Band 5 Cardiac Rehabilitation Exercise Specialist

Job summary

We are looking for an enthusiastic physiotherapist, exercise physiologist, or exercise instructor who has a passion for delivering individual and group exercise training as well as delivering group education. We are providing face-to-face and home-based exercise programmes.

You will be working closely with our MDT of Specialist Nurses and Highly Specialist Counselling Psychologist helping with the assessment of patients and with the provision of exercise classes. You should hold BACPR level 4qualification as well as experience with functional capacity testing and cardiac rehabilitation clients.

This is a fantastic opportunity to be involved in an exciting time for Cardiac Rehabilitation as we rebuild and investigate different modalities todeliver the service to ensure the widest range of patients benefit from this essential intervention for those living with cardiac disease.

The successful applicant will predominantly be based within the cardiac rehabilitation service at RFH delivering assessing, exercising, and educating patients post their cardiac event/diagnosis.

Main duties of the job

You will be responsible for running the exercise sessions for cardiac rehab and claudication patients. This will include:

• Delivering group circuit type exercise sessions and individual gym programmes as per BACPR guidelines for patients with specific consideration and reference to their past and current medical condition and personal goals
• Screening and carrying out health assessments for phase II patients referred to phase III and IV including exercise capacity tests.
• Ensuringsafe and effective delivery of exercise programmes
• Advising and motivating referred clients on a suitable exercise programme
• Liaising closely with Cardiac Rehab Psychologist and Specialist Nurses and conduct exercise sessions as part of Phase III rehabilitation.
• Utilizing monitoring and evaluating systems already in place, contributing to the collating data and periodical review of effectiveness of the programme.
• Following departmental and trust policies with regards to documentation of all patient interventions and conversations.
• Acting as an effective role model promoting excellence through practice.

About us

Our trust has around 10,000 staff serving 1.6 million patients. It comprises Barnet Hospital, Chase Farm Hospital, the Royal Free Hospital and more than 30 services in the community. This larger scale organisation provides an unprecedented opportunity for us to continue our pioneering work, particularly in finding ways to deliver even better care to our patients.

Our mission is to deliver world class care and expertise in our clinical services, underpinned by world class teaching and research and we will continue to measure our progress against our five governing objectives: excellent outcomes, excellent patient and staff experience, excellent value for taxpayers' money, being safe and meeting our external duties, and building a strong organisation.

Our size, scale and influence offer you unrivalled career opportunities and a forward-thinking approach to working that works around your lifestyle.From flexible hours and generous benefits, to next level training, we make it easier to take your career to the top.

Everyone is welcome at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust. We're proud of our diversity and we continue to undertake new initiatives to advance equality for LGBT+, BME, gender equality, staff carers and people with disabilities and lived experiences to promote good relations and understanding between our staff.

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