Highly Specialist Cardiovascular Rehabilitation Physiotherapist

Highly Specialist Cardiovascular Rehabilitation Physiotherapist

Band 7

Main area: Cardiovascular Physiotherapy
Grade: Band 7
Contract: Permanent
Hours: 37.5 hours per week (Full Time)
Job ref: 196-LIS9159-A

Employer: Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: St Thomas's Hospital
Town: London
Salary: £54,320 - £60,981 p.a. inc HCA
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 06/04/2025 23:59

Job overview

We are seeking an experienced and dynamic Band 7 Physiotherapist to join our multidisciplinary team in delivering high-quality cardiac rehabilitation services. This role involves providing specialist care to patients recovering from cardiac events, surgery, or with chronic cardiovascular conditions, ensuring optimal physical recovery, improved quality of life, and reduced risk of recurrence.

The successful candidate will play a key leadership role within the cardiac rehabilitation team, offering clinical expertise, supporting service development, and mentoring junior staff members.

Main duties of the job

An opportunity has arisen for a Band 7 Physiotherapist with proven clinical skills to join the Cardiovascular Rehabilitation team. You will have the opportunity to develop your skills in operational and clinical management in the Cardiovascular Rehabilitation Team which is multi-professional, providing care and optimising outcomes for our patients across Lambeth and Southwark living with cardiovascular conditions.

You will have experience at a senior level including cardiovascular care and evidence of an interest in developing further in this area. An excellent communicator you will demonstrate a desire to work creatively to bring about innovative service development within cardiovascular rehabilitation services and the Physiotherapy profession.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To take a lead role in the advanced assessment and treatment of patients referred for cardiac rehabilitation, including those with multi-pathology and those who have highly complex and/or chronic presentations, to determine clinical diagnosis and treatment indicated and to maintain associated records, as an autonomous practitioner.

To take a lead role in supervision and teaching of physiotherapists/physiotherapy assistants/students and MDT staff across both sites and the phase IV community based exercise programmes in physio-therapeutic treatment and management of patients referred for cardiac rehabilitation including those requiring complex rehabilitation.

To provide skilled team leadership and be responsible for operational management, team development, implementation of policy and policy changes in own clinical area, and to set and monitor standards of practice in both the acute and community settings.

To supervise, initiate and participate in evidence-based projects, including recommendations for change in practice and to lead in departmental research and audit within cardiac rehabilitation.

To oversee and participate in new initiatives within cardiac rehabilitation services (Pilot Heart Failure Programme, Home Rehabilitation and Community Phase III).

To develop and deliver exercise rehabilitation and educational materials in a group based patient setting.

Person specification

Knowledge/Qualifications

• Diploma/Degree in Physiotherapy
• Post Graduate Courses relevant to the clinical speciality
• Registration HCPC
• Continued Professional Development including evidence of reflective practice
• Recognised post-graduate qualification e.g. MSc. in Cardiovascular Rehabilitation
• Post graduate course(s) in management and/or leadership training
• Membership of relevant National SIG e.g. ACPICR/BACPR

Skills

• Specialist skills in the management of complex cardiac patients including specialist assessment and identification of suitability for the rehabilitation programme
• Ability to work within a multidisciplinary setting, goal planning, developing care pathways and using outcome measures
• Experience of service development/evaluation and audit/change management
• Shows excellent written and oral communication skills, including ability to present information in a clear and logical manner.
• Evidence of leadership skills and an awareness of skill mix and service needs
• Advanced knowledge of a wide range of approaches to the holistic management of complex patients living with cardiovascular disease
• Knowledge of current national policies/standards/initiatives in cardiovascular physiotherapy
• Advanced IT skills e.g. Excel spreadsheet functions, word document editing and report writing

Experience

• Significant post-registration experience at Band 6 level with evidence of experience in cardiovascular physiotherapy in both inpatient and outpatient settings
• Experienced in clinical Governance and demonstrates an understanding of the implications for physiotherapy services
• Training, development and supervision of students/physiotherapists/instructors/assistants.
• Experience of research development or participation
• Previous experience as a Band 7 within a cardiovascular setting