Senior Physiotherapist - Cardiac Rehabilitation

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Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust is the only acute hospital provider in the Mid and South Essex Integrated Care System (ICS), which is a system of health and care partners working together for our local population.

Within Mid and South Essex there are 149 GP practices, operating from over 200 sites, forming 27 Primary Care Networks and one Ambulance Trust. There are also three main community and mental health service providers who work together through a community collaborative.

We collaborate with other valuable partners, including three Healthwatch organisations, nine voluntary and community sector organisations and three top tier local authorities, with seven district, borough and city councils, as well as our local universities.

Job overview

The multi-disciplinary cardiac rehabilitation team are looking for an enthusiastic and experienced Physiotherapist to join our cardiac rehabilitation team, based in the world-renowned Essex Cardiothoracic Centre. The cardiac rehabilitation team have wide ranging clinical experience, good communication and interpersonal skills and a passion for delivering high quality patient-centred care.

Join our friendly and supportive team of therapists, nursing staff and exercise facilitators, where continuous professional development, research and quality improvement processes are encouraged.

Please be aware that we reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive a suitable number of applications.

Main duties of the job

The successful applicant should be able to facilitate all phases of the Cardiac Rehabilitation process. This will include:

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• Education and support of patients prior to their discharge and the completion of referral forms to local cardiac rehabilitation centre
  
• Assessing and advising patients following cardiac events and surgery, including assessment of risk factors and appropriate advice on lifestyle change and provision of information or any test or treatments that are planned
  
• Providing a high quality and holistic service to patients undertaking cardiac rehabilitation, whether engaging in-person or remotely - including live virtual services
  
• Using specialised assessment, risk stratification and exercise prescription skills to provide advice on lifestyle changes and motivational counselling appropriate to each individual
  
• Working closely with the wider cardiac rehabilitation team of nurses and other members of the MDT.
  
• Providing senior support to staff as required within Mid & South Essex NHS Foundation Trust.
  

Working for our organisation

Our ambition is to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and well being of our patients, and provide a vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.

We aim to make the most of our skills and experiences so we can become the best we can be. As one organisation we will recruit the finest and retain more specialist staff due to more employment opportunities across our Trust

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Are you looking for an exciting role using your unique qualities, then we want to hear from you.

For full details about this varied and rewarding role, please see attached job description.

We look forward to your application.

Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria

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• HCPC registered physiotherapist
  

Desirable criteria

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• Relevant specialist interest group membership
  

Managerial
Essential criteria

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• Evidence of supervision of staff or students
  

knowledge and skills
Essential criteria

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• Experience of working in cardiac rehabilitation service
  
• Experience in prescribing individualised exercise plans
  

Desirable criteria

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• Experience of working within cardiology or cardiothoracics
  

Please be aware as per the new Immigration guidelines we cannot sponsor candidates with a salary (full time or pro Rata) under the current minimum threshold.

Please note, the selection processes at Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust are in place to ensure we recruit candidates with the right skills and values, please be advised that the use of AI in applications are monitored. We remain vigilant against candidates who misuse these tools to generate an application that doesn't accurately reflect their skills, and you will be required to declare on your application if AI has been used before submitting your application.

Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Documents to download

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• Senior Cardiac Rehabilitation Physiotherapist (PDF, 496.6KB)
  
• Privacy Policy (PDF, 441.0KB)
  
• AFC Pay Poster 25/26 (PDF, 32.3KB)
  
• Behaviours Framework (JPG, 298.0KB)
  
• Applicant MS Teams Checklist (PDF, 560.5KB)
  
• Trust 10 Year Strategy (PDF, 2.1MB)
  
• General Statements - AFC - V5.1 (PDF, 424.6KB)