Technical Instructor

NHS; Enfield; On-site; GBP 31,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Enfield is seeking a technical instructor (Band 4) to support the community respiratory team. This role involves assisting with pulmonary rehabilitation, performing respiratory assessments, and providing key therapeutic activities for patients with chronic respiratory conditions. Ideal candidates will have experience in rehabilitation settings and effective communication skills, contributing to a vital service for patients in the community.

Qualifications

• Experience working at band 3 level in a physical rehabilitation setting.
• Knowledge and experience of working with respiratory patients and their carers.
• Willingness to further training and develop clinical skills.

Responsibilities

• Undertake clinical work delegated from qualified therapy/nursing staff.
• Responsible for a designated caseload of patients.
• Deliver and install temporary adaptive equipment in clients' homes.

Skills

Physio rehabilitation skills

Effective written and verbal communication skills

Ability to organise & respond effectively to complex information

Education

English qualification at GSCE or equivalent level

Tools

Word processing

PC skills

Job description

The community respiratory team in Enfield has a vacancy for a fixed term technical instructor band 4.

The community respiratory team provides self management advice and support to patients with chronic lung disease (asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, bronchiectasis and interstitial lung disease). The team consists of nurses, physios and support staff and provides pulmonary rehabilitation which is a 6 week exercise and education course, home oxygen assessment and review service, home visits, clinics and telephone advice for complex management of conditions.

This role will support delivery of pulmonary rehabiliation,

Main duties of the job

To undertake clinical work delegated from the qualified therapy/nursing staff.

To work effectively as a member of a team in providing a programme of community based and home-based pulmonary rehabilitation and therapeutic activities

To be able to do a non-complex respiratory assessment and treatment in liaison with the physio/nurse both in clinic and home including: -

Able to perform basic spirometry and calibration as needed

Demonstrate and teach inhaler techniques

o Demonstrates correct use of nebulisers to clients

o Completes outcome measures including CRQ, Nijmegen, HAD score, and patient surveys.

o Able to demonstrate and follow up correct techniques of using Sputum clearance adjuncts including ACBT, flutter, acapella, OPEP, PEP, Incentive spirometer, bubble PEP

o To follow up patients and do respiratory techniques including positioning, postural drainage, breathing control, percussion, vibrations, shaking and Buteyko and breathing retraining techniques as instructed by the physiotherapist.

To contribute to all stages of the pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) and therapeutic process including: -Referral taking and information gathering through liaison with clients, their informal carers, and colleagues from health and other agencies. PR Initial assessment including ISWT,6MWT, STST, CRQ, HAD, TUAG. To be able to warm up, cool down and modify PR exercises in liaison with the physio. To organise education sessions for PR both in the community and home.

About us

NMUH North Middlesex University Hospital NHS Hospital Trust (NMUH) is one of London's busiest healthcare providers, providing hospital care and community services for the 350,000 people living in Enfield, Haringey and beyond. Our specialist services include HIV, cardiology, blood disorders, diabetes, fertility, sickle cell and thalassemia. In addition to a full range of cancer diagnosis and treatment services, the Helen Rollason Cancer Support Centre is based on-site and provides services to support cancer patients' wellbeing. We also provide community services and have a dedicated 0-19 service for children and young people in Enfield so that they can get the best possible start in life. This includes health visitors and school nurses who are delivering the national Healthy Child Programme, which provides a structured framework for the delivery of key interventions to support the health and wellbeing of children and families from 0 to 5 and school aged children from 5-19. The 0-19 service aims to improve pathways and partnerships with services in the hospital and deliver excellent care for the children and families. For more information, please access the following link: https://www.northmid.nhs.uk/

Job responsibilities

See Job description and person spec for further details.

To be responsible for a designated caseload of patients.

To be able to deliver and install temporary adaptive equipment in clients own homes. To be able to operate manual handling equipment i.e. hoists, rota stands, to be able to perform therapeutic manual handling techniques with patients. To be able to operate computer systems.

To provide clients with general information and advice on a range of services that could meet their need and quality of life, referring on to the partnership services as needed.

To form appropriate relationships with clients and their families and communicate with them in a way that respects their views, autonomy, and culture.

To be able to produce internal reports of clients progress.

To deal with a range of patient and carers who may be distressed

Person Specification

Education & professional Qualifications

• oEnglish qualification at GSCE or equivalent level.

Experience

• Experience at working at band 3 level in a physical rehabilitation setting
• Experience working within a physiotherapy setting, delivering care to patients with physical or respiratory problems
• Evidence of working with and caring for adults either in an acute or community NHS setting
• Knowledge and experience of working with respiratory patients and their carers

Skills and aptitudes

• Physio rehabilitation skills
• Ability to organise & respond effectively to complex information.
• Word processing and PC skills

Personal Qualities & attributes

• Willingness to further training and develop clinical skills and competency relevant to the role.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills

other

• Car owner/driver and able to use vehicle for work
• Full UK driving license

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.

£31,081 to £33,665 a yearInclusive of Outer HCAS per annum