Nuffield Health

Associate Exercise Physiologist

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Job summary

Associate Exercise Physiologist Nuffield Health at St Bartholomew's Hospital | Permanent | Full time| 40 hours per week | From £27,000 (dependent on experience) The successful candidate will work under the direction of senior members of the team to conduct clinical exercise testing, risk stratification, exercise prescription, physical activity counselling, exercise supervision, and health education/promotion to assist in the recovery from illness and prevent or manage chron

Main duties of the job

Whilst working within your scope of practice, you will work alongside other members of the MDT to promote physical activity and healthy lifestyle change for patients who have had a cardiac diagnosis, surgery or procedure, or are undergoing cancer treatment. You will provide supervision and line management for more junior members of the team. You will work to maintain excellent relationships with all stakeholders including cancer and cardiac care leads, consultants and clinical nurse specialists. You will be expected to manage and prioritise a patient caseload. You will have the opportunity to contribute to service development and quality improvement. You will help support some operational and clinical governance requirements of the department.

About us

Nuffield Health at St Bartholomew's Hospital: The City of London's only independent hospital, situated next to St Bartholomew's NHS hospital, Nuffield Health at St Barts is our flagship centre for cardiac services and also provides a full range of surgical and medical services, including: orthopaedics, oncology, general surgery, gynaecology and urology surgery. The hospital consists of: 48 inpatient and day case bedrooms 28 consultation rooms Three digital operating theatres Cardiac catheterisation lab Specialist intensive care beds 8 bay Oncology day unit Endoscopy and minor ops theatre Full diagnostic imaging suite including MRI, CT, ultrasound, mammography and general X-ray

Details

Date posted

14 July 2023

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£27,000 to £37,000 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

JR0065621

Job locations

38 Giltspur St

City of London

EC1A 7BS


Job description

Job responsibilities

Associate Exercise Physiologist Nuffield Health at St Bartholomew's Hospital | Permanent | Full time| 40 hours per week | From £27,000 (dependent on experience) The successful candidate will work under the direction of senior members of the team to conduct clinical exercise testing, risk stratification, exercise prescription, physical activity counselling, exercise supervision, and health education/promotion to assist in the recovery from illness and prevent or manage chronic disease. You will work under the direction of senior members of the team in conducting patient assessments, functional capacity testing, as well as leading the delivery of small group and individual exercise training and health education sessions. Whilst working within your scope of practice, you will work alongside other members of the MDT to promote physical activity and healthy lifestyle change for patients who have had a cardiac diagnosis, surgery or procedure, or are undergoing cancer treatment. You will provide supervision and line management for more junior members of the team. You will work to maintain excellent relationships with all stakeholders including cancer and cardiac care leads, consultants and clinical nurse specialists. You will be expected to manage and prioritise a patient caseload. You will have the opportunity to contribute to service development and quality improvement. You will help support some operational and clinical governance requirements of the department. About the person We are seeking a highly motivated exercise professional with experience of working in a clinical setting. The ideal candidate would have experience of cardiac and/or cancer rehabilitation. This role would suit an individual who has aspirations to be an RCCP registered Clinical Exercise Physiologist, and is keen to gain further skills, knowledge and experience. You should have a proven ability to work effectively in a team and have excellent communication and time management skills. It will be essential to have:

  • BSc Sports and Exercise or Science or health-related Science degree or equivalent (minimum 2:2)
    • It will be desirable to have:
  • BASES Certified Exercise Practitioner/ BASES Accredited Sports and Exercise Scientist or working towards
  • Level 4 BACPR cardiac rehabilitation exercise instructor qualification
  • Level 4 qualification in cancer and exercise rehabilitation (CIMSPA recognised)
  • Experience working in a hospital setting
  • Experience of running group rehabilitation classes
  • Clinical exercise prescription
  • Chronic disease management
  • Public health experience
  • Post-graduate qualifications in a health-related discipline
  • RCCP accredited clinical exercise physiology masters or working towards.
    • Candidates must be computer literate as we will be using an electronic patient record system Nuffield Health at St Bartholomew's Hospital: The City of London's only independent hospital, situated next to St Bartholomew's NHS hospital, Nuffield Health at St Barts is our flagship centre for cardiac services and also provides a full range of surgical and medical services, including: orthopaedics, oncology, general surgery, gynaecology and urology surgery. The hospital consists of: 48 inpatient and day case bedrooms 28 consultation rooms Three digital operating theatres Cardiac catheterisation lab Specialist intensive care beds 8 bay Oncology day unit Endoscopy and minor ops theatre Full diagnostic imaging suite including MRI, CT, ultrasound, mammography and general X-ray Helping you feel good. We want you to love coming to work, feeling healthy, happy and valued. That's why we've developed a benefits package with you in mind. From free private healthcare to gym membership, a cycle to work scheme and more. At Nuffield Health, we take care of what's important to you. Join Nuffield Health and create the future you want, today. If you like what you see, why not start your application now? We consider applications as we receive them and reserve the right to close adverts early (for example, where we have received an unprecedented high volume of applications). So, it's a good idea to apply right away to ensure you're considered for this role. It starts with you.

    Job description

    Job responsibilities

    Associate Exercise Physiologist Nuffield Health at St Bartholomew's Hospital | Permanent | Full time| 40 hours per week | From £27,000 (dependent on experience) The successful candidate will work under the direction of senior members of the team to conduct clinical exercise testing, risk stratification, exercise prescription, physical activity counselling, exercise supervision, and health education/promotion to assist in the recovery from illness and prevent or manage chronic disease. You will work under the direction of senior members of the team in conducting patient assessments, functional capacity testing, as well as leading the delivery of small group and individual exercise training and health education sessions. Whilst working within your scope of practice, you will work alongside other members of the MDT to promote physical activity and healthy lifestyle change for patients who have had a cardiac diagnosis, surgery or procedure, or are undergoing cancer treatment. You will provide supervision and line management for more junior members of the team. You will work to maintain excellent relationships with all stakeholders including cancer and cardiac care leads, consultants and clinical nurse specialists. You will be expected to manage and prioritise a patient caseload. You will have the opportunity to contribute to service development and quality improvement. You will help support some operational and clinical governance requirements of the department. About the person We are seeking a highly motivated exercise professional with experience of working in a clinical setting. The ideal candidate would have experience of cardiac and/or cancer rehabilitation. This role would suit an individual who has aspirations to be an RCCP registered Clinical Exercise Physiologist, and is keen to gain further skills, knowledge and experience. You should have a proven ability to work effectively in a team and have excellent communication and time management skills. It will be essential to have:

  • BSc Sports and Exercise or Science or health-related Science degree or equivalent (minimum 2:2)
    • It will be desirable to have:
  • BASES Certified Exercise Practitioner/ BASES Accredited Sports and Exercise Scientist or working towards
  • Level 4 BACPR cardiac rehabilitation exercise instructor qualification
  • Level 4 qualification in cancer and exercise rehabilitation (CIMSPA recognised)
  • Experience working in a hospital setting
  • Experience of running group rehabilitation classes
  • Clinical exercise prescription
  • Chronic disease management
  • Public health experience
  • Post-graduate qualifications in a health-related discipline
  • RCCP accredited clinical exercise physiology masters or working towards.
    • Candidates must be computer literate as we will be using an electronic patient record system Nuffield Health at St Bartholomew's Hospital: The City of London's only independent hospital, situated next to St Bartholomew's NHS hospital, Nuffield Health at St Barts is our flagship centre for cardiac services and also provides a full range of surgical and medical services, including: orthopaedics, oncology, general surgery, gynaecology and urology surgery. The hospital consists of: 48 inpatient and day case bedrooms 28 consultation rooms Three digital operating theatres Cardiac catheterisation lab Specialist intensive care beds 8 bay Oncology day unit Endoscopy and minor ops theatre Full diagnostic imaging suite including MRI, CT, ultrasound, mammography and general X-ray Helping you feel good. We want you to love coming to work, feeling healthy, happy and valued. That's why we've developed a benefits package with you in mind. From free private healthcare to gym membership, a cycle to work scheme and more. At Nuffield Health, we take care of what's important to you. Join Nuffield Health and create the future you want, today. If you like what you see, why not start your application now? We consider applications as we receive them and reserve the right to close adverts early (for example, where we have received an unprecedented high volume of applications). So, it's a good idea to apply right away to ensure you're considered for this role. It starts with you.

    Person Specification

    Qualifications

    Desirable

    • BSc Sports and Exercise or Science or health-related Science degree or equivalent (minimum 2:2)
    • BASES Certified Exercise Practitioner/ BASES Accredited Sports and Exercise Scientist or working towards
    • Level 4 BACPR cardiac rehabilitation exercise instructor qualification
    • Level 4 qualification in cancer and exercise rehabilitation(CIMSPA recognised)

    Experience

    Desirable

    • Experience working in a hospital setting
    • Experience of running group rehabilitation classes
    • Clinical exercise prescription
    • Chronic disease management
    • Public health experience
    • Post-graduate qualifications in a health-related discipline
    • RCCP accredited clinical exercise physiology masters or working towards.
    Person Specification

    Qualifications

    Desirable

    • BSc Sports and Exercise or Science or health-related Science degree or equivalent (minimum 2:2)
    • BASES Certified Exercise Practitioner/ BASES Accredited Sports and Exercise Scientist or working towards
    • Level 4 BACPR cardiac rehabilitation exercise instructor qualification
    • Level 4 qualification in cancer and exercise rehabilitation(CIMSPA recognised)

    Experience

    Desirable

    • Experience working in a hospital setting
    • Experience of running group rehabilitation classes
    • Clinical exercise prescription
    • Chronic disease management
    • Public health experience
    • Post-graduate qualifications in a health-related discipline
    • RCCP accredited clinical exercise physiology masters or working towards.

    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).

    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.

    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).

    UK Registration

    Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

    Employer details

    Employer name

    Nuffield Health

    Address

    38 Giltspur St

    City of London

    EC1A 7BS


    Employer's website

    https://www.nuffieldhealthcareers.com (Opens in a new tab)

    Employer details

    Employer name

    Nuffield Health

    Address

    38 Giltspur St

    City of London

    EC1A 7BS


    Employer's website

    https://www.nuffieldhealthcareers.com (Opens in a new tab)

    Employer contact details

    For questions about the job, contact:

    Talent Acquisition

    People Support Centre

    careers@nuffieldhealth.com

    03301235080

    Details

    Date posted

    14 July 2023

    Pay scheme

    Other

    Salary

    £27,000 to £37,000 a year

    Contract

    Permanent

    Working pattern

    Full-time

    Reference number

    JR0065621

    Job locations

    38 Giltspur St

    City of London

    EC1A 7BS


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