Cardiac Rehab Exercise Professional

Job description

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To ensure timely communication of assessment findings, treatment and outcomes to other disciplines through the provision of reports and letters etc. To refer appropriately to MDT colleagues or services as clinical need requires.

Participate and deliver cardiac rehabilitation exercise and lifestyle education programme in a variety of settings and locations.

Encourage patient with goal orientated exercise prescription, adjusting communication style appropriately to motivate and encourage behaviour change, and to empathise and reassure as appropriate. Liaise with Band 6 Exercise Professional and cardiac rehabilitation team to ensure continuity of advice and information. Involve relatives / carers as needed

Have day-to-day responsibility for assessing the health and health-related needs of patients, their carers and families. Primarily focused on assessment of exercise and mobility, maintaining a safe environment, health status, risk stratification and activity goals, but also able to offer advice on CHD lifestyle modification, and refer to appropriate services as necessary

Ensure patients taught safe and effective methods of warming up, cooling down and exercise techniques. To be responsible for the monitoring of patient care and safety throughout the duration of the exercise session and review patient progress at the start, interim and end of the exercise programme.

Work in collaboration with the multi-disciplinary team and primary and secondary health care colleagues to provide optimum management of patients especially those with complex cardiovascular disease presentations.

To ensure timely communication of assessment findings, treatment and outcomes to other disciplines through the provision of reports and letters etc. To refer appropriately to MDT colleagues or services as clinical need requires.

Participate and deliver cardiac rehabilitation exercise and lifestyle education programme in a variety of settings and locations.

In conjunction with the Cardiac Rehabilitation Band 6 Exercise Professional undertake local and national audit. Research and evaluate the effectiveness of exercise and physical activity using observational methods and outcomes measures to assist in the development of service delivery and own clinical practice.

To be involved with the induction of new staff, students and members of the MDT

Management of medical emergencies in collaboration with colleagues

Be flexible within the designated role and undertake other duties that may be required from time to time in the absence of a fellow team member.

To be responsible for personal continuous professional development by the use of self-education, reflective practice, active participation in the in-service training programme and attendance at relevant courses and tutorials as agreed in your personal development plan.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• MSc in Clinical Exercise Physiology • BSc in Clinical Exercise Physiology OR • BSC in Physiotherapy • Health and Care Professions Council [HCPC] registration

Desirable criteria

• Intermediate Life Support

Experience

Essential criteria

• Experience of working with patients with cardiac disease. • Experience of delivering exercise to a complex patient group • Previous exercise teaching experience • Experience in adapting exercise to those with co-morbidities. • Recognising boundaries of own responsibilities.

Desirable criteria

• Working within a hospital setting, in a multi-disciplinary team to include an understanding of other roles and responsibilities of the cardiac rehab team. • Motivational Interviewing and change management • Experience in health promotion • Functional capacity testing • Experience or participation of data collection and analysis, research/audit. • Evaluating the outcomes of cardiac rehab. • Ability to deliver educational talks and lead both group and individual exercise programmes to patients with cardiac disease

Knowledge

Essential criteria

• Knowledge of national and local strategies relating to cardiac rehabilitation • Knowledge of BACPR and ACPICR standards. • Knowledge of existing exercise, functional testing and prescription guidelines • Demonstrable and competent knowledge of exercise physiology and impact of varied clinical pathologies. • An understanding of the cause, process and associated risk factors of cardiac disease

Desirable criteria

• Experience of clinical audit and the principles of clinical governance.

personal skills

Essential criteria

• Ability to assess clinical information and structure patient care accordingly • Ability to manage potentially difficult situations. • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills as interactions of role will be with a wide range of people • Ability to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team • Good verbal and written skills

Desirable criteria

• High level of computer literacy with good use of Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Video Conferencing Platforms

It is an exciting time to join Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. We run two busy hospital sites in Bedford and Luton. Our 7,500 staff provide high quality care for a growing population of around 700,000 across Bedfordshire and the surrounding areas.

You will be joining a friendly, high performing Trust committed to ensuring the health and wellbeing of staff. As one of the largest NHS Trusts in our region you will have access to a programme of high quality training and development to help you grow your career. Travel between hospital sites may be required. We have state-of-the art facilities placing us at the heart of cutting edge health care. The Trust continues to be committed to delivering the best patient care using the best clinical knowledge and technology available.

All new staff will be subject to a probationary period covering their first six months in post.

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