Cardiac Rehabilitation Exercise Practitioner

University Hospitals of North Midlands is currently unable to provide sponsorship for this role. This is in accordance with UKVI guidelines and legislation, as these roles do not meet the skill nor salary threshold for sponsorship. If you hold a graduate visa, you are welcome to apply for this role; however, it is important to note that UHNM will be unable to offer sponsorship at the end of your graduate visa. You must also have at least six months until your graduate visa expires at the start of your employment for training and operational reasons.

This is an exciting opportunity for a committed and highly-motivated Exercise Practitioner. You must have an interest in Cardiac Rehabilitation and prior experience of patients managing long term conditions in a gym environment. Experience of exercise prescription and the provision of individual or group patient education sessions on lifestyle, health, and well-being related topics would also be advantageous.

Key Responsibilities:

• Conducting clinical screening and exercise assessments for individuals with cardiac disease and related comorbidities.
• Supervision of patients during the exercise component of the cardiac rehabilitation programme.
• Monitoring, recording, and progressing patients’ exercise programmes in accordance with agreed guidelines, protocols, and treatment regime.
• Supporting the senior exercise staff to ensure that the exercise component of the cardiac rehabilitation programme is clinically effective and high quality.
• Preparing and delivering holistic health promotion and patient education for individuals attending cardiac rehabilitation and their carers.
• Providing advice to patients and carers in a variety of settings.
• Participate in local service audit, evaluation, and research.

About University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust
University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is one of the largest and most modern in the country. Based across two sites, Royal Stoke in Stoke-on-Trent and County Hospital in Stafford, we are proud to serve around three million people and we're highly regarded for our facilities, teaching, and research. We are the specialist centre for major trauma for the North Midlands and North Wales.

All of our employees make a valuable contribution regardless of role here at UHNM, and we are proud of our wide range of development packages aimed at ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to fulfil their true potential.

UHNM creates and encourages a culture of inclusion, providing equal opportunities for career development that are fair and transparent. We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer and foster a culture in which all staff feel valued and respected. In return, we ask all of our employees to make a commitment to the values, co-created by our staff, patients, and carers, that unite us as a Trust.

At University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust, we know that investing in, supporting, and developing our staff has a direct impact on the quality of care that we deliver. Our employees are as important as our patients and the population that we serve.