Do you have an interest in supporting people with chronic respiratory disease? Do you want to be able to support people to improve their quality of life? If so this post could be for you!

We are wanting to recruit an enthusiastic and dedicated exercise physiologist to work as part of our innovative and supportive pulmonary rehab team in Knowsley Community Respiratory Service (KCRS).

KCRS is a large integrated community service supporting people with chronic respiratory disease across Knowsley. The team consists of multi-professional consultant workforce, GP's, nurses, advanced practitioners, physiotherapists, exercise physiologists, support staff, pharmacist, respiratory physiologists, psychology, smoking cessation advisors and a large admin team.

KCRS provides diagnostic clinics and optimisation clinic, home oxygen services, admission avoidance service, virtual wards, pulmonary rehabilitation, smoking cessation and mental health support. The team is large and supportive, with an ethos of innovation and wanting to provide the best care possible for our patients.

Please be aware this is a community post, and the successful candidate must have a full driving licence and access to a car for work purposes due to all venues not being accessible on public transport and the need to transport equipment.

Main duties of the job

The job will involve providing assessment for patients referred into the pulmonary rehabilitation programme. It will include deciding suitability to exercise and providing exercise prescription and progression for patients in classes. The post also involves supporting patients to exercise in gym environments, both in a group and on 1:1 basis as required and participating in community walks. The will also be the opportunity to provide home visit to support people with a home exercise programme and on a digital rehab platform.

About us

As the largest single site specialist heart and chest hospital in the UK, we, at Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital, have a clear vision 'to be the best cardiothoracic integrated healthcare organisation'.

We provide specialist services in cardiothoracic surgery, cardiology, respiratory medicine both in the hospital and out in the community.

We serve a catchment area of 2.8 million people, spanning Merseyside, Cheshire, North Wales and the Isle of Man, and increasingly we receive referrals from outside these areas for highly specialised services such as aortics.

Our reputation for strong performance is important in delivering the best care for our patients and high quality clinical services. This is underpinned by a culture of research and innovation, delivered in modern estate and our encouragement of flexible working in a variety of forms.

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Job description

Job responsibilities

To work as part of the KCRS in the delivery and co-ordination of exercise based Pulmonary Rehabilitation ensuring high quality, timely and evidence-based care. To provide evidenced-based care to patients with a variety of underlying chronic respiratory disease, including but not limited to COPD, bronchiectasis, asthma and pulmonary fibrosis. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES CLINICAL To assess, plan, treat and review the exercise needs of patients referred for Pulmonary Rehabilitation with an underlying chronic respiratory disease. To deliver the exercise element and participate in the education program of Pulmonary Rehabilitation. To ensure that patients progress appropriately through sessions and give advice and information as necessary. To refer patients to appropriate community support programmes. To communicate effectively with members of the multi-disciplinary team to ensure holistic patient care. To provide PR in a variety of clinical settings, including leisure centres, community venues, gyms, virtual platforms, home-based and utilizing exercise prescription platforms. To be able to work as part of a team, but also to work independently in a variety of clinical settings.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Degre in exercise science or exercise physiology

Desirable

• Post graduate course in pulmonary rehabilitation

Knowledge and Experience

Essential

• Good knowledge of chronic respiratory disease
• Experience in exercise assessment and prescription

Desirable

• Experience of working within pulmonary rehabilitation
• Experience of working within cardiac rehabilitation
• Experience of health promotion
• Participation in research / audit

Skills and abilities

Essential

• Ability to make clinical decisions about suitability to exercise
• Good verbal / non-verbal communication
• Good presentation skills

Desirable

• Experince of leading exercise component in pulmonary rehabilitation

Values and behaviours

Essential

• Motivated and enthusiastic
• Commitment to learning and development
• Flexible
• Ability to empower / motivate others

Techical skills

Essential

• Basic IT skills
• Able to travel round the borough in effective manner
• Access to car and full driving licence

Employer details

Employer name

Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital

Address

Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital

Liverpool

L14 3PE

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