# Cardiac Rehabilitation Physiotherapist/Exercise Specialist > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/cardiac-rehabilitation-physiotherapistexercise-specialist/b48d1152-cd45-4b98-8093-76799aad8c3b - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/cardiac-rehabilitation-physiotherapistexercise-specialist/b48d1152-cd45-4b98-8093-76799aad8c3b.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust - **Town:** London - **Region:** London - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Physiotherapist - **Grade:** Band 6 - **Salary:** £45,953 - £54,254 per annum, inclusive of HCAS - **Contract type:** Fixed term: 6 months (8am to 4pm - 4 days a week (days may be altered/fluid depending on service needs)) - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Monday to Friday - 8am to 4pm) - **Closing date:** 2026-07-13T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-06-29T14:01:07.670Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/Harrow/Central_London_Community_Healthcare_NHS_Trust/Cardiac_Rehabilitation_Exercise_Specialist/Cardiac_Rehabilitation_Exercise_Specialist-v8109524 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8109524?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.clch.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview We are looking for a dynamic, pro-active, and experienced physiotherapist or cardiac exercise specialist with a strong background in leading the delivery of multi-modal cardiac rehabilitation programme within a community setting. You will play an active and proactive role towards the continuous development of our exercise service provisions to help ensure delivery of high-quality cardiac rehabilitation programme that our service can be truly proud of. This includes facilitating home-based exercise programs for patients with heart failure and exploring the logistics and viability of virtual exercise programs with advice and guidance provisions. You will be working with our small but effective and committed team of cardiac rehabilitation specialists and will be supported by our clinical team lead towards your ongoing development within this job role. ### Main duties of the job This role has clinical, professional, clinical governance, communication, teaching and mentoring, and research and audit remits. - Lead, co-ordinate, and develop exercise assessments and supervised exercise sessions within the Cardiac Rehabilitation Programme, ensuring safe and effective delivery of care. - Assess, prescribe, monitor, and progress individualised exercise programmes in line with BACPR guidelines, clinical assessment findings, and patient needs. - Support patients to achieve lifestyle and behaviour change through education, health promotion, goal setting, and ongoing motivation. - Contribute to the planning and delivery of patient education sessions, discharge planning, and the promotion of long-term physical activity opportunities within the community. - Maintain accurate clinical records, manage risk appropriately, and work collaboratively with the multidisciplinary Cardiac Rehabilitation Team to deliver high quality patient centred care. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Applicants are expected to present clear and relevant evidence of the competencies and responsibilities detailed in the attached Job Description and Person Specification, together with a demonstrated commitment to the Trust’s values of Accountability, Inclusion, Compassion, and Empowerment. ## Job Details We are looking for a dynamic, pro-active, and experienced physiotherapist or cardiac exercise specialist with a strong background in leading the delivery of multi-modal cardiac rehabilitation programme within a community setting. You will play an active and proactive role towards the continuous development of our exercise service provisions to help ensure delivery of high-quality cardiac rehabilitation programme that our service can be truly proud of. This includes facilitating home-based exercise programs for patients with heart failure and exploring the logistics and viability of virtual exercise programs with advice and guidance provisions. You will be working with our small but effective and committed team of cardiac rehabilitation specialists and will be supported by our clinical team lead towards your ongoing development within this job role. ## Job Description This role has clinical, professional, clinical governance, communication, teaching and mentoring, and research and audit remits. Lead, co-ordinate, and develop exercise assessments and supervised exercise sessions within the Cardiac Rehabilitation Programme, ensuring safe and effective delivery of care. Assess, prescribe, monitor, and progress individualised exercise programmes in line with BACPR guidelines, clinical assessment findings, and patient needs. Support patients to achieve lifestyle and behaviour change through education, health promotion, goal setting, and ongoing motivation. Contribute to the planning and delivery of patient education sessions, discharge planning, and the promotion of long-term physical activity opportunities within the community. Maintain accurate clinical records, manage risk appropriately, and work collaboratively with the multidisciplinary Cardiac Rehabilitation Team to deliver high quality patient centred care. ## Responsibilities Applicants are expected to present clear and relevant evidence of the competencies and responsibilities detailed in the attached Job Description and Person Specification, together with a demonstrated commitment to the Trust’s values of Accountability, Inclusion, Compassion, and Empowerment. ## Person Specification ### Experience **Essential** - Experience of team working - Experience of prescribing and delivering exercise programmes/rehab - Experience of planning, leading and evaluating exercise sessions for specialist populations - Evidence of basic understanding of common medical conditions encountered on a typical exercise referral scheme and the necessary programming adaptations - Evidence of health related benefits of regular physical activity for healthy adults and special populations **Desirable** - Experience in delivering cardiac rehabilitation - Experience of prescribing exercise to patients with cardiac conditions/at high risk of a cardiac event ### Skills and Knowledge **Essential** - Proven planning and organisational skills - Proven ability to prescribe and deliver safe exercise to patients with CVD - Proven ability to organise, monitor and check work to ensure no element of a task is left unfinished **Desirable** - Experience/understanding of Cardiac Rehab Rehabilitation - Comprehensive knowledge of CVD and its implications for excise prescriptions ### Education/Qualifications **Essential** - HCPC Registered Physiotherapist or Clinical Exercise Specialist with clinical science graduate degree level qualification - BACPR Phase IV Qualification **Desirable** - Other recognised exercise qualifications. - Experience in cardiology or respiratory care ## Documents - [clch trust values (pdf, 784.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10404473) - [functional requirements (pdf, 439.8kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10405358) - [b6 cardiac physical activity specialist - fixed term post x 6 months (pdf, 392.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10404508) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.