Band 4 Cardiac Rehabilitation Exercise Co-Ordinator

Royal Berkshire Nhs Foundation Trust; Reading; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust in Reading is seeking a Cardiology Nurse Specialist to lead and deliver cardiac rehabilitation activities within the Cardiology Nurse Specialist Team. You will assess, educate and monitor patients, guiding exercise programmes and ensuring high-quality patient care in line with BACPR standards.

The role involves working at the Royal Berkshire Hospital with a focus on improving patient outcomes through structured rehabilitation sessions and multidisciplinary

Qualifications

• Assess and plan exercise programmes for patients with cardiovascular disease.
• Monitor vital signs and interpret physiological measures.
• Collaborate within an MDT to optimise patient care.

Responsibilities

• Assess and analyse with risk stratification tests to enable safe exercise for patients with comorbidities and barriers.
• Take and monitor vital signs and interpret these measures to adjust treatment.
• Lead and deliver group cardiac rehabilitation sessions per BACPR guidelines.
• Respond to acute coronary events with rapid action and MDT referrals as needed.
• Educate patients, carers and others on exercise benefits and healthy lifestyles; deliver group education.
• Refer to other Cardiology team members and external agencies as appropriate while working within hospital policies.
• Manage a case load and evaluate exercise programmes for individuals.

Job description

Main duties of the job

• Assess and analyse, incorporating risk stratification tests as recommended by BACPR for exercise tolerance enabling patients to exercise safely, taking complex presentations, and co-morbidities, psychological issues, exercise beliefs and barriers into account.
• Take and monitor patients' vital signs using knowledge of anatomical and physiological markers. Be able to interpret and clinically analyse these measures and modify treatment as indicated or advise appropriate member of the MDT if appropriate.
• To lead, implement and ensure the smooth delivery of group cardiac rehabilitation sessions in line with current BACPR guidelines.
• Respond to patients who may be suffering an acute coronary event or illness which requires urgent care. Be prepared to act quickly, advise the patient or refer to other members of the MDT as appropriate, working within the hospital policies and guidelines.
• Educate patients, carers and significant others of the physiological and general benefits of exercise, activity and healthy lifestyle. This will be to individuals and groups. You will be able to provide formal group presentations and education to a range of levels including patients and clinical ward staff.
• Participate fully in the multidisciplinary team and refer patients to other Cardiology team members as appropriate, as well as GPs, Leisure Centre Exercise Professionals and other external agencies.

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7 Hours per week supporting cardiac rehab class delivery

Tuesdays 3pm - 7pm and on Thursdays 230pm -530pm.

The post holder will be an integral member of the Cardiology Nurse Specialist Team based at the Royal Berkshire Hospital. They will help to improve participant's heart conditions and in doing so promote optional functioning to reduce the likelihood of further heart events.

They will encourage participant's independence with exercise and health as outlined in BACPR Standards and Core Components for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention and Rehabilitation 2012.

The post holder must be able to manage a case load. They will assess, plan, implement, monitor and evaluate exercise programmes according to the needs of the individuals.