Senior Cardiac Rehabilitation Exercise Physiologist

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Detailed job description and main responsibilities
• Deliver, develop and maintain safe and effective group exercise sessions for patients with a wide range of cardiovascular conditions in line with BACPR, ACPICR and NICE MI secondary prevention guidelines.
• Supervise and lead exercise-based cardiac rehabilitation sessions in line with current ACPICR & BACPR guidelines. Liaise with other members of the cardiac rehab nursing team and cardiac rehabilitation exercise physiologists to ensure ongoing development in line with NACR.
• To be responsible for the development and monitoring of specialist prescriptive exercise regimes throughout the cardiac rehabilitation programme.
• Adopt a flexible and dynamic approach to patient care and service planning and development.
• Formulate, risk stratify and deliver individual and group exercise plans, programmes and recommendations for patients based on highly developed specialist knowledge, clinical assessments and reasoning skills utilising evidence based practice.
• Provide leadership for, deliver and develop high quality cardiac rehabilitation exercise programmes. Amongst others, these will include a high intensity circuit based cardio vascular exercise programme and a chair based exercise programme providing low intensity functional exercise.

Please refer to the attached Job Description.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• BSc Hons Degree Sport & Exercise Science
• Post-graduate studies preferably MSc in Clinical Exercise Physiology (other relevant Cardiac Rehabilitation/Cardiovascular Health MSc will be considered)
• BACPR Phase IV Qualification
• BLS
• Or equivalent relevant experience

Desirable criteria

• AHCS accredited (Clinical Exercise Physiologist)
• Member of relevant professional body (i.e. BACPR)
• ILS certificate

Experience

Essential criteria

• Significant experience working with cardiovascular clients in an acute setting at Band 5 or equivalent.
• Significant experience in leading and delivering Cardiac Rehabilitation exercise programmes in healthcare settings
• Significant experience of group and individual exercise assessment, prescription, delivery and progression.
• Previous presentation and teaching experience
• Significant experience of organising, supervising and interpreting results of differing modes of functional assessments.

Desirable criteria

• Leadership experience

Knowledge

Essential criteria

• Highly developed clinical skills in delivering cardiac rehabilitation to patients with complex cardiac conditions including those with co-morbidities.
• Ability to undertake research and audit and integrate into service developments.
• Ability to problem solve and act proactively
• Knowledge of Primary Care and Community Health Services
• Ability to work effectively within a multi-disciplinary team to deliver shared team, service and organisational goals and measures.
• Working as an autonomous practitioner.
• Demonstrates expertise in clinical practice
• Highly developed clinical skills in cardiac rehabilitation exercise prescription
• Able to respond calmly and appropriately in unpredictable and emergency situations
• Professional role model for the delivery and development of cardiac rehabilitation to achieve the highest standards for the team, the service, the organisation and patients.
• Reflective practitioner.
• Client centred approach to patient care.

Skills

Essential criteria

• Ability to adapt to change within working environment and work venues (and at short notice).
• Ability to use initiative.
• Ability to problem solve
• IT skills - Able to use Word, Excel and Power Point
• Calm under pressure
• Self-motivated and able to motivate others
• Empathetic
• Good time-keeper
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Reliable
• Ability to adapt to changes in work patterns (and at short notice).
• Effective time management
• Excellent organisational skills.

Other

Essential criteria

• Ability to travel around the local area independently and efficiently (involves carrying equipment)
• Physically fit and able to comply with Trust Manual Handling Guidelines.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Applicant requirements

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Documents to download

• Band 6 JD Sr Cardiac Rehabilitation Exercise Physiologist (PDF, 240.6KB)
• Person Spec Band 6 Senior CR Exercise Physiologist (PDF, 144.4KB)
• Functional Band 6 CR Senior Exercise Physiologist (PDF, 136.4KB)
• Disclosure & Barring Information and Recruitment of Ex-Offenders (PDF, 78.5KB)
• Staff Diversity Network (PDF, 140.3KB)
• Information for Disabled Applicants (PDF, 98.7KB)
• Bedford Hospital Site map (PDF, 2.6MB)
• Staff Benefits (PNG, 1.6MB)