please see the attached job description.
This advert closes on Monday 22 Apr 2024