Band 6 Cardiac Rehabilitation Physiotherapist / Exercise Instructor

Job summary
BHRUT is one of the largest University Hospitals, providing acute care for over 700,000 people from across two main sites - King George Hospital and Queens Hospital. We are recruiting for a Physiotherapist / Exercise instructor who shares our ambition to deliver the Best of Care by the Best People and has the passion and drive to take us forward, by ensuring that the Trust continues to be the first choice for patients and our staff. The Cardiac Rehabilitation Service at BHRUT is fully certified in the National Certification Programme for Cardiac Rehabilitation and strives to offer the highest service to all our patients. We offer face to face, virtual and telephone appointments to patients throughout their recovery. We see a range of cardiac conditions including Myocardial Infarction, Percutaneous Coronary Intervention, Coronary Artery Bypass Graft, Valve Replacement, Internal Cardiac Defibrillators, Transplant and with the addition of this post Heart Failure. You are expected to assist with the delivery of the Cardiac Rehabilitation Service, delivering a service across hospital and community sites as well as a virtual aspect. You will be involved in all aspects of the programme including assessments, exercise programme and the educational component but will take the lead with exercise as required. We are looking for forward thinking, enthusiastic individuals to join our dedicated team of professionals working to the highest quality standards.

Main duties of the job
The Cardiac Rehabilitation Team (CR) operates in line with the national objectives for cardiac rehabilitation and to the divisional and corporate objectives and quality and safety framework. The team provide clinical expertise across departments and divisional boundaries. The post holder will work as guided by the Cardiac Rehabilitation Lead to have a teaching presence along with clinical patient contact. The job purpose is to maintain evidence-based standards and a high quality of patient focused care that delivers an outstanding individualised experience for every patient. To provide exercise prescription for cardiovascular endurance, exercise and resistance training within a cardiac rehabilitation setting.

About us
We're an organisation that is getting better and better and our improvements are driven by a determination to deliver care we're proud of and our patients are happy with.

They are benefitting from a new electronic patient record (we were the last acute trust in London to introduce one) and our maternity services have been rated good by the Care Quality Commission.

We operate from two main sites - KGH in Goodmayes and Queen's Hospital in Romford. We have two busy emergency departments with more than 346,000 people visiting them last year. We're campaigning to secure the £35m we need to transform the A&E at Queen's and get rid of corridor care.

We're proud of our regional Neurosciences Centre, Radiotherapy Centre and Hyper Acute Stroke Unit. We're also part of the North East London Cancer Alliance.

We run a Women's Health Hub in Ilford; an Ageing Well Centre in Hornchurch; and Community Diagnostic Centres (CDC) at Barking Community Hospital and at St George's Health and Wellbeing Hub. These CDCs are open 12 hours a day, 7 days a week.

The majority of our 8,400 staff - who come from 146 different countries - live in the three diverse London boroughs we serve and are from black, Asian and minority ethnic groups. Many can work flexibly and more than 400 of them are on our Ofsted accredited apprenticeship programmes. We're proud to be a London Living Wage employer.

Job responsibilities
For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification.

The person specification listed below is not the full specification requirements for the role. Please ensure you review the full specification on the job description prior to submitting your application.

Applicants are advised to read all the information on the advert and the supporting information before completing and submitting an application. As you complete your application please ensure you clearly demonstrate how you meet the criteria in the person specification for this post by adequately completing the supporting information section of the application form.

All new staff appointed at the Trust are subject to a probationary period.

Applications should be made online, however, queries regarding the application process, assistance with completion of the application form or if you require any adjustments (for applicants with a disability) please contact Sarah Wood, Recruitment Advisor, on 01708 435000 ext. 4188. Further details regarding the post may be obtained by contacting the manager as per the contact details above.

Education / Qualifications
Essential

• Physiotherapy Degree / Register of Exercise Professionals Level 2 gym instructor and Level 3 advanced qualification.
• BACPR Specialist Exercise Instructor Level 4 Cardiac Qualification (or equivalent).

Desirable

• Defibrillation / AED and basic life support.
• HCPC Registration

Experience / Knowledge
Essential

• Experience dealing with cardiac patients.

Desirable

• Experience in health promotion.

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

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.

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).