Job Description

Overview:

Assistant Practitioner

Band 4 (27,485 - 30,162)

Fixed Term

Up to 22.5 hours per week

Responsibilities:

An exciting 12 month part-time opportunity has arisen for a motivated and enthusiastic individual to work in the Locala Cardiac Rehabilitation Team.

The individual will be part of a team delivering Cardiac Rehabilitation classes and programmes to patients following a Cardiac event. They will be responsible for delivering the warm-up and cool down elements of the Cardiac Rehab classes as well as working alongside a multi-disciplinary team delivering supervised exercise sessions and individual programmes. We are looking for an individual who is BACPR Specialist Exercise Instructor trained with experience of exercising people with health conditions and who is confident working in a group setting as well as 1:1 with patients.



The successful candidate will be working as part of a multidisciplinary team, including nurses, health care assistants, physiotherapists and exercise physiologists, delivering cardiac rehabilitation within a variety of community settings.


They will be working closely with clinicians to undertake assessments, implement treatment plans and support self -management and lifestyle changes for patients post cardiac event. They will also support people to remain in or return to work post cardiac event. They will be responsible for delivering the Warm-up and cool down elements of the cardiac rehab class as well as be part of the team delivering the exercise element of the sessions.



The candidate will have experience of exercising people with health conditions. They will be able to work both independently and within a team and have a high level of communication skills. They will need to be confident with IT and be able to complete patient records

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For full details about the role please see

- job description and person specification

For more information about the role, please contact Kerri Jones, physiotherapist at kerri.jones@locala.org.uk

Closing date - 20/10/2025

We reserve the right to close the vacancy earlier than the stated date should we receive sufficient applications

About us

Here at Locala we are part of the community and have often cared for generations within the same family and continue to be part of the NHS family also delivering care under the same ethos.

Locala Health and Wellbeing embraces diversity and inclusion and encourages applicants from people from all backgrounds with our ambition to have a workforce that represents the wider communities we live and work within, which you can support us to achieve.


We are an organisation that celebrates and values the individuality of our colleagues lived experiences and can adapt accordingly, recognising the value inclusivity brings when delivering equitable, high quality healthcare to our local communities. Where everyone feels valued, has the ability to develop, has flexible working opportunities, with a sense of belonging, supported by our Inclusivity Groups.

"Locala is a 'Disability Confident' employer and as such any disabled applicants who meets all the essential criteria are guaranteed to be invited to the assessment process."

Just a few of the benefits you can enjoy:-

Flexible working

- We are committed to supporting our colleagues to have a good work-life balance and welcome conversations about flexible working wherever possible.

Generous pension

- We offer a generous, defined contribution, pension scheme with matched contribution + 2% up to a maximum of 8% *

Refer a Friend Scheme -

If you know a friend or family member who works at Locala on a substantive contract, you may be able to take advantage of our Refer a Friend Scheme. You both could receive a reward of 500 each, after you have successfully started your role with us.