Expert/Advanced Practitioner Clinical Exercise Physiologist

The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust

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Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital Heart Assessment Team for an Expert/Advanced Practitioner Clinical Exercise Physiologist . This is a part time role of 15 hours per week to be worked between Monday and Friday. The role will be based at Royal Shrewsbury Hospital however there may be the need to work cross site at Princess Royal Hospital (Telford) to provide training and guidance.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will provide robust clinical leadership to the Heart Assessment Team in the re-establishment and continued delivery of the Cardiac Rehabilitation Exercise and Education Programme. This will be achieved through excellent communication skills and influencing, motivating and inspiring other to delver high quality care. This includes responding to national initiatives and advising on appropriate clinical and professional strategy relating to cardiac rehabilitation services within Cardiology.

Providing senior professional leadership, the post holder will be responsible for the patient experience and the delivery of high quality cardiac rehabilitation services to all cardiac patients referred into the service, ensuring efficient and effective management of all resources in order to deliver safe and effective patient care in an environment of continuous improvement.

The post holder will demonstrate a high level of expertise within the service providing specialist advice, education and support to staff and patients ensuring the effective implementation of local and national guidelines promoting best evidence based practice.

About us

As an organisation we strive to provide high quality, safe care for our patients in an environment which our staff are proud to work in. We believe that by adhering to our Vision ("To provide excellent care for the communities we serve") and working with our Trust Values in mind (Partnering, Ambitious, Caring, Trusted) we can achieve the right results for the people that matter most - our patients and their families.

As a Trust we are passionate about helping our staff to achieve their career aspirations and can offer a variety of learning and development opportunities to support continued professional development

Date posted

17 April 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8a

Salary

£50,952 to £57,349 a year pa pro rata

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

223-ECP-192

Job locations

Royal Shrewsbury Hospital

Mytton Oak Road

Shrewsbury

SY3 8XQ

Job description

Job responsibilities

For full duties and responsibilities please refer to the attached document entitled Job Description.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For full duties and responsibilities please refer to the attached document entitled Job Description.

Person Specification

Essential

Bsc in Sport and Exercise Science/Exercise Physiology or closely related subject
Highly specialist knowledge and extensive experience of working with complex cardiovascular and co-morbid conditions
experience of managing staff leading relevant clinical assessments for people with cardiac conditions
experience in the design and implementation of service improvements

Desirable

Doctorate level qualification
contribute to relevant national or international strategies or guidelines
Experience of leading and conducting research , audit and service evaluation

Person Specification

Essential

Bsc in Sport and Exercise Science/Exercise Physiology or closely related subject
Highly specialist knowledge and extensive experience of working with complex cardiovascular and co-morbid conditions
experience of managing staff leading relevant clinical assessments for people with cardiac conditions
experience in the design and implementation of service improvements

Desirable

Doctorate level qualification
contribute to relevant national or international strategies or guidelines
Experience of leading and conducting research , audit and service evaluation

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).