Cardiac Rehab Exercise Assistant

The post holder will be part of the cardiac rehab team delivering care to patients following a cardiac event according to national guidance. The role will include contributing to the assessment of patients for the exercise classes and assisting with the delivery of the exercise programme in the hospital and community settings. They will also be required to carry out a range of non-clinical duties, including data entry.

Main duties of the job

To assist the healthcare professionals in the initial assessment of patients for Cardiac Rehabilitation. This will include assisting with functional capacity tests and taking measurements such as BP, BMI, HR and collecting other information as necessary. To conduct warm up and cool down components of the class and to participate in the induction of patients to cardiac rehabilitation classes. To contribute to the safe and effective delivery of the cardiac rehab exercise sessions. This includes safe individualised technique, exercise intensity and monitoring of outcome measures during the class.

About us

Croydon Health Services provides integrated NHS services to care for people at home, in schools, and health clinics across the borough as well as at Croydon University Hospital and Purley War Memorial Hospital. CUH provides more than 100 specialist services and is home to the borough's only Emergency Department and 24/7 maternity services, including a labour ward, midwifery-led birth centre and the Crocus home birthing team. Purley War Memorial Hospital (PWMH) in the south of the borough offers outpatient care, including diagnostic services, physiotherapy and ophthalmology services run by Moorfields Eye Hospital, alongside an onsite GP surgery. Our experienced staff take care of people of all ages across the borough of Croydon. We are a very close-knit and friendly organisation where every one of our 3600 members of staff is valued. We strongly believe that our employees are our greatest asset.

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached supporting document which contains more information about the role in the job description and person specification.

Person Specification

Education and qualifications

• GCSE in Maths and English or equivalent
• Evidence of Clinical Professional Diary
• Cardiology knowledge
• NVQ Level III in Health Care
• Attendance at relevant clinical courses

Skills

• Proactivity
• Working independently
• Awareness of limitation of own knowledge
• Good time management
• Trained in first aid
• Competent in using a variety of IT systems e.g., Excel

Experience

• Previous experience of working with older patients
• Experience in an exercise setting
• Experience of people with CHD and other disabilities
• Experience in rehabilitation or of working in a community setting

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.

£29,176 to £30,225 a year pro-rata p.a incl of HCAS Outer