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Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a dedicated and motivated BACPR (Level 4) qualified Cardiac Rehabilitation Exercise Instructor to join the East Suffolk Cardiac Rehabilitation Team. 

You will take an active lead in the development of the exercise component of our established community Cardiac Rehabilitation Programme. You will assess, plan, and design a comprehensive Cardiac Rehabilitation Programme that is tailored to meet the individual needs of each patient, this may be home based or within a group setting. During each group, your will monitor, evaluate and record patient outcomes, offering advice and support.

You must have excellent verbal and non-verbal communication skills, be confident in working across professional boundaries, be flexible, innovative and a good team player with the ability to join our enthusiastic multi-disciplinary team.

Main duties of the job

To communicate effectively with patients and carers to maximise the patients understanding of their condition and their potential benefit from cardiac rehabilitation. Communication skills will need to include listening, empathy, motivation, persuasion and explanation to patients with a wide variety of needs. There may be language and other barriers to effective communication. To take on an educational lead role for exercise within the team and set up teaching sessions to team members and students or new starters. To work alongside the band 7 to improve service delivery focusing on quality of care to patients from an exercise perspective

To assist with the provision of an evidence-based approach to practice with the team that adheres to national and local guidelines for Cardiac Rehabilitation National Institute of Clinical Excellence (NICE), British Association for Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation (BACPR) and Association of Chartered Physiotherapists in Cardiovascular Rehabilitation (ACPICR)

·Monitor patient progression, adjusting patient programmes as required and ensuring that concerns are escalated to the clinical team.

Working for our organisation

We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients’ own homes. 

We are one of the largest NHS organisations in England, employing more than 12,000 staff. 

We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options. 

Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services. 

Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients.

We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what’s widely regarded as the world’s best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients. 

If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you.

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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

NVQ level 3 or equivalent exercise qualification Current UK driving license BACPR Exercise Instructor

Desirable criteria

GP referral exercise qualification

Experience

Essential criteria

Proven experience of working in Cardiac Rehabilitation Experience delivering group exercise sessions Experience of meeting diverse needs of patients/clients Ability to work within a multidisciplinary team and to work well within a team environment Experience in assessing and planning holistic programmes of rehabilitation to meet the individual needs of the patient. Experience and knowledge of adaptations required for individual patients especially with co-morbidities

Desirable criteria

Mentoring / supervision of junior staff or students Audit and evaluation within cardiac rehabilitation programmes.

Knowledge

Essential criteria

Understanding of philosophy, of Cardiac Rehabilitation The pathophysiology, aetiology and epidemiology, diagnosis and management of coronary heart disease and its related co-morbidities. Exercise pre-screening, assessment, prescription, monitoring, supervision, and demonstration for individuals with CHD. IT literate and competent

Desirable criteria

Organisational infrastructure of the NHS and the health care system. NHS patient information systems

Skills

Essential criteria

Have a flexible approach to working and be willing to travel to different locations Able to support the provision of student placements and other experiential learning. Able to deliver behavioural modification Able to deliver patient education sessions and education to junior staff/allied health professionals

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