Assistant Practitioner Cardiac Rehabilitation

Band 4

22.5 hours over 4-5 days between the hours of Monday to Friday 8.30am to 5pm.

**Base**: Connah’s Quay Health Centre, Flintshire or Wrexham Maelor Hospital, depending upon applicant, with travel between the two areas.

We are looking for an enthusiastic, organised and motivated individual to take on this post within the established Cardiac Rehabilitation Service.

The Cardiac Rehabilitation Assistant Practitioner will work independently under the direction of the cardiac rehabilitation practitioners (Nurses, Occupational Therapists, Exercise Physiologists, Administrators, Dietitian, Pharmacist and Physiotherapists), to provide highly skilled support work. The role is varied and will include demonstration of physical activity, strengthening and exercise techniques to individuals and groups of patients in community settings - leisure centres, patients’ homes, community hospitals. Travel will be involved within Wrexham and Flintshire in a timely fashion. The post holder will be expected to gain further skills and will be supported to do so.

**For further details and information please contact**:
Jacqui Cliff, Cardiac Rehabilitation Nurse Lead
03000 858647

1.To work independently under the direction of cardiac rehabilitation practitioners - clinical specialist physiotherapist, nurse, occupational therapist, exercise professional - to support an efficient day-to-day running of the cardiac rehabilitation service by providing highly skilled support work. To contribute to the general running of the cardiac rehabilitation service.

2.To work under direction of the cardiac rehabilitation physiotherapist and cardiac rehabilitation practitioner but in an unsupervised capacity. To assist in the overall clinical and administrative management of patients.

3.To deliver routine physiotherapeutic and cardiac rehabilitation treatment programmes independently and progress treatments within guidelines and protocols. To be accountable for these tasks.

4.To participate in training of self and others to update and assist in service changes within designated area.

5.To be flexible and be prepared to work in other areas depending on service needs

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally

We are a hard-working, friendly, supportive team. Patient care is key.

We seek to improve the care of those with heart conditions and constantly strive for helping to make peoples' lives better.

We look forward to having the right people join us and make our team even better
1. To independently undertake assessments for a range of specified conditions which
are in your scope of competency, treatment planning and interventions with
individuals or in groups following agreed guidelines without the presence of direct
supervision.
2. To monitor patient progress and condition and assess their response to intervention
and feedback regularly to supervising physiotherapist and/or cardiac rehabilitation practitioner in order to progress treatments effectively.
3. To independently modify, adapt and develop these interventions as required, within
their scope of practice and consult and notify the Physiotherapist and/or cardiac rehabilitation practitioner accordingly.