Therapy Assistant Practitioner- Pulmonary Rehab

Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital; Liverpool; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 24,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading specialist NHS Trust in Liverpool seeks a Therapy Assistant Practitioner to assist in delivering pulmonary rehabilitation services. The role involves assessing and treating patients in community and hospital settings, requiring NVQ Level IV in health care and respiratory experience. Candidates must possess strong communication skills, problem-solving abilities, and be ready to work within a supportive, dynamic team. This full-time position offers robust training and a rewarding opportunity to make a difference in patient care.

Benefits

Competency based training

Regular supervision and support

Social team events

Qualifications

• Experience as a therapy assistant or healthcare assistant required.
• NHS experience and experience within respiratory is essential.
• Ability to work autonomously and inter-professionally.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to the assessment and treatment of patients.
• Assist in integrating patients into digital resources.
• Deliver pulmonary rehabilitation service to patients.

Skills

Good communication and listening skills

Ability to use initiative and problem solve

Experience with EMIS

Education

NVQ Level IV in a related health care field OR NVQ Level III plus relevant experience

Job description

Therapy Assistant Practitioner- Pulmonary Rehab

We are looking to recruit a dynamic and motivated individual to the post of Band 4 Therapy Assistant Practitioner within Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.

This is an exciting opportunity to join the therapy team within a CQC rated 'outstanding' NHS specialist Trust. The post holder will be based within the Liverpool Pulmonary Rehabilitation Team (The Breathe Programme). The successful post-holder will assist the team to deliver the pulmonary rehabilitation service to patients within hospital and community settings including community venues and patients own homes. You are expected to use your own car within the community, business insurance is required, you will be paid travel expenses for your mileage.

Main duties of the job

You will contribute to the assessment and treatment of patients both individually and in groups, undertaking therapeutic work and supervising patients in activity relating to their treatment and will assist with integrating patients into digital resources as part of their educational rehabilitation therefore IT skills are essential.Good communication skills are essential, as is the ability to work well individually and as part of a multi-disciplinary team in delivering excellent patient-centred care.The role is ideally suited to an individual with experience of working in a health or care setting with respiratory experience. The post holder will be working closely with experienced clinicians, however the ability to make clinical decisions is required at this level, so a good understanding of patient centred care and problem-solving skills are essential. We offer competency based training and regular supervision to ensure you settle into your role quickly and feel supported. The therapy department has a growing cohort of support workers. We have strong working partnerships with our multi-disciplinary colleagues across the Trust and are key in the provision of therapy to both inpatients and across the community. Through recent investment, therapy services are growing our workforce and working in new and innovative ways to ensure we are providing the highest standard of evidence-based care.

About us

We are a fun and welcoming team holding monthly cake days, regular social events and trust driven wellbeing initiatives which will help you to settle into the team quickly and build working relationships.

As the largest single site specialist heart and chest hospital in the UK, we, at Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital, have a clear vision 'to be the best cardiothoracic integrated healthcare organisation'.

We provide specialist services in cardiothoracic surgery, cardiology, respiratory medicine both in the hospital and out in the community.

We serve a catchment area of 2.8 million people, spanning Merseyside, Cheshire, North Wales and the Isle of Man, and increasingly we receive referrals from outside these areas for highly specialised services.

Our reputation for strong performance is important in delivering the best care for our patients and high quality clinical services. This is underpinned by a culture of research and innovation, delivered in modern estate and our encouragement of flexible working in a variety of forms.

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Job responsibilities

The role is full time 37.5 hours per week usually 08.00am - 16.00pm, and there is a hospital class every Monday with a rota for working 10.30am - 18.30pm approximately once per month. The successful candidate will be required to take part in the Saturday rehab service rota providing rehabilitation to inpatients across the Trust. Competency based training for this will be provided and the requirement is approximately one Saturday in 10 weeks with a day off in lieu and Saturday enhancement.

The application process will close earlier than the proposed date if enough quality applications are received.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• NVQ Level IV in a related health care field OR NVQ Level III in a related health care field plus additional relevant short course and experience.

knowledge and Experience

• Experience working within the health sector as a therapy assistant or HCA
• Experience of working autonomously.
• Experience of working inter-professionally.
• Well-reasoned account of career intentions at LHCH
• Experience within respiratory
• NHS experience.
• Experience within Pulmonary Rehabilitation

Skills & Abilities

• Good communication and listening skills
• Ability to be delegated to and act on instructions given
• Ability to use initiative and problem solve as appropriate and in situations that may require it
• Understanding of MDT working and ability to work within a team
• Ability to teach and educate patients, family/carers and other professionals.
• Essential care user (business insurance, own vehicle)
• Experience with EMIS

Values & Behaviours

• Personally and professionally responsible
• Desire to learn
• Can contribute to an open, honest and inclusive culture
• Ability to motivate self and others.
• Committed to personal and team development.
• Flexible and able to adapt to a variety of situations some of which may be stressful.

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.