Activity specialist cardiac rehabilitation

Provide autonomous, evidence-based cardiac rehabilitation for patients with complex cardiovascular conditions, using advanced clinical reasoning to assess, diagnose, manage risk, and deliver personalised treatment plans. Work collaboratively within the multidisciplinary team to support safe, effective, patient-centred care, promote independence, facilitate referrals, and contribute to service development, clinical governance, and quality improvement. Maintain professional competence through CPD, adhere to clinical and legal standards, provide education and supervision to colleagues and students, and support audit, research, and accurate clinical documentation in line with organisational policies and information governance requirements.

Provide specialist exercise assessment, prescription and rehabilitation for patients with cardiovascular disease (CVD) within the Community Cardiac Rehabilitation Programme. Undertake comprehensive, evidence-based assessments of patients with complex cardiac conditions and co-morbidities, using advanced clinical reasoning to identify risks, establish diagnoses, set patient-centred goals and develop safe, effective individualised exercise and physical activity programmes.

Deliver and monitor treatment interventions, educate patients, carers and families on cardiac health, exercise, anatomy, physiology and lifestyle management, and support behaviour change to maximise independence, safety and long-term wellbeing. Recognise clinical risks, make appropriate referrals, prescribe equipment where necessary, and work collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams, community services and voluntary agencies to ensure coordinated and seamless patient care. Support the planning, organisation, delivery and ongoing development of the cardiac rehabilitation service, managing caseloads, prioritising referrals, contributing to service promotion, quality improvement, clinical governance initiatives and implementation of national best practice guidelines. Maintain strong professional relationships with internal and external stakeholders and contribute to operational activities that ensure effective service delivery.Maintain professional accountability and compliance with clinical, legal and ethical standards, including informed consent, confidentiality, accurate record keeping, information governance and Trust policies. Engage in continuing professional development, supervision and training to maintain specialist knowledge of cardiac rehabilitation, cardiovascular disease and exercise therapy.Contribute to the education, supervision and assessment of students and healthcare professionals through formal and informal teaching, clinical supervision and competency development. Support audit, research, service evaluation and data collection activities to monitor outcomes, inform service improvements and promote evidence-based practice.

CNWL is recognised locally, nationally and internationally for providing integrated high quality, innovative healthcare. Our track record in recruiting only the best people is well known and our experts are frequently called upon to contribute to national health strategy and policy, and many models of our care have been adapted for use in other countries. Hillingdon is the second largest London borough by area, located 14 miles west of Central London. We are also leaders in developing our Hillingdon Health & Care Partnership working, united to enable shared services and Neighbourhood working across the whole of Hillingdon Borough.

Essential & desirable