Therapy Assistant Practitioner- Pulmonary Rehab

Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital NHS Foundation Trust; Liverpool; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 24,000; Full time

Job summary

A specialist health organization in Liverpool is looking for a full-time Rehabilitation Assistant to join their therapy team. You will deliver pulmonary rehabilitation services to patients, both in hospital and at home, requiring strong IT and communication skills. Candidates should have experience in health or care settings and be able to make clinical decisions. The role includes ongoing training and support, with flexible working options available.

Benefits

Competency-based training

Supportive team environment

Social events and wellbeing initiatives

Qualifications

• Must have experience working in a health or care setting with respiratory experience.
• Ability to make clinical decisions is required.
• Must contribute to the assessment and treatment of patients.

Responsibilities

• Assist the team in delivering the pulmonary rehabilitation service.
• Undertake therapeutic work and supervise patients.
• Integrate patients into digital resources as part of rehabilitation.

Skills

IT skills

Good communication skills

Problem-solving skills

Education

Experience in a health or care setting

Job description

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, and you will be paid travel expenses for your mileage. 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.

Working for our organisation

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 Vision

• Quality: to deliver the highest quality, safest and best experience for patients and their families by providing reliable care
• Service and Innovation: to develop our service portfolio for patients by developing innovative models of care
• Value: to maintain financial viability, enhance service delivery and develop new models of care to improve the health of our patients and safely reduce costs
• Workforce: to be the best NHS Employer by 2019 by attracting and retaining the best staff to deliver excellent patient care
• Stakeholders: to develop productive relationships with key stakeholders in order to enhance our profile and reputation

Our Mission

Excellent, Compassionate and Safe care for every patient, every day

Visa and Reference Requirements

Please review the job description and person specification carefully before applying to ensure that you meet the essential requirements for the post. All applicants will be contacted and informed by email whether they were successfully shortlisted for interview. As part of your pre‑employment checks we will be required to obtain satisfactory references. We require at least one written reference from your current or most recent employer, and we are only able to accept references from a professional work email address.

Employers are expected to implement the Care Certificate for all applicable new starters from April 2015. The Care Certificate aims to equip health and social care support workers with the knowledge and skills which they need to provide safe, compassionate care. We expect all new starters in clinical, patient facing posts (bands 1‑4) to complete all 15 standards of the Care Certificate within their first 6 months with the Trust.

Flexible Working applications will be considered in line with the Trust’s flexible working policies. The Trust is a no‑smoking site. We reserve the right to close adverts earlier than the closing date should we receive sufficient applications and so urge you to submit your application as soon as possible.

Please note UKVI guidance prohibits sponsorship for all Band 2 and 3 posts. Guidelines state that many other posts are also not eligible for sponsorship. Please use UKVI guidance on Skilled Worker Visas to determine whether you would be eligible for sponsorship if you were to gain a conditional offer for this role.

If you are a Skilled Worker/ Health and Care visa applicant and you are coming to work in an occupation defined by the relevant Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) code, you will be required to provide a criminal record certificate from any country you have lived in for 12 months or more in the last 10 years, this is also applicable for your adult dependants.

Employment Details

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.