Health And Wellbeing Physiologist

London Bridge Hospital; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 31,000 - 33,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday

Private healthcare

Private pension contribution

Season Ticket Loan

Cycle to Work

Group Life Assurance

Critical illness cover

Enhanced Maternity/Paternity pay

Retailer discounts

Job summary

HCA UK in Birmingham/Solihull is seeking a Health and Wellbeing Physiologist to provide health coaching and wellbeing assessments on a hybrid basis. You will work with a multidisciplinary team and conduct face-to-face and remote coaching sessions, including 4 sessions over 12 weeks, with data recording and reporting on clinical systems.

The role emphasizes patient communication, interpretation of clinical data, and escalation to GP or other services as required.

Qualifications

• Experience interpreting clinical data with ability to translate to simple terms.
• Excellent communication with patients across ages and abilities.
• Ability to coordinate with IT, Ops, Admin teams.

Responsibilities

• Interpret clinical data and deliver wellbeing advice.
• Escalate to GP or other clinical services as needed.
• Deliver 1:1 health coaching (4 sessions over 12 weeks).
• Lead health screening days for corporate clients.
• Record data and reports in medical database.
• Complete patient consultations and coaching reports.

Skills

Methodical

Patient comms

IT skills

English fluency

Cardiology knowledge

Job description

• Role: Health and Wellbeing Physiologist
• Town: Birmingham/Solihull
• Full time: 37.5
• Shift times: Monday to Friday only
• Permanent: Hybrid - 3 days in the office
• Salary: £31k to £33k depending on experience

We’re looking for a Health and Wellbeing Physiologist to work for our client in Birmingham and Solihull. You will be based on our clients site.

You’ll work in co-operation with the HCA UK Primary Care team including Doctors, Nurses, Physiologists, Dietitians, Psychologists and Healthcare Assistants and be part of a team that provides mini health check consultations to our patients face to face as well as remote 1:1 coaching.

You’ll be able to undertake, without supervision the following body composition assessments and measurements, including capillary blood tests: (table top analysed); height, weight, blood pressure, and associated wellbeing lifestyle questionnaires, and other medical tests relevant to training and record clinical compliances adequately.

You will also:

• Interpret clinical data, and deliver appropriate wellbeing and lifestyle advice
• Recommend appropriate escalation and in line with agreed triggers, to other clinical support as required, including behavioural coaching, or signposting to GP or other clinical services available to the patient.
• Deliver 1:1 health coaching, 4 sessions over 12 week period, encouraging positive goal setting and behaviour change
• Lead health screening promotional days externally for corporate clients as required.
• Record clinical data and reports onto the medical database system
• Complete patient consultation and health coaching reports on clinical management system

At HCA UK we care about what you care about. We care that you want to deliver the very best care. We care that you want a career you can be proud of. We care that you want working conditions that support your health and wellbeing. Let us care for you and your career, the same way you do for others.

What you’ll bring:

• A methodical and organised approach to your work and must be attentive to detail.
• The ability to communicate sensitively with patients and at times when understanding and level of cooperation may be compromised by age, disability illness, or other factors.
• Ability to take initiative and coordinate effectively with colleagues i.e. the I.T department, Operations, Administration and others.
• Understanding of the interpretation of scientific or laboratory data and can translate it to simple form
• Flexible in working practice and able to work under pressure to deadlines.
• Good IT Skills
• Good written and spoken English with strong and effective verbal and written communication skills.
• In-depth knowledge of the anatomy, physiology and pathophysiology related to cardiology, vascular and respiratory sciences.

Why HCA UK?

Originally founded over 50 years ago by Dr Thomas Frist, HCA has gone on to become one of the world’s leading healthcare providers. In the UK, we’re one of the largest providers of privately funded healthcare and have invested over £500 million in the latest treatments, technology, techniques, medication and facilities. Being part of a large multisite, established healthcare group we can offer you unrivalled opportunities for career progression through internal and external courses, as well as working conditions that prioritise both your mental and physical wellbeing.

We believe that by caring for our employees, we empower them to provide exceptional care for our patients. That’s why we offer a host of flexible benefits that reflect the invaluable contribution they make every day. As a Health and Wellbeing Physiologist you’ll be eligible for:

• 25 days holiday each year (plus bank holidays) increasing with service, with option to buy or sell leave to suit you
• Private Healthcare Insurance for treatment at our leading hospitals
• Private pension contribution which increases with length of service
• Season Ticket Loan and Cycle to Work scheme
• Group Life Assurance from day one
• Critical illness cover
• Enhanced Maternity and Paternity pay
• Corporate staff discount for all facilities including Maternity packages at The Portland
• Comprehensive range of flexible health, protection and lifestyle benefits to suit you
• Discounts with over 800 major retailers

Culture and values

At HCA UK we believe exceptional care starts with our people. We celebrate the unique perspectives and different experiences each of us bring as we know that when you feel seen, heard and supported you can be at your best for our patients, and each other.

Our mission is simple, above all else we’re committed to the care and improvement of human life, a clear statement that extends to both our patients and colleagues. To achieve this, we live and breathe four core values:

Unique and Individual

We recognise and value everyone as unique and individual

Kindness and compassion

We treat people with kindness and compassion

Honesty, integrity and fairness

We act with absolute honesty, integrity and fairness

Loyalty, respect and dignity

We trust and treat one another as valued members of the HCA UK family with loyalty, respect and dignity

Reasonable adjustments

We believe everyone should feel comfortable to bring their full self to work and be afforded the same opportunities. As a Disability Confident committed organisation, we’re happy to discuss flexible working arrangements to suit your needs as well as offer reasonable adjustments throughout our recruitment process, and in the workplace, to anyone that needs them.