Community Cardiac Rehab Exercise Instructor

Could you help West Suffolk Hospital to deliver the best quality and safest care to our local community? An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 4 Exercise Instructor to join our forward-thinking Community Cardiac Rehabilitation Team, to contribute in the delivery of a high standard of holistic health care to patients within clinics, leisure centres and their own homes, by providing Cardiac Rehabilitation as part of the multi-disciplinary team.

STAFF CAR PARKING

Staff Car Parking on the West Suffolk Hospital Site is eligible for individuals working outside of the core hours, 07:00 - 18:30.

For individuals working within the core hours, the Trust offers parking off site at the Bury St Edmunds Rugby Club, which is serviced by a regular shuttle bus to and from the Hospital. Details of the bus timetable can be found in the on-line starter pack on the West Suffolk Hospital website.

Cardiac rehabilitation service provides person-centred care that enables individuals to increase independence, improve health outcomes and reduce unnecessary admissions to hospital or long-term care. This is achieved through timely interventions, rehabilitation, and management of long-term conditions.

BeKnown at West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust. By us. By our patients. By our community

We are a busy, friendly, rural NHS Trust providing high-quality care and compassion to more than a quarter of a million people across west Suffolk. We care for, treat and support people in hospital, at home and in various community settings.

The West Suffolk Hospital in Bury St Edmunds provides acute and secondary care services (emergency department, maternity and neonatal services, day surgery unit, eye treatment centre, Macmillan unit and children's ward). It has 500+ beds and is a partner teaching hospital of the University of Cambridge.

Adult and paediatric community services, provided in collaboration with West Suffolk Alliance partners, include a range of nursing, therapy, specialist, and ongoing temporary care and rehabilitation, some at our Newmarket Community Hospital.

We do our utmost to achieve outstanding clinical outcomes for patients and our values of fairness, inclusivity, respect, safety and team work guide how we work and behave as a team.

With nearly 5,000 staff, from all over the world, we strive to make our organisation a great place to work. Whatever your role or ambition, we want to help you be the best you can be.

We promote a diverse and inclusive community where everyones voice counts and you can #BeKnown for whoever you are.

Join us. What will you #BeKnown for?

Please see job description for further details.

**Main Duties and Responsibilities**:
Support the delivery, of the county wide model of individualised cardiac rehabilitation programmes, adapting their exercise prescriptions to meet individual needs.

Work in partnership with the specialist nurses and exercise instructors in supporting patients’ to achieve their tailor made, person centred goals reviewing and adjusting accordingly.

To help with the delivery of the physical activity component of the programme.

To assist with sub-maximal exercise assessments for a range of cardiac conditions.

To work as part of a team to directly deliver and promote physical activity and lifestyle interventions to adults within community setting as required.

To visit patients in their own home and in clinic settings working without direct supervision on occasion and reporting any clinical findings to the specialist nursing team.

Accurately record and document the delivery of care.

To effectively plan, prioritise and manage own workload.

Maintain equipment and resources, required to support physical activity programmes.

Participate in the effective reporting of feedback, incidents and complaints. This includes submission of appropriate documentation to facilitate the investigation process.