About this role
Job summary
Cardiac Disease Risk Management Exercise Professional
Wexham Park Hospital
We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated Cardiac Disease Risk Management Exercise Professional to join our multidisciplinary team at Wexham Park Hospital.
This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in supporting patients recovering from cardiac events and those living with cardio-respiratory conditions. You will help patients improve their physical fitness, confidence and overall cardiovascular health through safe, effective and individually tailored exercise programmes.
Working as part of our Cardiac Disease Risk Management Service, you will contribute to the assessment, exercise prescription and delivery of rehabilitation programmes, ensuring patients receive high-quality, evidence-based support throughout their recovery.
The role also provides opportunities to contribute to clinical audit, research and service improvement, helping to develop and maintain high standards of practice within cardiac rehabilitation.
If you are committed to delivering safe, effective and patient-centred exercise rehabilitation and are keen to contribute to the continued development of our service, we would love to hear from you.
Main duties of the job
Exercise prescription: Designing safe, appropriate exercise programmes for patients with cardiac and cardio-respiratory conditions.
Exercise delivery: Supervising and delivering exercise sessions as part of the multidisciplinary team (MDT).Patient assessment:
Taking part in initial and final assessments of patients entering and completing the cardiac disease risk management programme.
Clinical safety: Ensuring exercise is appropriate for patients recovering from cardiac events and those with existing cardio-respiratory disease.
Evidence-based practice: Keeping exercise prescription aligned with current research, guidelines and best practice.
Audit and research: Participating in clinical audit, research and evidence-based improvement projects.
Service improvement: Helping introduce changes to practice and monitoring whether standards and outcomes are maintained.
About us
Visa Sponsorship:This position is not eligible for Skilled Worker visa sponsorship. Applicants must already hold the right to work in the UK for the full duration of the contract.
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available.
Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too.
We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users.
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Job description Job responsibilities
For a full list of responsibilities and tasks associated with this role, please refer to the job description/person specification attached to this vacancy
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
Reps 4 Registration or equivalent in Cardiac Rehab BACPR Phase IV instructor training
Desirable
Current First Aid certificate Basic Life Support certificate
Experience Essential
Leading and delivering group exercise sessions Experience working in Cardiac Rehab
Desirable
Exercise prescription to people with long term conditions Assessing levels of cardiovascular fitness (functional capacity testing - walking or step tests)
Skills and Knowledge Essential
Good interpersonal skills with the ability to manage challenging situations Self-motivated with the ability to motivate others Innovative and enthusiastic Able to prioritise workload and meet deadlines
Special Requirements Essential
Ability to be able to travel between sites
Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Employer details Employer name Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust
Address Wexham Park Hospital
Portsmouth Road
Slough
SL4 4HL
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.fhft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)