Specialist Clinical Exercise Physiologist

Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust; Wolverhampton; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust is seeking a Specialist Clinical Exercise Physiologist to join the Cardiac Rehabilitation Service. The role focuses on assessment, exercise prescription, delivery and evaluation of evidence-based cardiac rehabilitation for patients with cardiovascular disease.

Working in a multidisciplinary team, you will provide specialist assessment and intervention across the cardiac rehab pathway, monitor patients during exercise, and support secondary prevention and

Qualifications

• Specialist exercise assessment and prescription for cardiac rehab patients.
• Experience in multidisciplinary clinical settings.
• Ability to monitor and evaluate cardiovascular exercise interventions.

Responsibilities

• Deliver specialist exercise assessment and prescription for cardiac rehab.
• Undertake risk stratification and clinical monitoring during exercise interventions.
• Develop individualized exercise and physical activity programmes based on assessment findings.
• Provide education on cardiovascular disease, lifestyle modification and secondary prevention.
• Collaborate with the multidisciplinary cardiac rehab team to optimise outcomes.
• Maintain accurate clinical records and contribute to audit and quality improvement.
• Engage in continuing professional development and educate colleagues, students and patients.

Skills

Exercise physiology

Cardiac rehabilitation

Risk stratification

Behaviour change

Job description

We are seeking an enthusiastic and highly motivated Specialist Clinical Exercise Physiologist to join our established Cardiac Rehabilitation Service. This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced practitioner to play a key role in the assessment, exercise prescription, delivery and evaluation of evidence-based cardiac rehabilitation programmes for patients with cardiovascular disease.

Working as part of a multidisciplinary team, you will provide specialist exercise assessment and intervention for patients across the cardiac rehabilitation pathway. You will use your advanced knowledge of exercise physiology, cardiovascular disease and behaviour change to support patients in improving their functional capacity, managing cardiovascular risk factors and achieving positive long-term health outcomes.

Deliver specialist exercise assessment and prescription for patients referred to cardiac rehabilitation programmes.

Undertake risk stratification and clinical monitoring of patients with cardiovascular disease during exercise interventions.

Develop and implement individualised exercise and physical activity programmes based on clinical assessment findings.

Provide education and support relating to cardiovascular disease, lifestyle modification and secondary prevention.

Work collaboratively within the multidisciplinary cardiac rehabilitation team to achieve optimal patient outcomes.

Maintain accurate clinical records and contribute to audit, governance and quality improvement activities. Support service development and implementation of evidence-based practice.

Participate in continuing professional development and contribute to the education of colleagues, students and patients.

The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust is one of the largest NHS trusts in the West Midlands providing primary, acute and community services and we are incredibly proud of the diversity of both our staff and the communities we serve. We are building a workforce that can help us to fulfil our values, improve quality of care for patients, and solve the health care problems of tomorrow. We're passionate about the value that diversity of thinking and lived experience brings in enabling us to become a learning organisation and leader in delivering compassionate care for our patients.

We are delighted that we have been rated as"Good"by CQC. We have achieved numerous awards; The Nursing Times Best Diversity and Inclusion Practice and Best UK Employer of the Year for Nursing Staff in 2020.

The Trust is a supportive working environment committed to creating flexible working arrangements that suit your needs and as such will consider all requests from applicants who wish to work flexibly.