Cardiac Disease Risk Management Exercise Professional

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust; Clewer Village; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an enthusiastic Cardiac Disease Risk Management Exercise Professional to join the team at Wexham Park Hospital. You will support patients recovering from cardiac events and cardio-respiratory conditions by designing and supervising safe, tailored exercise programmes within a multidisciplinary team.

In this role you will contribute to assessments, exercise prescription, and the delivery of rehabilitation sessions, while staying aligned with current

Responsibilities

• 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.

Job description

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.

• 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.

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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