Clinical Exercise Physiologist | University Hospitals Coventry And Warwickshire Nhs Trust

Do you have the knowledge, skills and experience in delivering exercise training interventions in clinical populations? Do you have an interest in gastric disorders and general surgery? Do you have the skills to support patients in addressing their long-term health challenges including de-conditioning, and supporting individuals on their journey in returning to active living?
UHCW NHS Trust is part of a new national network supporting patients with severe intestinal failure and is one of two new specialist regional centres working across the West Midlands. We are looking to grow our existing dedicated multidisciplinary team to support this expansion, we are forward thinking and strive for excellence within this clinical field and are excited to include a Clinical Exercise Physiology role in our enhanced service.
There will be opportunities for training and development with other specialist centres through the network across the UK, and the potential for clinical and academic collaborations as the SIF Network expands.
This post offers the opportunity to be part of the design and development of this new service at UHCW NHS Trust, with the support of the Clinical Leads and wider network. There is an intention for the role to develop which may include outreaching into the community and across the hospital into other clinical specialities such as oncology.
*Please be advised that interviews for this post are due to take place week commencing 4th March 20204*
The successful post holder will be part of the Therapy department surgical team working alongside Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists and Therapy Technicians. The Therapy department is eager to incorporate Clinical Exercise Physiologists within our inpatient teams. As such the post holder would be integral to service development, demonstrating the benefits of diversifying our rehabilitation offer within specialist pathways.
Professional supervision and support will be provided by the Exercise Physiology leads already established at UHCW NHS Trust.
The post-holder will promote the role exercise can have supporting patients with SIF, drawing on experiences and knowledge of exercise prescription in other clinical populations. They will support the delivery of personalised exercise training interventions, addressing maladaptation’s associated with the condition and extended periods of bed rest i.e. decline in cardio-respiratory fitness and functional mobility, altered body composition, increased risk of sarcopenia and poor quality of life.
The post holder will manage a caseload of patients with complex needs, using evidence-based practice, shared decision making and client-centred principles, to assess, plan, implement and evaluate interventions in a defined clinical setting.
The post holder will participate in the planning, development and evaluation of clinical practice and service development in the defined clinical setting.
We are extremely proud of our employees across our hospital sites, with high quality patient care at the heart of everything we do.
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By joining our exciting journey, you will form part of a passionate, talented team and will be able to access a wide range of learning and development opportunities. There has never been a better time to join our team.
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1. A skilled and knowledgeable practitioner in exercise science, with experience of Clinical Exercise prescription in a range of long-term conditions and morbidities including gastro/surgical conditions, cardiac, vascular and heart failure. You will provide support to the wider surgery therapy team, participating in service/policy development, involving patients and public.
2. Accountable for own actions in accordance with the Academy for Healthcare Science (AHCs).
3. Contribute to corporate objectives, acting within local, trust and statutory guidelines and policies at all times.
4. Participate in the development of quality initiatives, including standards of the multi-morbidity rehabilitation programme, patient care, clinical audit, monitoring of service provision and clinical research.
5. Contribute to the development of prehabilitation and rehabilitation programmes, taking into consideration new and evolving strategies on how best to manage individuals with acute and long-term conditions in-hospital and in an outpatient setting.
6. Demonstrate highly technical and practical skills to ensure optimum patient management including complex patient monitoring and equipment management.
7. Maintain and develop clinical expertise by attendance and participation in regular post-registration education as identified through Appraisal, i.e., AHCs recommended CPD activities, study days or conferences. Deliver in-service training as required to staff and students, participating in mentorship and appraisal as required.
For further details of the role please see the attached job description
This advert closes on Wednesday 21 Feb 2024