Pulmonary Rehabilitation Assistant

Oxford Health NHS Trust; Packmoor; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Oxford Health NHS Trust seeks a B3 Pulmonary Rehabilitation assistant to join the Pulmonary Rehabilitation team. The role focuses on supporting clinicians to deliver rehabilitation in community settings, mainly gyms, across Oxfordshire.

You will help deliver exercise support, provide patient education, and assist with admin tasks to keep groups running smoothly. A driving licence is required for county-wide travel.

Qualifications

• Public-facing care or health setting experience.
• Experience using electronic patient records.
• Experience in rehabilitation or exercise settings.

Responsibilities

• Support clinicians to prepare and run rehabilitation groups.
• Provide advice, teaching and instruction to patients and carers.
• Assist in equipment preparation and exercise supervision.
• Record observations during exercise and escalate concerns to clinicians.
• Deliver education on breathlessness management and healthy lifestyles.

Skills

Public-facing experience

Basic IT skills

Electronic patient records

Rehabilitation experience

Exercise setting

Team player

Can-do attitude

Job description

If you have previous experience providing care or working with people in individual and group settings and have a passion for person centredcare, this post may well be for you!

An opportunity has risen to join the Pulmonary Rehabilitation team as a B3 Pulmonary Rehabilitation assistant.

The post holder will work alongside specialist physiotherapists and nurses to deliver a high quality service to individuals within a variety of community settings predominantly in gyms.

We're a dynamic, enthusiastic team who work effectively together to deliver high standards of rehabilitation. An active program of in-service and competency based training is established, with a strong team ethos of learning and development.

Your role will be supporting clinicians to deliver Pulmonary rehabilitation programmes for patients who have chronic breathlessness due to lungdisease. You will be expected to help deliver exercise support and advice, as well as supporting the administration of courses to the patients.

The post is in a countywide service across the whole of Oxfordshire.

This is a full time position and the service runs from 08.30- 16.30hrs Monday to Friday.

Applicants must have a full valid driving licence and have access to a vehicle for work. Adjustments can be considered in line with the Equality Act 2010 where required.

Main duties of the job

• To support qualified clinicians to prepare and run rehabilitation groups for patients with long-term breathing problems.
• To provide planned advice, teaching and instruction to patients and where relevant their carers and other professionals.
• To work within treatment or care programmes with the patient.
• Assist in the delivery of pulmonary rehabilitation exercise programmes under the direction of qualified clinicians.
• Prepare and set up equipment for exercise classes and patient assessments.
• Perform administrative tasks to ensure smooth running of groups.
• Monitor patients during exercise sessions, recording observations such as oxygen saturation levels, heart rate, breathlessness scores, and exercise performance.
• Escalate concerns regarding patient health, deterioration, or safeguarding issues to the supervising clinician.
• Provide encouragement and motivation to patients to support adherence to rehabilitation programmes.
• Support patients in performing prescribed exercises safely and effectively.
• Assist with individual and group education sessions covering topics such as breathlessness management, inhaler technique, energy conservation, smoking cessation, and healthy lifestyles.
• Support the collection of outcome measures including walking tests, questionnaires, and exercise assessments.
• Maintain infection prevention and control standards within all clinical environment

About us

As a Trust we provide physical, mental health and social care for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and Northeast Somerset. Our services are delivered at community bases, hospitals, clinics and people's homes, delivering care as close to home as possible. Our vision is that no matter who you are or where you are, you will tell us that you receive: "Outstanding care delivered by an outstanding team"

Our values are: "Caring, safe and excellent"

We offer a wide range of benefits designed to support your career and wellbeing. These include:

• Excellent opportunities for career progression
• Access to tailored individual and Trust wide learning and development
• 27 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days with continuous service
• NHS Discount across a wide range of shops, restaurants and retailers
• Competitive pension scheme
• Lease car scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Mental Health First Aiders
• Staff accommodation (please note waiting lists apply)
• Staff networking and support groups hosted by our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion team

Contractual requirements

• Has access to a car and hold a full valid UK driving licence. Able to travel across the county.

Experience

• Experience of working in a public facing role
• Basic IT skills
• Has previous experience of using electronic patient records.
• Experience working in a rehabilitation role
• Experience working in an exercise setting
• Enthusiastic and flexible 'can do' attitude
• Evidence of being a team player

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.

Employer name

Oxford Health NHS Trust