Job summary
Prehabilitation is here to stay at Barts Health NHS Trust!
An exciting opportunity has arisen to work at one of the UK's largest NHS Trusts. We are looking for exercise physiologists who are ready for new challenges and seeking opportunities to join our prehabilitation team.
We are pleased to be expanding our well-established team to continue providing a trust wide prehabilitation service. The successful post holders will hold a key role in the on-going development and running of a multidisciplinary prehabilitation service. The post-holders will work to deliver a trust-wide service that will not only reduce complications from hospital treatment but aim to improve patients' long-term health as they adopt lifestyle changes. The post-holders will also work closely with the wider multi-disciplinary teams including attending a novel hepato-pancreato-biliary cancer clinic with surgeons, clinical nurse specialists and anaesthetists
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate should be a dedicated, skilled and motivated clinician with a breadth of experience in exercise prescription across a range of chronic health conditions. At Bart's our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation; providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in East London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of care and being an outstanding place to work.For this reason, we recognise the importance of personal and professional development and that it is crucial to the success of our service. We therefore offer a robust teaching and training programme with the opportunity to complete Quality Improvement and Audit projects and we provide a supportive and engaging environment to develop and grow our clinicians.
About us
Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.
The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.
Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.
We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- BSc in Physiology/Sports Science or equivalent.
Desirable
- Member of the Register of Exercise Professionals (REP), or other associated body (BASES,BACR).
- Training in motivational interviewing and/or health coaching.
- Cancer rehabilitation qualification
- MSc Clinical Exercise Physiologist or equivalent
- Intermediate Life Support Skills.
Experience
Essential
- Experience of managing a caseload of patients and working in a timely manner.
- Experience of planning and executing face-to-face and home-based exercise programmes, analysing outcomes and adapting as required.
- Experience of using motivation interviewing techniques to people with long term conditions.
- Up to date knowledge of principles of Prehabilitation and supporting evidence.
Desirable
- Experience of delivering exercise intervention to people with cancer and other long-term conditions
- Experience of data collection and analysis to evaluate outcomes
- Experience or knowledge of prehabilitation / rehabilitation services.
- Participation in Research/ audit.
Skills / personal attributes & abilities:
Essential
- Ability to assess clinical information and structure patient care accordingly, with support from senior team where needed.
- Ability to support senior colleagues in designing and implementing training programmes and research & audit activities.
- Able to demonstrate a commitment and understanding of the importance of treating all individuals with dignity and respect appropriate to their individual needs.
- Demonstrate a sound understanding of data protection and patient confidentiality.
- High level of computer literacy with good use of Microsoft packages including Word, Excel and Outlook applications.
- Pays attention to detail and consistently produces accurate work.
- Ensures personal, professional behaviour and integrity at all times
- Ability to work within a multidisciplinary team.
Knowledge
Essential
- High level knowledge of existing exercise testing and prescription guidelines specific to long-term conditions
- Demonstrable and competent knowledge of exercise physiology and impact of varied clinical pathologies.
- Recognise scope of practice and boundaries of own responsibilities
Desirable
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- BSc in Physiology/Sports Science or equivalent.
Desirable
- Member of the Register of Exercise Professionals (REP), or other associated body (BASES,BACR).
- Training in motivational interviewing and/or health coaching.
- Cancer rehabilitation qualification
- MSc Clinical Exercise Physiologist or equivalent
- Intermediate Life Support Skills.
Experience
Essential
- Experience of managing a caseload of patients and working in a timely manner.
- Experience of planning and executing face-to-face and home-based exercise programmes, analysing outcomes and adapting as required.
- Experience of using motivation interviewing techniques to people with long term conditions.
- Up to date knowledge of principles of Prehabilitation and supporting evidence.
Desirable
- Experience of delivering exercise intervention to people with cancer and other long-term conditions
- Experience of data collection and analysis to evaluate outcomes
- Experience or knowledge of prehabilitation / rehabilitation services.
- Participation in Research/ audit.
Skills / personal attributes & abilities:
Essential
- Ability to assess clinical information and structure patient care accordingly, with support from senior team where needed.
- Ability to support senior colleagues in designing and implementing training programmes and research & audit activities.
- Able to demonstrate a commitment and understanding of the importance of treating all individuals with dignity and respect appropriate to their individual needs.
- Demonstrate a sound understanding of data protection and patient confidentiality.
- High level of computer literacy with good use of Microsoft packages including Word, Excel and Outlook applications.
- Pays attention to detail and consistently produces accurate work.
- Ensures personal, professional behaviour and integrity at all times
- Ability to work within a multidisciplinary team.
Knowledge
Essential
- High level knowledge of existing exercise testing and prescription guidelines specific to long-term conditions
- Demonstrable and competent knowledge of exercise physiology and impact of varied clinical pathologies.
- Recognise scope of practice and boundaries of own responsibilities
Desirable
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
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).
