Job role:Health Care Assistant
Company name:NHS Jobs
Salary: £29,651.00 to £31,312.00 per year
Job Reference: C9391-25-1892
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About the Job:
This is an exciting role for a motivated individual to work with people who have long term respiratory conditions such as COPD, asthma, bronchiectasis, ILD within the community setting. We work alongside patients to self manage their condition through home visits, clinic appointments, pulmonary rehabilitation and home oxygen service.
You will need a full driving license and access to a car for work.
Main duties of the job
* To assist the respiratory physiotherapist in screening the patients for pulmonary rehabilitation which will include communication via telephone, letters, email.
* To assist with performing initial assessments including shuttle walk test/six-minute walk test or any other exercise tolerance tests as appropriate in the community and patients home.
* To assist the patients to complete outcome measures pre and post course, recording observations and maintaining and updating the database.
* To maintain stock of all respiratory equipment alongside following appropriate policies in ordering equipment (mobility aids, nebulisers)
* To be able to continue the exercise/respiratory program prescribed by the respiratory physiotherapist at the patients home and follow-up classes in the community setting.
* To assist the respiratory physiotherapist to organize and deliver the educational component of pulmonary rehabilitation involving the multi-disciplinary team.
* To assist the wider respiratory team in delivering patient centered care in clinic or at the patient’s home.
* To assess and where appropriate order equipment to assist the patient to carry out activities of daily living to maintain independence.
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