Band 6 Exercise Physiologist
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Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and experienced Cardiac Rehabilitation Exercise Physiologist to join our Cardiac Rehabilitation Service at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham. You will be a skilled and experienced practitioner with a BSc /BA (Hons) in Sports and Exercise Science/Therapy or related field and hold a BACPR (Level 4) qualification. The post requires you to work in a hospital and community setting providing Phase 1 to Phase 3 of the patient pathway.
The successful candidate will work closely with the senior Physiotherapist and Cardiac Rehabilitation Specialist Nurses to provide, plan and design a comprehensive Cardiac Rehabilitation Programme.
The successful candidate should have substantial experience in:
* The assessment and management of exercise prescription in relation to cardiac patients or
patients with long term conditions.
* Planning holistic programmes of rehabilitation to meet the individual needs of the patients.
* Delivering exercise to complex patient groups with multiple co-morbidities.
* Providing health promotion and education through face to face consultation and group sessions.
This will include experience in behaviour change, risk factor assessment and management.
Essential to the role is excellent written and communication skills and the ability to work both autonomously and within the broader cardiac MDTs.
Main duties of the job
*Possess specialist knowledge across a range of exercise physiology practices related to cardiac rehabilitation, secondary prevention and recovery following a cardiac illness.
*Possess a comprehensive understanding of an Acute Health Care Environment and the community settings in which cardiac rehabilitation is conducted.
*Work autonomously within your scope of practice to make clinical decisions and judgements regarding patient management as per local/national and international guidelines.
*Undertake risk assessments regarding patient condition and environment to ensure patient and staff safety.
*Deliver exercise programmes individually or in a group, in a variety of settings considering high to moderate risk dependency patients with physical limitations due to co-morbidities.
*In line with set standards, monitor patient progression, making adjustments to patient
programmes as required, escalating concerns to the senior cardiac rehabilitation
specialist within the wider MDT.
*To deliver and support development of the evidence based cardiac patient education
programme. Providing guidance/advice regarding risk factor management, medication, diet,
*exercise and psychological factors.
Please refer to the job description for a full list of duties.
Informal visits are welcomed and encouraged.
For further information please contact Denise Moffitt Cardiac Rehabilitation Nurse Specialist Team Leader or Catherine Payton Senior Physiotherapist on 0121 371 4711.
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.
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Details
Date posted
26 February 2024
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 6
Salary
£35,392 to £42,618 a year
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time, Flexible working
Reference number
304-1079764YS
Job locations
Queen Elizabeth Hospital
Mindelsohn Way
Birmingham
West Midlands
B15 2TH
Employer details
Employer name
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Queen Elizabeth Hospital
Mindelsohn Way
Birmingham
West Midlands
B15 2TH
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