Wirral University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
An opportunity has arisen to join the service on a fixed term funded position. This is to work as an Exercise Physiologist in the Pulmonary Rehabilitation Team. The role will involve assessing patients with a chronic respiratory condition, supporting pulmonary rehabilitation exercise programmes and delivering education to patients in a 1:1 setting and a group setting. The role will be supported by a Senior Exercise Physiologist in Pulmonary Rehabilitation. This is an excellent opportunity to develop skills.
Main duties of the job
* Assessing patients via telephone and face to face
* Working with an online system to complete comprehensive notes
* Prescribe exercises for patients following an assessment
* Digital Pulmonary Rehab Platform
Job responsibilities
To work as part of the Wirral Integrated Respiratory service in the delivery of Pulmonary Rehabilitation. The role involves ensuring high quality, evidence based rehabilitation is provided to the service users on the Wirral. The role will support the delivery of evidence based rehab to service users with strong promotion of personalised, placed based rehab for individuals with an overall aim to support the development of a lifelong commitment to exercise.
Person Specification
Qualifications, Specific Experience & Training
* Degree in Exercise Physiology/Sport & Exercise sciences
* Membership of relevant clinical interest groups e.g. BACPR, BASES, REPs
* Demonstrable experience of the application of exercise physiology in regards to exercise assessment and training
Knowledge and Skills
* Knowledge of exercise training in relation to cardiorespiratory disease.
* The ability to perform and demonstrate a range of exercises for those attending clinical sessions
* Experience in the safe and correct use of a range of exercise equipment
* Basic IT skills
* Experience of using software for developing A&R and presentations
* Good clinical reasoning skills based on evidence and current research.
Personal Attributes
* Ability to motivate others to participate in exercise and be able educate regarding the benefits of exercise therapy
* To value and promote equality and diversity, ensuring that individuals are treated fairly and individual differences are respected
* An ability to be compassionate, to empathise and reassure
* Be a team player and be instrumental in achieving team goals
Other Requirements
* Be flexible to changing environment within the service including commitment to working across boundaries
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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