WGH Physiotherapist, Senior

Wexford General Hospital are currently recruiting for a Senior Physiotherapist in Cardiac Rehabilitation

The successful candidate will be based in Ely Hospital and Wexford General Hospital Cardiac Rehab & Cardiology Service with the goal to optimise patients’ health and function while also aiding patient flow through the understanding and development of patient pathways.

The focus is on providing an end-to-end pathway that will reduce admissions to acute hospitals by providing access to diagnostics and specialist services in a timely manner. For patients who require hospital admission, the emphasis is on minimising the hospital length of stay, with the provision of post-discharge follow up and support for people in the community and in their own homes, where required. A shared local governance structure across the local acute hospitals and the associated CHO will ensure the development of a fully integrated service and end-to-end pathway for individuals living with chronic disease.

The role of the Senior Cardiac Rehabilitation Physiotherapist based in the acute services will be to work closely with existing services at the local level to provide a cardiac rehab program. The successful candidate will work closely with the nursing team for cardiac rehabilitation and community cardiology services to support & integrate the service with ambulatory care between the hospital and community services. The post holder will work with colleagues across these services to develop and implement ambulatory care pathways and to manage cardiovascular disease, and associated co-morbidities, within the community setting, where appropriate.

The Cardiac Rehabilitation/ Cardiology Service in Wexford General Hospital will support:

· A holistic, multidisciplinary approach to the care of individuals with chronic cardiovascular disease.

· Provision of an outpatient service that utilises telehealth and other ICT measures to facilitate more effective and efficient delivery of care.

· Reduced waiting times for patients for hospital-based outpatient services.

· Timely access to specialist services and specialist opinion for patients with cardiovascular disease.

· Early intervention pathways/ rapid access clinics for acute, chronic or newly presenting cardiovascular conditions; either as an inpatient or within the cardiac rehabilitation programme as outpatient service Phase 3.

· Development of pathways for the acute and integrated care management of chronic conditions.

· Provision of oversight and implementation of self-management support services for chronic cardiovascular disease, including cardiac rehabilitation

· Providing improved integration of early discharge, outreach and potentially admission avoidance programmes.

The person appointed to this post will work in the acute based Cardiac Rehabilitation within the overall cardiology service in the acute hospital. The post holder will work as part of a multidisciplinary team delivering coordinated evidence-based care for patients with cardiovascular disease.

The post - holder will:

· Be required to lead out on acute patient centred based elements of physiotherapy as clinically indicated.

· Work closely with Cardiology Lead, Clinical Nurse Specialist, Cardiac Rehabilitation Team & allied health professional to deliver coordinated evidence-based care for patients with cardiovascular disease

· Develop close links with appropriate services such as health promotion services, and primary care colleagues, smoking cessation and health & wellbeing. Develop excellent collaborative working relationships with colleagues in the ambulatory/chronic disease setting for admission avoidance and to ensure seamless care for this client group.

· This post includes participation in the on-call rota and weekend cover.

Please see attached job specification for full details of the role, including Post Specific Requirements. CVs will not be accepted and will be deemed invalid.

Please note new Additional Eligibility Requirements regarding citizenship requirements for this post.

Interviews will be held as soon as possible after the closing date. This is subject to change. Candidates will normally be given at least two weeks’ notice of interview. The timescale may be reduced in exceptional circumstances.

Deadline for receipt of completed application form is Tuesday 5th August 2025 at 15:00.

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