Technical Instructor

Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust; London; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

The community respiratory team in Enfield is looking for a Technical Instructor Band 4 to support pulmonary rehabilitation. The role includes performing respiratory assessments, teaching breathing techniques to patients, and collaborating with healthcare professionals for effective patient care.

Qualifications

• Experience in performing basic spirometry and calibration.
• Knowledge of respiratory assessment techniques.
• Ability to teach inhaler techniques and nebuliser use.

Responsibilities

• Support delivery of pulmonary rehabilitation and undertake delegated clinical work.
• Perform non-complex respiratory assessments and treatments in collaboration with physiotherapists.
• Organize education sessions in the community and liaise with clients and care agencies.

Skills

Patient assessment

Collaboration with nursing staff

Education and training

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 diseases such as asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, bronchiectasis, and interstitial lung disease. The team includes nurses, physiotherapists, and support staff, and offers services like pulmonary rehabilitation (a 6-week exercise and education course), home oxygen assessment and review, home visits, clinics, and telephone advice for complex management.

This role will support the delivery of pulmonary rehabilitation and undertake delegated clinical work from qualified therapy or nursing staff. The post involves working effectively as part of a team to provide community-based and home-based pulmonary rehabilitation and therapeutic activities. Responsibilities include performing non-complex respiratory assessments and treatments in collaboration with physiotherapists or nurses, both in clinics and at home. Key tasks include:

• Performing basic spirometry and calibration as needed
• Demonstrating and teaching inhaler techniques
• Demonstrating correct nebuliser use
• Completing outcome measures such as CRQ, Nijmegen, HAD score, and patient surveys
• Following correct techniques for sputum clearance adjuncts including ACBT, flutter, Acapella, OPEP, PEP, incentive spirometer, and bubble PEP
• Following up with patients on respiratory techniques like positioning, postural drainage, breathing control, percussion, vibrations, shaking, and breathing retraining techniques as instructed by physiotherapists

The role also involves contributing to all stages of pulmonary rehabilitation, including referral, initial assessment (using tools like ISWT, 6MWT, STST, CRQ, HAD, TUAG), and organizing education sessions in the community and at home. The post requires liaising with clients, carers, and colleagues from various health and social care agencies.

North Middlesex University Hospital NHS Trust (NMUH) is among London's busiest healthcare providers, serving approximately 350,000 residents in Enfield, Haringey, and beyond. Our services include HIV, cardiology, blood disorders, diabetes, fertility, sickle cell, thalassemia, and comprehensive cancer diagnosis and treatment. The Helen Rollason Cancer Support Centre on-site offers wellbeing services for cancer patients. We also run community services, including a dedicated 0-19 service for children and young people, delivering health visitor and school nurse programs to support children’s health and wellbeing from birth to 19 years. For more information, visit https://www.northmid.nhs.uk/.

For further details or informal visits, please contact:

• Name: Helen Littler
• Job title: Respiratory Consultant Nurse
• Email: [e-mail]
• Telephone: [phone]