Cardiac Rehabilitation Physiotherapist / Exercise Therapist
| Posting date: | 01 September 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £38,682 - £46,580 per annum pro rata |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 01 October 2025 |
| Location: | Swindon, SN36BB |
| Company: | The Great Western Hospitals NHS FT |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7451878/249-7349641-2 |
Summary
A Vacancy at Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
The role within a multidisciplinary team is to support patients to exercise safely and effectively following a Myocardial Infarction, Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery, Valve repair/replacement and Percutaneous Coronary Interventions in community venues.
To provide highly specialized assessment and exercise prescription for patients with complex needs, and to provide exercise advice, guidance, and information.
To provide a specialized resource for other staff and health care professionals.
To take a lead in the provision of exercise prescription and delivering the exercise component of the Cardiac Rehabilitation Program in a variety of delivery models.
• To assist in the assessment, planning, delivery, and evaluation of effective evidence-based exercise, to patients with coronary artery disease, in community venues.
• To carry out individual patient functional capacity assessments using standardized exercise assessment tools recognized by British Association for Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation (BACPR).
• To conduct screening and a comprehensive assessment, including interpretation of clinical investigations, conducting appropriate submaximal tests to provide a baseline assess of functional capacity and apply this to exercise programming.
• To carry out individual mobility assessments and risk stratification.
• To interpret and evaluate functional capacity modifying individual exercise programs for comorbidities.
Our STAR values – Service, Teamwork, Ambition and Respect – are a golden thread running through everything we do. These values serve as a guiding principle, driving us towards our vision of delivering great joined up services to our local community. Whether at home, in the community, or within the hospital, our goal is to empower individuals to lead independent and healthier lives.
Undertakes exercise assessment specific to an individual’s requirements. Assimilating complex information requiring analysis and interpretation to select the appropriate exercise assessment tool and exercise prescription.
Following patient assessment, liaises with the cardiac nurses, whom, if necessary, can liaise with the patient’s consultant/GP. Liaises closely with the cardiac nurses to ensure safe effective assessment, planning and delivery of the exercise component of the programme. Prescription of individualised exercise programmes relative to patients physical, psychological, and social needs.
This advert closes on Tuesday 9 Sep 2025
The role within a multidisciplinary team is to support patients to exercise safely and effectively following a Myocardial Infarction, Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery, Valve repair/replacement and Percutaneous Coronary Interventions in community venues.
To provide highly specialized assessment and exercise prescription for patients with complex needs, and to provide exercise advice, guidance, and information.
To provide a specialized resource for other staff and health care professionals.
To take a lead in the provision of exercise prescription and delivering the exercise component of the Cardiac Rehabilitation Program in a variety of delivery models.
• To assist in the assessment, planning, delivery, and evaluation of effective evidence-based exercise, to patients with coronary artery disease, in community venues.
• To carry out individual patient functional capacity assessments using standardized exercise assessment tools recognized by British Association for Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation (BACPR).
• To conduct screening and a comprehensive assessment, including interpretation of clinical investigations, conducting appropriate submaximal tests to provide a baseline assess of functional capacity and apply this to exercise programming.
• To carry out individual mobility assessments and risk stratification.
• To interpret and evaluate functional capacity modifying individual exercise programs for comorbidities.
Our STAR values – Service, Teamwork, Ambition and Respect – are a golden thread running through everything we do. These values serve as a guiding principle, driving us towards our vision of delivering great joined up services to our local community. Whether at home, in the community, or within the hospital, our goal is to empower individuals to lead independent and healthier lives.
Undertakes exercise assessment specific to an individual’s requirements. Assimilating complex information requiring analysis and interpretation to select the appropriate exercise assessment tool and exercise prescription.
Following patient assessment, liaises with the cardiac nurses, whom, if necessary, can liaise with the patient’s consultant/GP. Liaises closely with the cardiac nurses to ensure safe effective assessment, planning and delivery of the exercise component of the programme. Prescription of individualised exercise programmes relative to patients physical, psychological, and social needs.
This advert closes on Tuesday 9 Sep 2025
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