Cardiac Rehab Exercise Specialist

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust; England; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

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Job summary

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust's Wexham Park Hospital is seeking an enthusiastic Cardiac Disease Risk Management Exercise Professional to join our multidisciplinary team.

This role supports patients recovering from cardiac events and cardio-respiratory conditions by delivering tailored exercise programmes and contributing to assessment, prescription and delivery within our cardiac rehabilitation service. You will also contribute to audits, research and service improvement.

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

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust's Wexham Park Hospital is seeking an enthusiastic Cardiac Disease Risk Management Exercise Professional to join our multidisciplinary team.

This role supports patients recovering from cardiac events and cardio-respiratory conditions by delivering tailored exercise programmes and contributing to assessment, prescription and delivery within our cardiac rehabilitation service. You will also contribute to audits, research and service improvement.