Community Cardiac Rehab Exercise Instructor - Sudbury, United Kingdom - West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust
Description
Could you help West Suffolk Hospital to deliver the best quality and safest care to our local community? An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 4 Exercise Instructor to join our forward-thinking Community Cardiac Rehabilitation Team, to contribute in the delivery of a high standard of holistic health care to patients within clinics, leisure centres and their own homes, by providing Cardiac Rehabilitation as part of the multi-disciplinary team.
STAFF CAR PARKING
Staff Car Parking on the West Suffolk Hospital Site is eligible for individuals working outside of the core hours, 07:00 - 18:30.
For individuals working within the core hours, the Trust offers parking off site at the Bury St Edmunds Rugby Club, which is serviced by a regular shuttle bus to and from the Hospital.
Cardiac rehabilitation service provides person-centred care that enables individuals to increase independence, improve health outcomes and reduce unnecessary admissions to hospital or long-term care.
BeKnown at West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust. By us. By our patients. By our community
We are a busy, friendly, rural NHS Trust providing high-quality care and compassion to more than a quarter of a million people across west Suffolk.
The West Suffolk Hospital in Bury St Edmunds provides acute and secondary care services (emergency department, maternity and neonatal services, day surgery unit, eye treatment centre, Macmillan unit and children's ward).
Adult and paediatric community services, provided in collaboration with West Suffolk Alliance partners, include a range of nursing, therapy, specialist, and ongoing temporary care and rehabilitation, some at our Newmarket Community Hospital.
We do our utmost to achieve outstanding clinical outcomes for patients and our values of fairness, inclusivity, respect, safety and team work guide how we work and behave as a team.
With nearly 5,000 staff, from all over the world, we strive to make our organisation a great place to work.
We promote a diverse and inclusive community where everyones voice counts and you can #BeKnown for whoever you are.
Join us. What will you #BeKnown for?
Please see job description for further details.
Main Duties and Responsibilities:
Support the delivery, of the county wide model of individualised cardiac rehabilitation programmes, adapting their exercise prescriptions to meet individual needs.
Work in partnership with the specialist nurses and exercise instructors in supporting patients' to achieve their tailor made, person centred goals reviewing and adjusting accordingly.
To assist with sub-maximal exercise assessments for a range of cardiac conditions.
To work as part of a team to directly deliver and promote physical activity and lifestyle interventions to adults within community setting as required.
To visit patients in their own home and in clinic settings working without direct supervision on occasion and reporting any clinical findings to the specialist nursing team.
To effectively plan, prioritise and manage own workload.
Maintain equipment and resources, required to support physical activity programmes.
Participate in the effective reporting of feedback, incidents and complaints. This includes submission of appropriate documentation to facilitate the investigation process.
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