University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

Band 6 Exercise Physiologist Cardiac Rehabilitation

The closing date is 01 June 2025

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and experienced Cardiac Rehabilitation Exercise Physiologist to join our Cardiac Rehabilitation Service at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham. You will be a skilled and experienced practitioner with a BSc /BA (Hons) in Sports and Exercise Science/Therapy or related field and hold a BACPR (Level 4) qualification. The post requires you to work in a hospital and community setting providing Phase 1 to Phase 3 of the patient pathway.

The successful candidate will work closely with the Cardiac Rehabilitation Specialist Nurses to provide, plan and design a comprehensive Cardiac Rehabilitation Programme.

The successful candidate should have substantial experience in:

* The assessment and management of exercise prescription in relation to cardiac patients or

patients with long term conditions.

* Planning holistic programmes of rehabilitation to meet the individual needs of the patients.

* Delivering exercise to complex patient groups with multiple co-morbidities.

* Providing health promotion and education through face to face consultation and group sessions.

This will include experience in behaviour change, risk factor assessment and management.

Essential to the role is excellent written and communication skills and the ability to work both autonomously and within the broader cardiac MDTs.

Main duties of the job

*Possess specialist knowledge across a range of exercise physiology practices related to cardiac rehabilitation, secondary prevention and recovery following a cardiac illness.

*Possess a comprehensive understanding of an Acute Health Care Environment and the community settings in which cardiac rehabilitation is conducted.

*Work autonomously within your scope of practice to make clinical decisions and judgements regarding patient management as per local/national and international guidelines.

*Undertake risk assessments regarding patient condition and environment to ensure patient and staff safety.

*Deliver exercise programmes individually or in a group, in a variety of settings considering high to moderate risk dependency patients with physical limitations due to co-morbidities.

*In line with set standards, monitor patient progression, making adjustments to patient

programmes as required, escalating concerns to the senior cardiac rehabilitation

specialist within the wider MDT.

*To deliver and support development of the evidence based cardiac patient education

programme. Providing guidance/advice regarding risk factor management, medication, diet,

exercise and psychological factors.

*Make recommendations and implement change that will improve the quality, efficiency and effectiveness of the cardiac rehabilitation service.

Informal visits are welcomed and encouraged.

For further information please contact Dr Kate Gee CHD Nurse Consultant Cardiology QE on 0121 371 5254.

About us

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust strives to have an inclusive culture where everyone feels like they belong, can thrive, knows that they add value and feels valued. We do this by developing compassionate and culturally competent leaders, being values driven in all that we do and by creating a welcoming and inclusive workplace that thrives on the diversity of our people. As such we want to attract and recruit talented individuals from all backgrounds, and for each of you to feel supported for the diversity you bring, to achieve your full potential. For those staff with a disability, including physical disability, long term health condition, mental health or neurodiverse condition, this also means being committed to making reasonable adjustments needed for you to carry out your role.

Date posted

19 May 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£37,338 to £44,962 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

304-1092514

Job locations

Queen Elizabeth Hospital

Mindelsohn Way

Birmingham

West Midlands

B15 2TH

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please note for a specific detailed job description for this vacancy please see attached job description.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please note for a specific detailed job description for this vacancy please see attached job description.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

* Evidence of degree in Sports Science or other Sport related degree which includes anatomy and physiology subjects.
* Register of Exercise Professionals at Level 4.
* BACPR Phase IV Exercise Instructor Qualification.
* Basic Life Support and AED trained.

Experience

Essential

* Substantial experience working in cardiac rehabilitation.
* Substantial experience of delivering exercise to a complex patient group with multiple co-morbidities.
* Experience and understanding of the NHS and healthcare systems.
* Management /mentoring/supervision of junior staff or students.
* Working within a multidisciplinary team.
* Experience of providing health promotion and education.
* Experience in assessing and planning holistic programmes of rehabilitation to meet the individual needs of the patient.
* Experience and knowledge of adaptations required for individual patients especially with comormidities.
* Experience of research and audit.
Knowledge of:
* Exercise pre-screening, assessment, prescription, monitoring, supervision and demonstration for individuals with Coronary Heart Disease (CHD).
* Psychosocial and cultural perspective of health and disease.
* National and local policy and research in the areas of exercise and Coronary Heart Disease.
* Audit and evaluation within cardiac rehabilitation programmes.
* Medico-legal implications of the provision of exercise programmes for individuals with CHD.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

* Evidence of degree in Sports Science or other Sport related degree which includes anatomy and physiology subjects.
* Register of Exercise Professionals at Level 4.
* BACPR Phase IV Exercise Instructor Qualification.
* Basic Life Support and AED trained.

Experience

Essential

* Substantial experience working in cardiac rehabilitation.
* Substantial experience of delivering exercise to a complex patient group with multiple co-morbidities.
* Experience and understanding of the NHS and healthcare systems.
* Management /mentoring/supervision of junior staff or students.
* Working within a multidisciplinary team.
* Experience of providing health promotion and education.
* Experience in assessing and planning holistic programmes of rehabilitation to meet the individual needs of the patient.
* Experience and knowledge of adaptations required for individual patients especially with comormidities.
* Experience of research and audit.
Knowledge of:
* Exercise pre-screening, assessment, prescription, monitoring, supervision and demonstration for individuals with Coronary Heart Disease (CHD).
* Psychosocial and cultural perspective of health and disease.
* National and local policy and research in the areas of exercise and Coronary Heart Disease.
* Audit and evaluation within cardiac rehabilitation programmes.
* Medico-legal implications of the provision of exercise programmes for individuals with CHD.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

Certificate of Sponsorship

Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Queen Elizabeth Hospital

Mindelsohn Way

Birmingham

West Midlands

B15 2TH

Employer's website

https://www.uhb.nhs.uk/jobs.htm (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Queen Elizabeth Hospital

Mindelsohn Way

Birmingham

West Midlands

B15 2TH

Employer's website

https://www.uhb.nhs.uk/jobs.htm (Opens in a new tab)