Jack Colbert
Hatfield,Hertfordshire
Summary
A dedicated health and performance professional skilled in cardiopulmonary exercise testing, metabolic efficiency testing, body composition analysis, and health screening, with a strong focus on preventative healthcare and performance optimization. Eager to apply my passion and expertise in a new healthcare dynamic, committing to promoting the highest quality care for life-long health and well-being changes.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Health Advisor
Bupa
06.2025 - Current
- Delivering 1-1 health and wellbeing advice, supporting clients to make lifestyle changes and improve health outcomes.
- Responsible for the quality assurance of all pathology testing equipment within the clinic in line with CQC compliance.
- Delivered excellent customer service through professional and understanding communication and handled sensitive situations with empathy.
- Trained in venepuncture.
- Maintained accurate and confidential client records in line with GDPR and confidentiality standards.
- Kept up to date with the latest health guidelines and best practices to ensure evidence-based advice.
Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing Physiologist
University College London Hospitals
08.2022 - 06.2025
- Expertise in conducting preoperative and diagnostic cardiopulmonary exercise testing for clinical assessment.
- Proficient in independently operating CPET equipment (Metalyzer and COSMED), as well as electrocardiograms, and a variety of metabolic assessments (indirect calorimetry, body composition, and MSK ultrasounds).
- Conducting telephone and face-to-face consultations, including activity questionnaires, food diaries, and cardiac risk stratification.
- Ability to work in multidisciplinary teams alongside physiotherapists, nutritionists, and anaesthetists.
- Delivered patient education on exercises aimed to optimise preoperative cardiopulmonary fitness, including creating infographics.
- Collecting and collating data for the Perioperative Medicine - Metabolic profiling study, and Bariatric Prehabilitation study at UCLH.
- Published a research abstract for competition at the 2023 EBPOM conference.
Performance Consultant
University of Hertfordshire
07.2024 - 04.2025
- Experience conducting individualised VO2max and lactate threshold testing on both treadmill and cycle ergometer for athlete and general populations.
- Providing evidence-based exercise training recommendations based on physiological data.
- Experience in booking and scheduling diaries and arranging appointments.
- Ability to set up and clear down a performance testing laboratory in line with health and safety guidelines.
- Have worked proactively by directly contacting local sporting clubs and businesses, promoting the need for performance testing and health screening.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Sport and Exercise Science
University of Hertfordshire
Hatfield2024
Skills
- Data analysis: Proficient in using Excel, SPSS and GraphPad Prism
- Leadership: led a team of two undergraduate students through their work placement year from induction to accreditation
- Teaching: taught undergraduate medicine students as part of their exercise physiology module on perioperative exercise
- Collaboration: A member of two research studies at UCLH, and recent co-author on Durey et al, (2025)
- Scheduling: Managed two concurrent clinic diaries, responsible for timely bookings and swift communications in a high-pressure medical department
- Problem-solving: Addressed the timely induction process of a research study and reduced each consultation by 30 minutes by introducing telephone consultations
Certification
- Perioperative Exercise Testing Society (POETTS) - Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing Accreditation
- Good Clinical Practice
- Emergency First Aid at Work and Basic Life Support
Timeline
Health Advisor
Bupa
06.2025 - Current
Performance Consultant
University of Hertfordshire
07.2024 - 04.2025
Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing Physiologist
University College London Hospitals
08.2022 - 06.2025
Bachelor of Science - Sport and Exercise Science
University of Hertfordshire