North Bristol NHS Trust
Cardiac Rehabilitation Enhanced Practitioner
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North Bristol NHS Trust (NBT) and University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) have merged as of 1st July 2026 to become Bristol NHS Foundation Trust. This will create an exciting future that brings together the best of both organisations. As a single, strong and sustainable organisation, we will not only be able to deliver better outcomes for our patients and fairer care for our population, but it will also provide greater opportunities for our people.
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Job Overview
We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced cardiac clinician to join the Bristol Hospital Group cardiac rehabilitation team. We are a fully certified service which meets the needs of over 600 patients annually who are recovering from a recent cardiac event. We can demonstrate excellent outcomes for our patients. We are innovative and ambitious, and work to provide the best possible benefits to our patients including through digital healthcare, close links with community services, wellbeing programmes and research.
A cardiac rehab enhanced practitioner will be the patient's first contact after leaving hospital, they will support the patient in making the best possible recovery and equip them with what they need to remain healthy long-term. They will work alongside the patient and the MDT to address cardiovascular risk factors, provide education about heart disease, advice on symptom management, and exercise.
Main duties of the job
- To review patients on the ward to provide information for discharge, and discuss attendance at Cardiac Rehabilitation clinic and programme.
- To assess patients in outpatient nurse-led clinics which includes both physical and psychosocial needs. The assessment will involve giving essential post discharge advice to the patient, and where possible, family members.
- To run telephone outpatient clinics.
- To manage a caseload of patients and prioritise workload.
- To coordinate and lead an outpatient programme of 8 sessions which includes cardiovascular exercise and health education.
- To maintain accurate patient records in accordance with the data protection act.
- To liaise with multi-disciplinary team members including GP’s, Clinical Psychologists, Dieticians and Pharmacists.
- To keep up to date with advances in Cardiology/Cardiac Rehab and research pertaining to risk factor/ lifestyle advice as part of evidence based practice and continuing professional development.
- To work within national guidelines including the most recent NICE, British Association for Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation and the Association of Chartered Physiotherapists in Cardiac Rehabilitation guidelines.
- To support an effective referral process and consistency of delivery of information by providing teaching for both Primary and Secondary Care staff.
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Working for our organisation
The Bristol NHS Group is a strategic partnership between University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) and North Bristol NHS Trust (NBT). It was formed to deliver seamless, high-quality, equitable, and sustainable healthcare across Bristol, Weston-super-Mare, South Gloucestershire, and the wider South West. Led by Maria Kane as Group Chief Executive and Ingrid Barker as Group Chair, the Group has a combined clinical and non-clinical workforce of 28,000 and a turnover exceeding £2.2 billion.
Built around a shared ambition to improve outcomes for the “Four Ps”: patients, people, population, and the public purse, the Group prioritises outstanding care, staff wellbeing, resource optimisation, research and innovation, and collaborative working. With infrastructure and processes to engage with industry and research partners, the Group aims to support the development, testing and adoption of innovations across clinical and non-clinical services.
The Group is amongst the most research active organisations in the country, securing £2.4m of NIHR-funded research capability in 2025-26, more than any trust in the UK. Both Trusts are major teaching hospitals with strong partnerships with both University of Bristol and University of West of England.
Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities
Band 6 cardiac rehabilitation enhanced practitioners are expert clinicians, having completed a minimum of 2 years working in cardiac rehabilitation at band 5 or higher; or 4 years of post registration experience and 2 years of cardiac care; and possessing at least one relevant postgraduate/post-registration qualification. The post holder will act as an autonomous practitioner performing detailed clinical assessment and leading in the care of all patients in their caseload in collaboration with secondary care clinicians, community providers and the wider MDT. They will supervise and train band 3 and band 4 colleagues as well as students and will provide specialist advice to the rest of the MDT.
The post-holder will work across hospital sites and community leisure centres around the area of Bristol and Weston.
The post holder will be responsible for implementing and delivering a safe and comprehensive cardiac rehabilitation program along with other members of the MDT. They will manage and participate in group exercise programmes for cardiac patients. They will provide advice on managing recovery from a cardiac diagnosis and managing cardiac risk factors.
For further detail please see the job description and person specification attached to this advert.
Person specification
EDUCATION/TRAINING
Essential criteria
- Working towards post-registration qualifications/CPD in area of practice
- Relevant cardiac/cardiothoracic/critical care qualification at either level 2(diploma) or level 3 (degree) or equivalent experience
- Evidence of ongoing professional development through maintenance of professional portfolio and registration revalidation.
- Current ILS/ALS or willingness to undertake
- Driving license/able to travel between venues on daily basis
- Active professional registered with a professional body
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of level 7 learning/qualification in relevant subject
- Prescribing
- Prepared to work towards independent prescribing if not yet achieved
- Proven leadership experience
- Level 4 specialist cardiac rehabilitation exercise instructor or equivalent
Experience
Essential criteria
- 4 years post registration including minimum of 2 years in cardiac care at band 5 or higher OR 2 years cardiac rehabilitation at band 5 or higher
- Recent experience working in a cardiac setting
- Involved in planning and supporting improvement and transformation, achieving cultural change to improve service quality
- Interest and understanding of cardiac rehabilitation environment.
- Experience of implementing local/specialist objectives
- Experience in foundational leadership and willingness to enact change management.
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Desirable criteria
- Significant post-registration cardiac rehabilitation experience
- Experience of post-qualification work in a range of relevant settings treating cardiac patients
Knowledge/Skills/Abilities
Essential criteria
- Experience of management of the cardiac patient
- Advanced clinical assessment skills, assessment of symptoms, interpretation of clinical investigations and taking appropriate action in the risk stratification of patients post myocardial infarct/coronary revascularisation.
- Specialist knowledge of current cardiac care, management and secondary prevention
- Experience of involvement in research and audit at a local level within current or previous roles.
- Able to modify teaching and counselling skills to individual or group needs
- IT skills
- Very strong communication and interpersonal skills
- Professional approach to work and instil confidence
- Involved in supporting/management of support roles/students.
We hope that you will decide to join us and become part of this exciting journey, helping us to shape our future together.
As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application to ensure we’re meeting our pledge.
The Trust is committed to investing in and caring for all our staff. We will support you in maintaining and improving your health and wellbeing, as well as your career development through management and training support - developing exceptional people for exceptional careers.
BFT is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and vulnerable adults.
To comply with Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016 all applicants must be able to speak fluent English to an appropriate standard which will be assessed at Interview.
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