Clinical Cardiopulmonary Testing

2 months ago


Gillingham, United Kingdom Medway NHS Foundation Trust Full time

**Core competencies**: Spirometry Cardio-pulmonary exercise testing Timed get up and go test Six minute walk test Hand grip test In Body body composition analysis etc. Screening with tools: HADS, DASI, Qual and PG-SGA.. Exercise Prescription: Calculating practicable exercise prescription based on P VO2. Delivery of home-based and hospital based exercise planning, on one-to-one setting or group class.

Resistance exercise circuit planning for patients as per national guidance. Able to run virtual prehabiltation and create online demos and other patient training material for exercise based prescription. Communications with surgical and other specialities To ensure availability of the required blood results, risk calculations and reports. To make sure all reports are uploaded on appropriate systems and patient outcomes are coded.

**Communication**: To be able to establish rapport with patients to motivate them while having home based prehabilitation by regular phone calls or video calls as well as hospital based prehabilitation. To ensure communication with physiotherapist for interventions during immediate post period when indicated. To ensure post operative visits and post operative support (sign posting and goal setting) for the patients. To communicate effectively with departmental colleagues and other members of the trust in all aspects of patient care.

Use social media to communicate with wider prehabilitation community and increase visibility of the service. Future Developments: To support senior exercise physiologist in innovative service development. To show initiative for project development to improvement patient journey. Service Delivery: Communicate test procedures clearly and sympathetically, to obtain cooperation and best effort from patients.

Take responsibility for the functioning, calibration and quality assurance of measurements on complex specialised instruments, and maintain calibration records and audits of work activity Be personally responsible for the adherence to the correct procedure for the disinfection of equipment, adhering closely to local and Trust infection control procedures, quality standards, set guidelines and risk assessments Using clinical and technical experience, the post holder must be able to identify complex equipment and procedure faults, to ensure that patient results are accurate and safe. Responsible for stock control and ordering to maintain adequate stock levels. Recording accurate data and collecting data for research and audits.



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