Job summary
We are looking for a Band 6 Physiotherapist/Exercise Physiologist/Cardiac Rehab Nurse to join our Heart Failure and Cardiac Rehab team

We are a small team of nurses and support assistants, delivering Heart Failure clinics and Cardiac Rehabilitation classes across West Essex - Harlow, Epping and Uttlesford.

We are in the process of integrating the cardiac and respiratory team and this will be an opportunity to support this integration.

We are looking for a Band 6 Physiotherapist/Cardiac Rehab nurse or exercise physiologist for this role. Consideration will be given to newly qualified professionals with the right attitude to progress.

Main duties of the job

• To be responsible for providing community based cardiac rehabilitation in a variety of settings and assessment clinic and be flexible to deliver programmes at different times to enable patient choice
• To use evidence based practice to deliver care and develop cardiac rehabilitation services the patient pathway in line with BACPR guidelines.
• To assess, plan, advise and evaluate the treatment of patients within the speciality.
• To be able to provide education to patients individually and in group settings
• Be able to assess patients who have highly complex physical, psychological and social needs and work as an autonomous practitioner.
• Work in collaboration with the wider Multidisciplinary team to ensure effective communication and co-ordinated delivery of care for patients and carers.

Responsibilities

• To be professionally accountable and responsible for all aspects of own work, including the management of own caseload/ cardiac rehabilitation group.
• To accept designated clinical responsibility for the patient groups and ensure systems to organise this efficiently and effectively with regard to clinical priorities and use of your own and others time and clinical skills.
• To ensure a high standard of clinical care for the patients under your management, and support more junior staff to do likewise.
• Undertake a comprehensive assessment of patients with cardiac disease, who may have complex conditions including multi-pathology.
• Work autonomously within scope of practice to make clinical decisions and judgements regarding patient management as per local/national and international guidelines.
• Contribute in planning programmes of cardiac care, for delivery, across all localities co-ordinating staff, venues, patients and use of digital technology.
• Use well developed clinical reasoning and departmental/local guidelines to needs assess, risk assess and advise on treatment and lifestyle changes.
• Deliver expert health education.
• Clinically supervise, educate and mentor junior members of staff.
• Undertake environmental risk assessments to ensure patient and staff safety.
• To develop and maintain skills required to practice at an advanced level
• To ensure that all clinical records, reports and documentation are completed promptly and to a satisfactory legal standard.

Benefits

• 27 days holiday, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days after 10 years' service.
• Excellent pension of up to 14.5% of your pensionable pay.
• Staff discounts include Blue Light Card, NHS discount offers, and staff benefits.
• £8K relocation package if you move to Essex to join us (subject to terms and conditions)
• Season ticket loans are interest-free to cover the cost of travelling to and from work via tram, rail, or bus.

Flexible working
Flexible working: available from day one for most roles. Job share: Applications for job shares are welcomed.

Salary
£39,959 to £48,117 a year per annum, plus 5% High Cost Allowance

Closing date
The closing date is 29 October 2026

Contract
Permanent
Working pattern: Part-time
Reference number: 364-B-543
Location: Latton Bush Centre, Southern Way, Harlow, CM18 7BL

Person Specification

• Essential: Experience of working within a multiprofessional team with a wide range of individuals at different levels
• Essential: Experience in Cardiac Rehab
• Essential: HCPC or NMC Registration
• Essential: Understanding of cardiac physiology and dysfunction and current up to date therapies and interventions to manage these conditions
• Desirable: Completion of BACPR courses
• Desirable: Experience of managing patient groups

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.
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.