Breathlessness Rehabilitation Assistant

Leicestershire Partnership Nhs Trust; Wanlip; In loco; GBP 21.000 - 26.000; Tempo pieno

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Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust is seeking a Band 3 Breathlessness Rehabilitation Assistant to join our Community Breathlessness Rehabilitation team in Leicestershire. The post is permanent and will involve travel across Leicestershire to deliver rehabilitation in several locations to patients with chronic respiratory and cardiac conditions.

You will work in a multi-disciplinary team, supporting clinicians and leading community-based breathlessness rehabilitation classes, including

Competenze

• Motivated and enthusiastic with excellent communication skills.
• Hardworking and conscientious, friendly and approachable.
• Basic knowledge of pulmonary and/or cardiac rehabilitation.
• Experience of working with members of the public.
• Previous experience in health care or exercise settings is essential; able to work in a team.

Mansioni

• Deliver community-based breathlessness rehabilitation classes across Leicestershire.
• Complete patient assessments and walking tests.
• Assist clinicians with delivery of group exercise and education sessions.

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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. 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, please view the supporting documents. We will consider requests to work alternative hours or varied