Advanced Practitioner Physiotherapist

• To take the lead role in the clinical delivery, development and leadership of the Cardiac Rehabilitation Physiotherapy Service.
• To provide highly specialist assessment, treatment and rehabilitation for patients with cardiovascular disease across inpatient, outpatient and community cardiac rehabilitation pathways.
• Provide clinical leadership for the Cardiac Rehabilitation Service whilst maintaining collaborative working relationships with Respiratory Physiotherapy and other speciality services.
• To work as a key member of the multidisciplinary team in the assessment, management and rehabilitation of patients following cardiac events and procedures including myocardial infarction, cardiac surgery, heart failure and other complex cardiovascular conditions.
• To provide clinical leadership, supervision, teaching and support to physiotherapy staff and students within the cardiac specialty.

• To work across acute and community as required. This may involve loan working.
• Delivery of a physiotherapy service to include ongoing service development.
• To be professionally and legally responsible and accountable for all aspects of your own work including the management of patients in your care.
• To ensure a high standard of clinical care for the patients under your management and support more junior staff to do likewise on a daily basis.
• Provide supervision to registered staff (band 5 and 6, unregistered staff and students.
• To provide a key focus for therapeutic clinical expertise, high quality advice and support to the multi-disciplinary team.
• Data collection and communication between key stakeholders
• To be an active participant in the twilight and 7 day working rota (as required).

Essential

• To hold a degree or equivalent diploma in Physiotherapy
• Be registered with the Health & Care Professions Council (HCPC)
• MSc level (or working towards in a relevant subject)

Essential

• To have expert knowledge and experience in the assessment, treatment and management of patients with highly complex conditions to act in a role extended beyond the usual scope of physiotherapy
• Have extensive post registration experience within the specialty
• Experience of service development and quality improvement within cardiac rehabilitation services.

Essential

• To demonstrate excellent leadership and interpersonal skills pertaining to the role within the specialty.
• Advanced knowledge of BACPR standards and core components of cardiac rehabilitation
• To demonstrate expert knowledge and experience to determine clinical diagnosis for managing cardiac presentations