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Job summary

Main area
Cardiology
Grade
Band 4
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
151-KMU527
Employer
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Wexham Park Hospital
Town
Slough
Salary
£29,812 - £32,715 per annum incl HCAS
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
08/09/2026 23:59

Employer heading

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust logo

Cardiac Disease Risk Management Exercise Professional

Band 4

Job overview

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.

Working for our organisation

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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Detailed job description and main 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 criteria
  • Reps 4 Registration or equivalent in Cardiac Rehab
  • BACPR Phase IV instructor training
Desirable criteria
  • Current First Aid certificate
  • Basic Life Support certificate

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Leading and delivering group exercise sessions
  • Experience working in Cardiac Rehab
Desirable criteria
  • Exercise prescription to people with long term conditions
  • Assessing levels of cardiovascular fitness (functional capacity testing - walking or step tests)

Skills and Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • 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 criteria
  • Ability to be able to travel between sites

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Apprenticeships logoNo smoking policyMenopause Friendly EmployerCare quality commission - GoodArmed Forces Covenant Gold AwardWe offer Wagestream - A financial wellbeing benefit which lets you access your pay as you earn it.Disability confident employerWe Work Flexibly

Applicant requirements

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.

Application numbers

This vacancy may close early if it receives a high number of applications. We would advise that you complete and submit your application in good time to avoid disappointment.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
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Job title
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Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
07818538503