Band 6 Exercise Physiologist

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the leading foundation Trusts in the country, with over 10,000 employees providing general and specialist hospital care for the people Birmingham, Solihull, Sutton Coldfield, Tamworth and South Staffordshire.

An opportunity has arisen for this key post in the provision of exercise physiology support for patients undergoing cardiac rehabilitation within a service which has certification by the National Audit for Cardiac Rehabilitation. You will be a skilled and experienced practitioner with a minimum of one year's clinical experience in a Cardiac Rehab setting. You will set a high standard of patient care while assessing, prescribing and guiding exercise in Core Rehab/Phase III hospital-based cardiac rehabilitation. We offer comprehensive rehabilitation both in hospital and link in with Community based Cardiac Rehab services, and local services throughout the region. You would be joining an experienced team of nurses, caring for people following acute coronary syndrome admission and revascularisation.

Main duties of the job

You will be required to work flexibly to meet the needs of the service across Good Hope, Birmingham Heartlands and Solihull Hospitals where you will be providing clinical leadership with regard to the exercise component of the cardiac rehabilitation services. The post also links with community cardiac rehabilitation teams, assessing suitable patients and referring them to community exercise programmes as appropriate.

This post will require cross-site working therefore the use of a car is essential. If you have the following then we would love to hear from you:

*A least one year's clinical experience in caring for patients with coronary heart disease and chronic conditions with associated co-morbidities

*A first degree and Master's degree in Cardiovascular Rehabilitation/Exercise Physiology or equivalent

*BACPR Phase 4 Exercise Instructor Certificate

About us

We are recognised as one of the leading NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK. Our vision is to Build Healthier Lives, and we recognise that we need incredible staff to do this.

Our commitment to our staff is to create the best place for them to work, and we are dedicated to:

Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff, including a commitment of offering flexible working where we can;Offer our staff a wide variety of training and development opportunities, to support their personal and career development objectives.

UHB is committed to ensuring that our staff are treated fairly and feel that they belong, by creating a kind and inclusive environment. This is about equity of opportunity; removing all barriers, including discrimination and ensuring each individual member of staff reach their true potential, achieve their ambitions and thrive in their work. This is more than words. We are taking action. Our commitment to an inclusive culture is embedded at all levels of the organisation where every voice is heard, driven by our diverse and active staff networks, and at Board level by the Fairness Taskforce led by our CEO. We nurture a culture which empowers staff to challenge discriminatory behaviours and to enable people to bring their 'whole self' to a kinder, more connected and bold place to work.

Date posted

16 January 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£33,706 to £40,588 a year

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

9 months

Working pattern

Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

304-48636PM

Job locations

Heartlands Hospital

Bordesley Green E

Birmingham

West Midlands

B9 5SS

Job description

Job responsibilities

*Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*

Job description

Job responsibilities

*Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Passed GCSE's (including Maths, English,
Science) or NVQ equivalent in
appropriate subject (e.g. BTEC Sport
Studies/Science)
* BSc/BA (Hons) exercise
science/physiology or relevant related
discipline
* Master's Degree in Cardiovascular
Rehab, Exercise Physiology or equivalent

Experience

Essential

Experience
* Considerable professional experience in
Cardiac Rehab
* Management/mentoring/supervision of
junior staff/students
* Liaising with external
agencies/departments
* Research and audit
* Experience in a clinical environment for
a minimum of 1 year
Knowledge
Considerable knowledge of:
* The workings of cardiac rehab outpatient
exercise programmes
* Health and safety
* Exercise pre-screening, assessment,
prescription, monitoring, supervision and
demonstration for individuals with CHD.
* Aetiology, pathophysiology, epidemiology,
diagnosis and management of CHD and its
related co morbidities.
* Psychosocial and cultural perspective of
health and disease.
* National and local policy and research in the
areas of exercise and CHD
* Medico legal implications of the provision of
exercise programmes for individuals with
CHD.
Audit and evaluation within cardiac rehab
programmes

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Passed GCSE's (including Maths, English,
Science) or NVQ equivalent in
appropriate subject (e.g. BTEC Sport
Studies/Science)
* BSc/BA (Hons) exercise
science/physiology or relevant related
discipline
* Master's Degree in Cardiovascular
Rehab, Exercise Physiology or equivalent

Experience

Essential

Experience
* Considerable professional experience in
Cardiac Rehab
* Management/mentoring/supervision of
junior staff/students
* Liaising with external
agencies/departments
* Research and audit
* Experience in a clinical environment for
a minimum of 1 year
Knowledge
Considerable knowledge of:
* The workings of cardiac rehab outpatient
exercise programmes
* Health and safety
* Exercise pre-screening, assessment,
prescription, monitoring, supervision and
demonstration for individuals with CHD.
* Aetiology, pathophysiology, epidemiology,
diagnosis and management of CHD and its
related co morbidities.
* Psychosocial and cultural perspective of
health and disease.
* National and local policy and research in the
areas of exercise and CHD
* Medico legal implications of the provision of
exercise programmes for individuals with
CHD.
Audit and evaluation within cardiac rehab
programmes

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 (Opens in a new tab).

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. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

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