Breathlessness Rehabilitation Assistant

Leicestershire Partnership Nhs Trust; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust is seeking a Band 3 Breathlessness Rehabilitation Assistant to join our Community Breathlessness Rehabilitation team in Leicestershire. The role involves delivering community-based breathlessness rehabilitation classes across Leicestershire, completing patient assessments and walking tests, and supporting clinicians in group sessions while handling some admin tasks.

Travel across locations is required; we value motivated, friendly individuals with good

Qualifications

• Excellent communication skills are required.
• Motivated and enthusiastic individuals are sought.
• Experience working with the public is essential.
• Experience in health care or exercise settings and teamwork is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Deliver community-based breathlessness rehabilitation classes across Leicestershire.
• Perform patient assessments and walking tests; assist clinicians in group sessions.
• Assist with administrative tasks related to breathlessness rehabilitation.
• Demonstrate motivation, friendliness, and effective communication in a team setting.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Motivated

Team player

Public interaction

Job description

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 3 Breathlessness Rehabilitation Assistant to join our excellent Community Breathlessness Rehabilitation team in Leicestershire.

The successful applicant will work within a multi-disciplinary team and be supported by the Rehabilitation Team Lead, clinical specialists and other Rehabilitation Clinicians.

The post is permanent and will involve travel across Leicestershire to provide rehabilitation in several locations to patients with chronic respiratory and cardiac conditions.

The Community Rehabilitation Team is currently going through an exciting period of service development and growth, so this position is an excellent opportunity for someone to join the team and grow and develop alongside it.

Main duties of the job

The role involves the delivery of community based breathlessness rehabilitation classes across Leicestershire.

This includes completing patient assessments and walking tests and assisting Clinicians with the delivery of group exercise and education sessions.

The role predominantly involves working closely with patients in an exercise class setting but also includes some responsibility for the administrative aspects of breathlessness rehabilitation.

Applicants need to be motivated and enthusiastic with excellent communication skills.

Applicants need to demonstrate they are hardworking and conscientious as well as friendly and approachable.

Some basic knowledge of pulmonary, and/or cardiac rehabilitation is expected and experience of working with members of the public is essential.

Previous experience of working in a health care or exercise setting is essential as is previous experience of working in a team.

About us

Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust (LPT) provides a range of community health, mental health and learning disability services for people of all ages. Delivered through over 100 settings from inpatient wards to out in the community, our 6,500 staff serve over 1 million people living in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.

We aim to develop a workforce that reflects our community. We actively implement equal opportunities in employment and service delivery and seek people who share our commitment. We strongly encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly from underrepresented groups.

Details of our benefits, leadership behaviours and other important information can be found in the Information for Applicants.

We will consider requests to work alternative hours or varied working patterns in line with our flexible working policy.

For all substantive roles, new staff (excluding medical staff) are appointed subject to a 6-month probationary period (see Probation Policy). All jobs will require permission to work in the UK. For all jobs, the cost of any DBS disclosure required will be met by the individual. This will be deducted from salary once started. Applicants at risk within the local NHS who meet essential criteria will have preference for interview.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.