We have an exciting opportunity to work within the Addenbrooke's Cardiac Rehabilitation team. We are looking for a Cardiac Rehabilitation Exercise professional to deliver the exercise component of the Cardiac Rehabilitation service. The role will involve working across both Secondary Care and Community sites, and you will be responsible for delivering a high-quality comprehensive cardiac rehabilitation programme to a variety of cardiac patients.
The Service has NACR accreditation at green and is research active, currently recruiting for the REACH HFpEF trial. As an exercise physiologist, you will be required to ensure you keep your knowledge of research and emerging practices up to date and contribute to the development of innovations within the service.
Main duties of the job
To be responsible for the assessment and exercise prescription needs of all patients referred to the Cardiac Rehabilitation service. To provide specialist advice and support to patients and colleagues within a multidisciplinary team. To provide progression and adaptations as required of patients' hospital and community-based Cardiac Rehabilitation. To deliver up-to-date education to patients around exercising with a variety of cardiac conditions, as well as basic knowledge of all risks for cardiovascular diseases. To assist in coordinating and developing the delivery of Cardiac Rehabilitation, including undertaking research into various topics, developing novel and new approaches to Cardiac Rehabilitation, and attending relevant continued professional development opportunities.
Please see the attached Applicant Information Pack (combined Job Description and Person Specification) for full duties and responsibilities.
About us
Our Trust
Cambridge University Hospitals (CUH) NHS Foundation Trust comprises Addenbrooke's Hospital and the Rosie Hospital in Cambridge. With over 13,000 staff and over 1100 beds, the priorities of the Trust focus on a quality service which is all about people - patients, staff, and partners. Recognised as providing 'outstanding' care to our patients and rated 'Good' overall by the Care Quality Commissioner, this is a testament to the skill and dedication of the people who work here. CUH's values - Together - Safe, Kind, Excellent - are at the heart of patient care, defining the way all staff work and behave. The Trust provides accessible high-quality healthcare for the local people of Cambridge, together with specialist services, dealing with rare or complex conditions for a regional, national, and international population.
CUH is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community - a place where we can all be ourselves. We value our differences and fully advocate and support an inclusive working environment where every individual can fulfill their potential. We want to ensure our people are truly representative of all the communities that we serve. We welcome applications for all positions in the organisation irrespective of people's age, disability, ethnicity, race, nationality, gender identity, sex, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership status, or pregnancy and maternity status or social economic background.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached Applicant Information Pack (combined Job Description and Person Specification) for key duties and responsibilities.
Due to Home Office immigration rules, a full-time permanent vacancy cannot be filled by individuals on a Student visa. Therefore, please be advised that if you are a Student visa holder, we will not be able to offer you a full-time permanent contract unless you have: applied for a Graduate visa or you will have successfully completed your course and have applied for a Graduate visa before the anticipated start date of your employment or the Trust has agreed that they will Sponsor you as a Skilled Worker and you will complete your studies within 3 months of the anticipated start date of employment.
This vacancy will close at midnight on 29th January 2025.
Interviews are due to be held on 12th February 2025.
Benefits to you
At Cambridge University Hospitals, we want to do all we can to support good working days. We offer development opportunities and a wide range of benefits, including on-site leisure facilities, shopping concourse, and day nurseries. Our good work programme currently includes providing reduced cost Stagecoach bus travel to and from the Cambridge University Hospital site. Park and Ride bus journeys between Babraham Road and Trumpington sites are free, as is the route to and from Cambridge train station and our hospitals. We also subsidise the cost of parking on site for eligible staff.
On CUH campus, hot food is available 24/7 and at a reduced cost for colleagues. Recently we launched the first of our staff pod break spaces. Located in the Deakin Centre, we have a purpose-created colleague-only café, with free tea and coffee, a break space, and a private outside area for colleagues to rest, refuel, and recharge. Just one of the ways we are working hard to support good working days at CUH.
CUH is committed to assisting employees in achieving a good work-life balance irrespective of role or personal circumstances. Flexible arrangements may include, but are not limited to, part-time working, job-share, term-time working, and flexible start and finish times.
Please note if you would like to discuss the required hours of this role further, you should approach the contact given. In some cases, alternative working hours will be considered.
We welcome applications from the Armed Forces.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
BSc in Sports Science or equivalent BACPR Phase IV Qualification
Desirable
MSc in Sports Science or equivalent Registered Clinical Exercise Physiologist with AHCS / BASES / ACSM Certified Clinical Exercise Physiologist BLS with defibrillator skills
Experience
Essential
Experience of delivering exercise to cardiac patients Experience of prescribing and delivering exercise programs across different modalities i.e. face-to-face, virtual, and home-based programs. Experience of conducting and analysing data from a variety of exercise tests. Experience of delivering educational content to patient groups.
Desirable
Experience of delivering cardiac rehabilitation exercise within a hospital/community setting/home-based. Experience of delivering exercise to a complex patient group with multiple co-morbidities. Experience and understanding of working in a healthcare environment and healthcare systems.
Knowledge
Essential
Understanding of the pathophysiology, aetiology, and epidemiology, diagnosis, and management of coronary heart disease and its related co-morbidities. Sound understanding of the role of exercise in the management of coronary heart disease. Understanding of the importance of risk stratification of patients and contraindications to exercising. Knowledge around national bodies for Cardiac Rehabilitation and guidelines for undertaking exercise components of Cardiac Rehabilitation.
Desirable
Knowledge of the importance of exercise as a therapy for heart failure and other complex cardiac conditions. Knowledge of the importance of exercise as therapy for common co-morbidities within the cardiac population (e.g., diabetes, arthritis, respiratory conditions). Understanding of the patient pathways and how to support the patient through this. Evidence of undertaking regular learning to improve and uptake knowledge with new emerging research or recommendations.
Skills
Essential
Good verbal and written communication skills. Experience working with Microsoft Office, including comprehensive knowledge of Excel. Ability to work unsupervised and manage own workload effectively with time management. Flexible and adaptable to changing situations due to both workload and colleagues' needs. Capable of working within a multidisciplinary team with effective interpersonal skills. Have a proactive, enthusiastic, and a positive approach.
Desirable
Ability to produce good quality accurate clinical documentation.
Additional Requirements
Essential
The ability to understand and behave at all times, towards patients, visitors, and colleagues according to the Trust values of Safe, Kind, Excellent.
Employer details
Employer name
Cambridge University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Addenbrookes Hospital-Division D
Hills Road
Cambridge
CB2 0QQ
Any attachments will be accessible after you click to apply.
180-D-254020 #J-18808-Ljbffr
The Service has NACR accreditation at green and is research active, currently recruiting for the REACH HFpEF trial. As an exercise physiologist, you will be required to ensure you keep your knowledge of research and emerging practices up to date and contribute to the development of innovations within the service.
Main duties of the job
To be responsible for the assessment and exercise prescription needs of all patients referred to the Cardiac Rehabilitation service. To provide specialist advice and support to patients and colleagues within a multidisciplinary team. To provide progression and adaptations as required of patients' hospital and community-based Cardiac Rehabilitation. To deliver up-to-date education to patients around exercising with a variety of cardiac conditions, as well as basic knowledge of all risks for cardiovascular diseases. To assist in coordinating and developing the delivery of Cardiac Rehabilitation, including undertaking research into various topics, developing novel and new approaches to Cardiac Rehabilitation, and attending relevant continued professional development opportunities.
Please see the attached Applicant Information Pack (combined Job Description and Person Specification) for full duties and responsibilities.
About us
Our Trust
Cambridge University Hospitals (CUH) NHS Foundation Trust comprises Addenbrooke's Hospital and the Rosie Hospital in Cambridge. With over 13,000 staff and over 1100 beds, the priorities of the Trust focus on a quality service which is all about people - patients, staff, and partners. Recognised as providing 'outstanding' care to our patients and rated 'Good' overall by the Care Quality Commissioner, this is a testament to the skill and dedication of the people who work here. CUH's values - Together - Safe, Kind, Excellent - are at the heart of patient care, defining the way all staff work and behave. The Trust provides accessible high-quality healthcare for the local people of Cambridge, together with specialist services, dealing with rare or complex conditions for a regional, national, and international population.
CUH is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community - a place where we can all be ourselves. We value our differences and fully advocate and support an inclusive working environment where every individual can fulfill their potential. We want to ensure our people are truly representative of all the communities that we serve. We welcome applications for all positions in the organisation irrespective of people's age, disability, ethnicity, race, nationality, gender identity, sex, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership status, or pregnancy and maternity status or social economic background.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached Applicant Information Pack (combined Job Description and Person Specification) for key duties and responsibilities.
Due to Home Office immigration rules, a full-time permanent vacancy cannot be filled by individuals on a Student visa. Therefore, please be advised that if you are a Student visa holder, we will not be able to offer you a full-time permanent contract unless you have: applied for a Graduate visa or you will have successfully completed your course and have applied for a Graduate visa before the anticipated start date of your employment or the Trust has agreed that they will Sponsor you as a Skilled Worker and you will complete your studies within 3 months of the anticipated start date of employment.
This vacancy will close at midnight on 29th January 2025.
Interviews are due to be held on 12th February 2025.
Benefits to you
At Cambridge University Hospitals, we want to do all we can to support good working days. We offer development opportunities and a wide range of benefits, including on-site leisure facilities, shopping concourse, and day nurseries. Our good work programme currently includes providing reduced cost Stagecoach bus travel to and from the Cambridge University Hospital site. Park and Ride bus journeys between Babraham Road and Trumpington sites are free, as is the route to and from Cambridge train station and our hospitals. We also subsidise the cost of parking on site for eligible staff.
On CUH campus, hot food is available 24/7 and at a reduced cost for colleagues. Recently we launched the first of our staff pod break spaces. Located in the Deakin Centre, we have a purpose-created colleague-only café, with free tea and coffee, a break space, and a private outside area for colleagues to rest, refuel, and recharge. Just one of the ways we are working hard to support good working days at CUH.
CUH is committed to assisting employees in achieving a good work-life balance irrespective of role or personal circumstances. Flexible arrangements may include, but are not limited to, part-time working, job-share, term-time working, and flexible start and finish times.
Please note if you would like to discuss the required hours of this role further, you should approach the contact given. In some cases, alternative working hours will be considered.
We welcome applications from the Armed Forces.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
BSc in Sports Science or equivalent BACPR Phase IV Qualification
Desirable
MSc in Sports Science or equivalent Registered Clinical Exercise Physiologist with AHCS / BASES / ACSM Certified Clinical Exercise Physiologist BLS with defibrillator skills
Experience
Essential
Experience of delivering exercise to cardiac patients Experience of prescribing and delivering exercise programs across different modalities i.e. face-to-face, virtual, and home-based programs. Experience of conducting and analysing data from a variety of exercise tests. Experience of delivering educational content to patient groups.
Desirable
Experience of delivering cardiac rehabilitation exercise within a hospital/community setting/home-based. Experience of delivering exercise to a complex patient group with multiple co-morbidities. Experience and understanding of working in a healthcare environment and healthcare systems.
Knowledge
Essential
Understanding of the pathophysiology, aetiology, and epidemiology, diagnosis, and management of coronary heart disease and its related co-morbidities. Sound understanding of the role of exercise in the management of coronary heart disease. Understanding of the importance of risk stratification of patients and contraindications to exercising. Knowledge around national bodies for Cardiac Rehabilitation and guidelines for undertaking exercise components of Cardiac Rehabilitation.
Desirable
Knowledge of the importance of exercise as a therapy for heart failure and other complex cardiac conditions. Knowledge of the importance of exercise as therapy for common co-morbidities within the cardiac population (e.g., diabetes, arthritis, respiratory conditions). Understanding of the patient pathways and how to support the patient through this. Evidence of undertaking regular learning to improve and uptake knowledge with new emerging research or recommendations.
Skills
Essential
Good verbal and written communication skills. Experience working with Microsoft Office, including comprehensive knowledge of Excel. Ability to work unsupervised and manage own workload effectively with time management. Flexible and adaptable to changing situations due to both workload and colleagues' needs. Capable of working within a multidisciplinary team with effective interpersonal skills. Have a proactive, enthusiastic, and a positive approach.
Desirable
Ability to produce good quality accurate clinical documentation.
Additional Requirements
Essential
The ability to understand and behave at all times, towards patients, visitors, and colleagues according to the Trust values of Safe, Kind, Excellent.
Employer details
Employer name
Cambridge University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Addenbrookes Hospital-Division D
Hills Road
Cambridge
CB2 0QQ
Any attachments will be accessible after you click to apply.
180-D-254020 #J-18808-Ljbffr
