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Job summary

Main area
Medicine
Grade
Band 5
Contract
Fixed term: 12 months (Covering a secondment in the team)
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
408-26-540
Employer
Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Clatterbridge Hospital, Willow House
Town
Clatterbridge
Salary
£32,073 - £39,043 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
07/08/2026 23:59

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Exercise Physiologist

Band 5

 

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Job overview

An opportunity has arisen to join the service to cover a secondment for 12 months working as an Exercise Physiologist in the Pulmonary Rehabilitation Team.

The role will involve assessing patients with a chronic respiratory condition, supporting pulmonary rehabilitation exercise programmes and delivering education to patients in an 1:1 setting and a group setting .

The role will be supported by a Senior Exercise Physiologist in Pulmonary Rehabilitation.  This is an excellent opportunity to develop skills. 

Main duties of the job

  • Assessing patients via telephone and face to face
  • Working with an online system to complete comprehensive notes
  • Prescribe exercises for patients following an assessment
  • Digital Pulmonary Rehab Platform
  • Good case load management
  • Completing Discharge Assessments

To work as part of the Wirral Integrated Respiratory service in the delivery of Pulmonary Rehabilitation. The role involves ensuring high quality, evidence based rehabilitation is provided to the service users on the Wirral. The role will support the delivery of evidence based rehab to service users with strong promotion of personalised, placed based rehab for individuals with an overall aim to support the development of a lifelong commitment to exercise.  

Working for our organisation

All new colleagues can expect to receive a warm and friendly Wirral welcome from the very first time they make contact with us. We are described as “competent and caring staff” by our patients.

Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is situated on The Wirral peninsula which has a stunning coastline and beautiful countryside surroundings, with great activities for its residents.

We are one of the largest and busiest acute Trusts in the North West of England, comprising of the Wirral’s only Emergency Department. We provide a high quality range of acute care services and employ over 6,000 staff, who serve a population of approximately 400,000 people across Wirral, Ellesmere Port, Neston, North Wales and the wider North West footprint.

We have approximately 855 beds trust-wide and our financial turnover is in excess of £337m.

The Wirral is easily accessible with excellent transport links including motorway, train, bus or ferry and within easy reach to the major cities of Liverpool, Chester and Manchester as well as neighbouring North Wales.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached Job Description for further information about the Exercise Physiologist position available at WUTH.

Person specification

Qualifications, Specific Experience & Training

Essential criteria
  • Degree in Exercise Physiology/Sport & Exercise sciences
Desirable criteria
  • Membership of relevant clinical interest groups e.g. BACPR, BASES, REPs
  • Demonstrable experience of the application of exercise physiology in regards to exercise assessment and training

Knowledge and Skills

Essential criteria
  • Knowledge of exercise training in relation to cardiorespiratory disease.
  • The ability to perform and demonstrate a range of exercises for those attending clinical sessions
  • Experience in the safe and correct use of a range of exercise equipment
  • Basic IT skills
Desirable criteria
  • Experience of using software for developing A&R and presentations
  • Good clinical reasoning skills based on evidence and current research.

Personal Attributes

Essential criteria
  • Ability to motivate others to participate in exercise and be able educate regarding the benefits of exercise therapy
  • Good communication skills
  • To value and promote equality and diversity, ensuring that individuals are treated fairly and individual differences are respected
  • An ability to be compassionate, to empathise and reassure
  • Be a team player and be instrumental in achieving team goals

Other Requirements

Essential criteria
  • Be flexible to changing environment within the service including commitment to working across boundaries

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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.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Stuart Parkinson
Job title
Lead Respiratory Physiotherapist
Telephone number
0151 678 5333
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