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Cardiac Rehabilitation Exercise Professional | Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust

Dyddiad hysbysebu:	08 Hydref 2024
Cyflog:	Heb ei nodi
Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog:	£26,530 - £29,114 per annum pro rota
Oriau:	Rhan Amser
Dyddiad cau:	07 Tachwedd 2024
Lleoliad:	Nottingham, NG5 1PB
Cwmni:	Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trusts
Math o swydd:	Parhaol
Cyfeirnod swydd:	6646807/164-6646807

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We are looking for a motivated and experienced Band 4 Exercise Professional to join our small but dedicated outpatient team. In this role, you will be part of a multidisciplinary team and you will design and deliver exercise plans to improve the health and well-being of people with heart conditions. If you are passionate about motivating, enthusing and supporting heart healthy lifestyle changes, we encourage you to apply.
• Design and implement tailored exercise programmes
• Perform initial and follow-up physical assessments
• Plan and deliver group and one-to-one exercise sessions
• Deliver patient education on physical activity and exercising
• Monitor and assess patients' progress, and making adjustments if needed
• Liaise with physiotherapists, nurses, doctors and other healthcare professionals

With over 19,000 staff, we are one of the biggest employers in the city with a central role in supporting the health and wellbeing of our local population. We play a leading role in research, education and innovation.

Come and join our wonderful team at NUH. We are big believers in diversity and welcome new ideas to help develop our team in order to deliver world class healthcare to the vast patient populations we serve. With endless personal development opportunities available, at NUH we will endeavour to turn your job into a career!

We particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, or Disabled, as we are striving to be better represented at NUH.

Communication
• To effectively communicate complex information in a simple way to ensure patients and carers understand their condition and how to maximise their rehabilitation outcome. This requires using motivational techniques and positive, non-judgemental approach.
• To establish and maintain rapport with patients and carers.
• To overcome barriers and source solutions towards effective communication.
• To facilitate and be part of a well-coordinated multidisciplinary team for patient centred care.
• To maintain accurate, comprehensive, and up to date clinical documentation, in line with legal and service requirements.
• To communicate and/or escalate concerns to the appropriate clinician, including senior members of staff, consultants and GPs, via the most suitable means, email, telephone, letter.
• To establish and maintain healthy working relationships within but not limited to the team.
• To develop motivational strategies in order to support and inspire patients, carers and other staff members.

· To deliver presentations and in-service training and contribute to professional development forums.

· To promote the Cardiac Rehabilitation service and to ensure a consistent approach to patient care.





Analytical Tasks
• To undertake comprehensive assessment of patients with a range of clinical conditions, including those with a complex presentation, using analytical skills.
• To utilising a range of intervention skills and options to formulate a comprehensive, evidence-based individual management plan.
• To analyse and interpret clinical and social information in order to make appropriate recommendations for other professional intervention if required. To integrate this information into patient management plans.
• To evaluate the patients’ understanding in order to gain valid informed consent and have the ability to work within a legal framework. This includes patients who lack capacity to consent to treatment.

Planning and Organisational Skills
• To organise and manage a large caseload, with clinical priorities and delegate responsibilities to other staff as appropriate.
• To assist in the mentoring and training of support of staff and students.
• To co-ordinate and produce reports as requested for the area of work.
• To demonstrate a sound understanding of clinical governance and risk management and apply them at work.
• To deputise for other senior staff in their absence.

Physical Skills
• To lead a group or a one-to-one exercise session. This includes cardiovascular, strengthening, flexibility and balance exercising.
• To move and handle patients and pieces of equipment in a safe and effective manner.
• To maintain up to date training and knowledge of moving and handling, basic life support skills and immediate life support skills.
• To adhere to service policy including competence to use equipment.

Responsibility for Patient Care

· To be professional and legally responsible and accountable for all aspects of your own work, including the management of patients in your care.

· To ensure a high standard of clinical care and to assist staff to do similarly.

· To be responsible for identifying patient goals and development/monitoring of treatment plans.

· To work within professional and organisational guidelines.

· To strive to maintain standards of practice and undertake regular training as required.

· To be responsible for the safe use of equipment by patients under your care.

· To provide relevant advice, to other members regarding the management of patients.

· To participate in referral, assessment, intervention, and evaluation in order to meet patients’ needs.



Policy and Service Development Implementation
• To assist in identifying, maintaining and monitoring quality standards for clinical practice within the service.
• To use appropriate networks to share information, research and good practice examples.

· To demonstrate clear understanding of the role of national agencies and legislation and systems for improving the quality of care and work within these frameworks to deliver a high quality physiotherapy service.

· To ensure that work is conducted in accordance with organisational / service policies and guidelines and within Health and Safety Regulations.
• To contribute to training and development programmes in the current service area

Responsibilities for Financial and Physical Resources
• To be aware of budgetary constraints.
• To assist the line manager in the delivery of a cost-effective service and be aware of performance measurement criteria.
• To be involved in the collection of appropriate data and statistics for departmental audit purposes.

Continued Professional Development Responsibilities
• To participate in the supervision/mentoring of other members of staff as well as students.
• To contribute to the training and development of others as and when required to improve service provision.
• To take responsibility for own development and actively participate in supervision.
• To maintain own continuous professional development (CPD).
• To be an active team member and participate in in-service training programme by attendance and involvement at staff meetings, training sessions, external courses and reflective practice.

Responsibilities for Information Resources

· To be responsible for collating data as per clinical area.

· To be responsible for the recording of clinical information in relation to patients and clients and their treatment programmes ensuring confidentiality is maintained at all times.



Responsibilities for Research and Development
• To actively search out and incorporate evidence into practice.
• To contribute to the measurement and evaluation of the service. This may involve the use of audit and outcome measures, in association with other services.



GENERAL DUTIES

In addition to the key job responsibilities detailed in this job description all employees at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust are expected to comply with the general duties detailed below:



Infection Control

To maintain a clean, safe environment, ensuring adherence to the Trust’s standards of cleanliness, hygiene and infection control.





For senior/clinical managers the following statement must also be included

The post holder is accountable for minimising the risks of infections and for the implementation of the Code of Practice for the Prevention and Control of Healthcare Associated Infections as outlined in the Health Act 2006. This includes receiving assurance of risk and embedding evidence based practice into daily routines of all staff.



Safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults

Nottingham University Hospitals is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. All staff and volunteers are therefore expected to behave in such a way that supports this commitment.



Information Governance

All staff have an individual responsibility for creating accurate records of their work and for making entries into and managing all NHS records effectively in line with the Health Record Keeping Policy and other Health Records and Corporate Records Management policies and procedures in order to meet the Trust’s legal, regulatory and accountability requirements.



Health and Safety

To take reasonable care to prevent injury to themselves or others who may be affected by their acts or omissions.



To co-operate fully in discharging the Trust policies and procedures with regard to health and safety matters.



To immediately report to their manager any shortcomings in health and safety procedures and practice.



To report any accidents or dangerous incidents to their immediate manager and safety representative as early as possible and submit a completed accident/incident form.



To use protective clothing and equipment where provided.



Whilst the aim of the Trust is to promote a co-operative and constructive view of health and safety concerns in the organisation, all staff must be aware that a wilful or irresponsible disregard for safety matters may give rise to disciplinary proceedings.





Governance

To actively participate in governance activities to ensure that the highest standards of care and business conduct are achieved.





Health and Wellbeing

Employees are expected to take all reasonable steps to look after both their physical health and mental health. To support employees to achieve this NUH offers a wide range of health and wellbeing activities and interventions. The full programme can be viewed at on the staff intranet.



Line managers are expected to encourage and support staff to look after their health and wellbeing, including the release of staff to attend health and wellbeing activities and interventions.





General Policies Procedures and Practices

To comply with all Trust policies, procedures and practices and to be responsible for keeping up to date with any changes to these.


This advert closes on Sunday 20 Oct 2024