Cardiac Rehab Exercise Specialist/Fitness Instructor

Job description

Job responsibilities

Communication

• Communicate effectively using a variety of methods including verbal, written and electronic.
• Provide emotional support to patients and their family to manage their condition.
• Be able to use IT systems confidently email, virtual technology.
• Familiar with the use of Microsoft office including word, excel and power point.

Professionalism

• To keep abreast of changes within the health and fitness industry and ensure knowledge is up to date through the reading of literature, attending seminars and continuing professional development.
• To identify administrative and professional needs that support the team and the post holders own objectives via regular meetings with both the Senior Physical Activity Specialist/physiotherapist and the Lead Nurse for CR This is achieved through Appraisal and your Personal Development Plan (PDP).
• To keep up to date with knowledge and practice, by attending relevant post-related courses.
• To maintain BACPR phase IV exercise instructor status.

Teaching and training

• To provide education to patients and carers relevant to the program through adopting healthy lifestyle.
• Deliver educational topics using a variety of mediums including face to face, group sessions and individualised sessions.

Clinical governance

To be responsible for keeping safe patient information such as record cards when in transit in accordance with information Governance.

To be responsible for ensuring information (paper-based, verbal, or computerised) provided to clients or other health professionals is up-to-date, evidence-based and appropriately delivered.

To comply with the Trust and department operational policy on all documentation whether computerised or paper-based

Ensure that resources are monitored and utilised in accordance with the CR communication budget.

Research

Ensure all physical activity data is accurately collected and collated using the CR documentation and database system to contribute to the evaluation of the programme.

Ensure any information/data required for clinical audit or statistical analysis for research projects or registers is recorded and collected as appropriate.

To liaise with CR directly and monitor/evaluate progress and achievements on the outputs.

Participate in local and/or national research and development initiatives as appropriate.

Other duties

To work with the CR team to develop the service.

Liaise with and provide support to all other members of the CR multidisciplinary team and attend team and management group meetings as appropriate.

Responsible for the economic and appropriate use of apparatus, for example exercise equipment, including setting up and dismantling display equipment safely.

Dealing sensitively with patient/carers who may be distressed.

Conducting assessments and treatment at a variety of settings throughout the day

Simultaneous management of different aspects of the job description There may be a requirement to work with people who have barriers to their understanding of key messages, for example those whose first language is not English.

• There may be a requirement to deliver informal presentations to community groups or groups of staff. Your healthcare closer to home
• To produce, distribute and disseminate publicity and promotional material to groups and areas targeted in the Borough as part of a planned marketing strategy.
• To assist in promoting an understanding of the CR and its work
• To assist in health checks in a community setting
• To be flexible with location and time of working to ensure accessibility of the programs to all. This may include working on different sites or in the evenings or at weekends.

• To support local patient support groups, or in their absence, facilitate the development of such groups, to facilitate user involvement when producing relevant work. To continue to support the local Heart Support Group. To maintain close links with Phase IV (community) exercise instructors.
• To undertake any ad hoc duties necessary to deliver the service.
• To support other services within the team when the need arises.

Person Specification

Education & professional Qualifications

Essential

• GCSE level English and Maths
• Diploma in Fitness Training and Sports Therapy or equivalent
• Listed on Exercise Professional Register
• NVQ level 3 Exercise to Music/Gym Instructor or equivalent as recognised by the Register of Exercise Professionals (REPS)

Desirable

• oBACPR Certificate level 4 or willingness to undertake

Experience

Essential

• oSignificant experience working with chronically ill patients in a health care setting/social care/educational setting
• Experience of prescribing Gym based programmes.
• oExperience of delivering taught sessions to patient and staff

Desirable

• o-Experience of working in cardiac rehabilitation
• o-Previous experience working in a multidisciplinary team in health, social care, or education
• . -Experience of teaching and instructing individuals or groups

Skills and aptitudes

Essential

• oDemonstrate aptitude to working with older adults.
• o-Understand personal responsibility when using equipment or handling patient property.
• o-teach safe and effective use of exercise equipment to patient and Understand Risks involved in using equipment

Desirable

• oKnowledge of BACPR/ ACPICR Standards for exercise in cardiac rehabilitation
• o-Performing exercise assessment which include:e.g Walking or step tests. Record height & weight BP, BMI, heart rate, pulse oximetry

Personal Qualities & attributes

Essential

• o-Able to work on own following agreed protocols, seeking help appropriately, particularly around unforeseen circumstances.
• Problem solving/decision making skills based on patient/client needs.
• o-Good communication skills-Tactful, diplomatic, supportive, and resourceful

Desirable

• oLeading exercise component of cardiac rehabilitation

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

Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust

Address

north middlesex University Hospital NHS Trust

sterling way

Edmonton

N18 1QX

Employer's website

https://www.royalfreelondonjobs.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)