Cardiac Rehabilitation Physiotherapist / Exercise Therapist

The Great Western Hospitals NHS FT; Swindon; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional healthcare provider in Swindon is seeking a professional to support patients recovering from cardiac events, providing specialized exercise prescriptions and assessments. The ideal candidate will have a background in health sciences and experience in patient care. This role emphasizes teamwork and integrity, offering an opportunity to make a significant impact on patient rehabilitation.

Qualifications

• Experience working within a multidisciplinary healthcare team.
• Ability to conduct comprehensive functional capacity assessments.
• Understanding of comorbidities and modifying exercise programs.

Responsibilities

• Support patients post-cardiac events in exercise safely.
• Lead the exercise component of the Cardiac Rehabilitation Program.
• Provide exercise advice and specialized resource for staff.

Skills

Patient assessment

Exercise prescription

Communication skills

Education

Degree in health sciences or related field

Job description

The role within a multidisciplinary team is to support patients to exercise safely and effectively following a Myocardial Infarction, Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery, Valve repair/replacement and Percutaneous Coronary Interventions in community venues. To provide highly specialized assessment and exercise prescription for patients with complex needs, and to provide exercise advice, guidance, and information. To provide a specialized resource for other staff and health care professionals. To take a lead in the provision of exercise prescription and delivering the exercise component of the Cardiac Rehabilitation Program in a variety of delivery models.,

• To assist in the assessment, planning, delivery, and evaluation of effective evidence-based exercise, to patients with coronary artery disease, in community venues.
• To carry out individual patient functional capacity assessments using standardized exercise assessment tools recognized by British Association for Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation (BACPR).
• To conduct screening and a comprehensive assessment, including interpretation of clinical investigations, conducting appropriate submaximal tests to provide a baseline assess of functional capacity and apply this to exercise programming.
• To carry out individual mobility assessments and risk stratification.
• To interpret and evaluate functional capacity modifying individual exercise programs for comorbidities.
  
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