Cardiac Rehab Physiotherapist/Exercise Physiologist/Cardiac Rehab RGN


Company:	NHS Jobs
Salary:	£39,959 to £48,117 a year
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Harlow, CM18 7BL
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	19 Oct 2026
Closing date:	29 Oct 2026

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Summary

Patient/Client Care The post holder must use advanced communication skills be able to give explanations of the patients cardiac condition and proposed management to the patient and discuss expected outcomes with them. Assist patients in identifying their care needs, evaluating and managing their own care, to ensure they seek appropriate help and advice when required The post holder is required to educate patients on an individual and group basis. Ensure the patient understands and agrees to therapy plan and to set realistic timescales for achieving goals. Undertake an individual risk assessment for exercise, based on cardiac history and current medical conditions. Taking into consideration both cardiac and physical risk of exercise allowing Communication Skills The post holder will need to communicate effectively and in a timely manner with other health professionals to discuss clinical management plans The post holder must be able to counsel patients individually on a daily basis over the telephone or face to face. The post holder will be able to deliver teaching sessions at differing levels to educate groups of patients and other staff members. To urgently report and take appropriate action if there are concerns about staff or a patients safety to more senior staff or other specialists e.g. in the event of a cardiac arrest be able to manage both the patient, other patients and staff whilst arranging paramedic attendance. Liaise with and support other family members as appropriate. Refer and/or signpost individuals to other health or help agencies appropriately. To represent the community cardiac service at meetings with other professionals with the aim of accurately contributing and reporting back relevant information to their line manager. Education and Research The post holder will contribute to audit information regarding the provision of cardiac care and cardiac rehabilitation recruitment, uptake and evaluation of the cardiac care programmes on a monthly basis. Maintain and further knowledge within speciality of cardiology and cardiac rehabilitation to expert level. Participate in sharing knowledge and skills with other health professionals. Consider and present clinical effectiveness projects that promote service development and personal development. Act as a resource and be able to provide educational sessions for community teams. Organisational Responsibilities To be responsible for day-to-day operational delivery of Cardiac Rehabilitation and contribute to the strategic development of exercise provision within the service as agreed with the Service Lead for Community Cardiac Team. To plan, co-ordinate and evaluate this effectively and efficiently with regard to patient management and use of time and skills by staff within the service To be personally responsible for all aspects of safety relating to equipment used when exercising the patient or issued to a patient for their own use. To be responsible for checking emergency equipment prior to use. To provide supervision and mentorship to junior staff, students and other team members Assist with service development proposals identifying gaps and pressures in the service, proposing and implementing remedial action as agreed with line manager. Attendance and representation at neighbourhood locality meetings, CCG meetings, trust service development meetings and team meetings as deemed appropriate Information Management Accurately gather information and input data using electronic systems (System One) as per Trust policies. This information will also be provided for inclusion and contribution to the National Audit Cardiac Rehabilitation (NACR)

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