Job summary
Job Title -Exercise Physiologist
Hours per week-37.50
Permanent / Fixed term -Fixed term 12 months
Salary-£35,392 - £42,618 per annum
Closing Date -15th December 2023
Interview Date -10th January 2024
The post holder will be an expert exercise physiologist who will work as part of the Cardiac Rehabilitation Team to prioritise work accordingly and will provide, initiate, co-ordinate and evaluate a comprehensive cardiac rehabilitation (including heart failure) programme to patients and their families which include risk factor analysis.
This post may close early due to high numbers of applicationsso you are advised to apply promptly.
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Main duties of the job
- Manage group sessions, providing clinical monitoring and education.
- Timely and appropriately recruit patients to exercise programme. Contact patients individually referred for rehabilitation.
- Report to and/or refer onto other agencies and health professionals, patients following participation in cardiac rehabilitation programme.
- Work autonomously within scope of practice to make clinical decisions and judgements regarding patient management as per local/national and international guidelines.
- Undertakes risk assessments regarding patient condition and environment to ensure patient and staff safety.
- To ensure that within the group setting each patient exercises within their agreed individual exercise prescription and is monitored at each session. To act independently to changes in the patients status and modify treatment accordingly.
- In conjunction with the cardiac rehabilitation nurse, undertake an individual risk assessment for exercise, based on cardiac history and current medical conditions. Taking into consideration both cardiac and physical risk of exercise allowing safe exercise prescription and adaptations of exercise programmes.
- Agreed functional capacity tests to be performed as part of the patient's initial assessment and again at the completion of the programme in order to contribute towards monitoring and audit of patient related outcome measure.
About us
Here at George Eliot our vision to 'excel at patient care' takes centre stage. An ever evolving clinically-led acute service provider we are on a journey to continually provide high quality, safe and responsive services delivered by inspiring, friendly and compassionate staff who share our corporate values which underpin everything we do. Our values are not just words on a piece of paper, they bond us together, reflect our ambition and shape who we are:
Effective Open Communication
excellence and safety in everything we do
Challenge but support
Expect respect and dignity
Local health that inspires confidence
Benefits:On-site nursery, 27 days minimum annual leave plus bank holidays, cycle to work scheme, flexible working, extensive in-house course learning directory, buying and selling of annual leave, subsidised restaurant, tranquillity garden and generous subsidised on-site parking.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Undertake a comprehensive assessment of patients following a cardiac event, who may have complex conditions including multi-pathology.
- To ensure that within the group setting each patient exercises within their agreed individual exercise prescription and is monitored at each session. To act independently to changes in the patients status and modify treatment accordingly.
- The post holder is required to educate patients on an individual and group basis.
- Agreed functional capacity tests to be performed as part of the patients initial assessment and again at the completion of the programme in order to contribute towards monitoring and audit of patient related outcome measure.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Undertake a comprehensive assessment of patients following a cardiac event, who may have complex conditions including multi-pathology.
- To ensure that within the group setting each patient exercises within their agreed individual exercise prescription and is monitored at each session. To act independently to changes in the patients status and modify treatment accordingly.
- The post holder is required to educate patients on an individual and group basis.
- Agreed functional capacity tests to be performed as part of the patients initial assessment and again at the completion of the programme in order to contribute towards monitoring and audit of patient related outcome measure.
Person Specification
Qualifications / Training
Essential
- Degree in Exercise Physiology/ Sports Science
- Teaching and assessing qualification
- BACPR instructor training
- Experience in Cardiac Care
- Evidence of continuous professional development
- Intermediate Life Support
Skills/ Knowledge
Essential
- Able to lead a cardiac rehabilitation exercise programme effectively
- Up to date knowledge of current clinical and professional issues
- Proven listening skills
- Excellent verbal, written, interpersonal and communication skills
- Ability to prioritise workload
- Evidence of negotiation skills, informing, enquiring, persuading and directing as appropriate
- Understanding of the change management process.
- Knowledge of quality standards and relevant national and local guidance e.g. NICE, BACPR, BSH, CQUINS
- Demonstrates commitment and ability to teach others
- Initiates change
- Able to achieve personal objectives
Experience
Essential
- Extensive experience in cardiology with evidence of continued professional development in this area
- Understanding, knowledge and experience of Cardiac rehabilitation
- Understanding, knowledge and experience of Cardiac Exercise Physiologist
- Resource management skills
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Recognition of own development requirements
- Team player
- Creative thinker
- Diplomatic
Add Job Requirements
Essential
- Car Driver
- Flexible and positive approach to work, ability to work at various hospital and service delivery locations.
Trust Values
Essential
- Effective open communication
- Excellence and safety in all that we do
- Challenge but support
- Expect respect and dignity
- Local healthcare that inspire confidence
Person Specification
Qualifications / Training
Essential
- Degree in Exercise Physiology/ Sports Science
- Teaching and assessing qualification
- BACPR instructor training
- Experience in Cardiac Care
- Evidence of continuous professional development
- Intermediate Life Support
Skills/ Knowledge
Essential
- Able to lead a cardiac rehabilitation exercise programme effectively
- Up to date knowledge of current clinical and professional issues
- Proven listening skills
- Excellent verbal, written, interpersonal and communication skills
- Ability to prioritise workload
- Evidence of negotiation skills, informing, enquiring, persuading and directing as appropriate
- Understanding of the change management process.
- Knowledge of quality standards and relevant national and local guidance e.g. NICE, BACPR, BSH, CQUINS
- Demonstrates commitment and ability to teach others
- Initiates change
- Able to achieve personal objectives
Experience
Essential
- Extensive experience in cardiology with evidence of continued professional development in this area
- Understanding, knowledge and experience of Cardiac rehabilitation
- Understanding, knowledge and experience of Cardiac Exercise Physiologist
- Resource management skills
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Recognition of own development requirements
- Team player
- Creative thinker
- Diplomatic
Add Job Requirements
Essential
- Car Driver
- Flexible and positive approach to work, ability to work at various hospital and service delivery locations.
Trust Values
Essential
- Effective open communication
- Excellence and safety in all that we do
- Challenge but support
- Expect respect and dignity
- Local healthcare that inspire confidence
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.
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).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
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).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
