Cardiac Rehabilitation Exercise Physiologist

Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust

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Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and highly motivated exercise physiologist to join the Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust Cardiac Rehab service. This will be an exciting opportunity for you to enhance your skills in caring for cardiac patients. We provide a Phase III and IV service for patients with a variety of backgrounds and those that have a wide range of cardiac disease. As a band 5 Exercise Physiologist you will play a key role in providing exercise prescription for cardiovascular exercise and other conditions. You will also be involved with the delivery and evaluation of the exercise programme as well as the educational components in Phase III and IV. This will include delivery of face to face and/or Hybrid approach.

The post will involve cross-site working and some evening work.

Main duties of the job

Delivery of the exercise component of cardiac rehabilitation (Phases III - IV) both within the acute trust and primary care setting.To advise individuals with coronary heart disease and other conditions on the most suitable form of physical activity and to promote lifelonghealthy habits.Contribute to the delivery of the educational component of cardiac rehabilitation.To maintain and improve standards of professional practice in order to enhance the quality of care for a defined client group.To establish new and innovative working practices in collaboration with health, leisure and social services and other agenciesPromoting research, in the provision of evidence based practice, collecting and evaluating audit data.

About us

Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust (SWBT) is an integrated careorganisation with a budget of approximately £600 million and over 7,000 staff. Diversity and social care is at the core of what we do as the Trust provides Community and Acute Services to over half a million people in an urban centre that demands massive regeneration and has substantial premature mortality.

Our new acute hospital, the Midland Metropolitan University Hospital (MMUH), opens in 2024 and will provide care to our local population from first class, purpose-built premises.As a result, the base of this role may change to MMUH from 2024 (or beyond). If this is applicable to your role, you will be informed during the recruitment process and continuing your application with this understanding.The development of the new hospital will play an important role in the regeneration of the wider area and in improving the lives of local people and reducing health inequalities.

We have three newly emerging strategic objectives:

Our People - to cultivate and sustain happy, productive and engaged staff
Our Patients - to be good or outstanding in everything we do
Our Population - to work seamlessly with our partners to improve live

Date posted

22 May 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£28,407 to £34,581 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

381-ME-6291232

Job locations

SWB NHS Trust

Dudley Road

Birmingham

B18 7QH

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details of what this role entails.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details of what this role entails.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

Must have experience in delivering Cardiac Rehabilitation
Management of exercise programmes for patients with CHD and other related diseases

Qualifications

Essential

Degree Sports Science or Physiotherapy or equivalent
BACPR IV (or willing to undertake training)

Desirable

Health Education qualification
MSc in Cardiac Rehabilitation
Qualified gym Instructor

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

Must have experience in delivering Cardiac Rehabilitation
Management of exercise programmes for patients with CHD and other related diseases

Qualifications

Essential

Degree Sports Science or Physiotherapy or equivalent
BACPR IV (or willing to undertake training)

Desirable

Health Education qualification
MSc in Cardiac Rehabilitation
Qualified gym Instructor

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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