Associate Practitioner - Community Respiratory

East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust; Colchester; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS organization is seeking an Associate Practitioner for a fixed-term role in delivering pulmonary rehabilitation. The position involves supporting patient assessments, leading exercise classes, and contributing to data collection for national audits. Join a team focused on holistic care and patient empowerment, with opportunities for professional development and flexible working options.

Benefits

Training and development support

Flexible working options

Generous pension scheme

Annual leave benefits

NHS discounts

Qualifications

• Experience in delivering patient care and rehabilitation activities is crucial.
• Ability to work independently and under supervision required.
• Competent in data collection and maintaining accurate records.

Responsibilities

• Assist registered staff in delivering patient care efficiently.
• Run and organize exercise classes in community and virtual platforms.
• Participate in audits and manage stock.
• Progress patient treatments independently based on delegated guidelines.

Skills

Patient care

Assessment

Collaboration

Exercise instruction

Data entry

Education

Relevant health care qualification

Job description

The NEE Respiratory service provides care to patients from clinics, Pulmonary rehab classes, and in their own homes.

We are seeking an Associate Practitioner for a fixed-term position until 31/3/2026. The role primarily involves delivering Pulmonary Rehabilitation within the service, with additional support for COPD and respiratory physiotherapy appointments.

The responsibilities include supporting assessment tasks, offering advice and signposting, and leading exercise classes, mainly focusing on Pulmonary Rehabilitation. The role also involves data entry for the national audit program.

You will collaborate with colleagues across health, social care, education, mental health, and voluntary sectors to ensure holistic care delivery. Empowering patients to make decisions about their care, signposting to community and voluntary services, and supporting patients, carers, and assistants in risk management are key aspects of this role.

This is a fixed-term/secondment position until 31 March 2025. Internal applicants employed by ESNEFT will be considered on a secondment basis only.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Assist registered staff in delivering patient care efficiently, maximizing professional time both clinically and non-clinically.
2. Assess patients and provide advice and rehabilitation activities for those with acute or chronic needs, within the competency framework developed by physiotherapists or nurses.
3. Organize and run exercise classes in the community and via virtual platforms, maintaining high professional standards.
4. Work independently under supervision, reporting patient progress and any issues to qualified clinicians.
5. Progress treatments independently for delegated patients, determining discharge readiness.
6. Participate in audits and data collection, including uploading data to the national audit portal.
7. Maintain accurate and up-to-date records as per departmental guidelines.
8. Perform administrative duties and manage stock, reporting faulty equipment as per policy.

We are ESNEFT, serving nearly one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex, providing hospital and community health services through various facilities and in patients’ homes.

As one of the largest NHS organizations in England with over 12,000 staff, we support our employees with training, development, flexible working options, a generous pension scheme, annual leave, and NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offers various support services.

Our philosophy is that "Time Matters to everyone." We focus on improving processes and reducing delays for staff and patients. We are investing in digital transformation through a partnership with Epic, bringing a leading electronic patient record system to ESNEFT.

If you are passionate about patient care and eager to develop your skills and knowledge, we want to hear from you. Learn more about living and working here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=GkPu7HphU8A

For further details or informal visits, please contact:

Name: Helen Welham
Job Title: Lead for Long Term Conditions
Email: [e-mail]