Job summary The Gloucestershire Respiratory Service are looking to recruit an enthusiastic individual with a strong background in exercise and an interest in caring for adults with long term conditions. You will join our team at an exciting stage of our development. We have recently become a Royal College of Physicians Accredited Pulmonary Rehabilitation service (2025). Embedded into our team culture is a commitment to continuous improvement and delivering high quality care. This role offers an exciting opportunity for a flexible and motivated individual who will enjoy travelling around the beautiful county of Gloucestershire delivering therapies and treatment to its local respiratory community. The service is also integrating Therapy assistants into delivering other treatments including, the management of breathlessness and home oxygen, which includes completing oxygen assessment such as ambulatory oxygen assessments and capillary blood gas assessment A valid UK driving licence plus the use of own transport for business purposes is essential. WE REQUIRE THE SUCCESSFUL APPLICANT TO HOLD A LEVEL 3 PERSONAL TRAINING QUALIFICATION. REQUIRES REPS/ CIMSPA REGISTERED. We would encourage you to enquire or even shadow the service - please call us (0300 421 6460) - We would love to hear from you! Main duties of the job Gloucestershire Respiratory Service is a county wide integrated service linking in with primary care and secondary care services. There are four arms to the service which are: Home Oxygen assessment and management (under clinical supervision) Respiratory Assessment and treatment Pulmonary Rehabilitation Physiotherapy Clinic for patients with suspected breathing pattern disorders and sputum retention problems There will be opportunity to learn and experience all aspects of the service and work closely with Nurses and Physiotherapists. The successful candidate will be working predominately in Pulmonary Rehabilitation delivering exercise to those with chronic respiratory conditions. The role expands to include elements of respiratory assessment and treatment in home oxygen. The role does include clinical, administrative and clinical audit duties and therefore good technology and communication skills are essential. There is clinical supervision within the role and many learning opportunities via in-house and external training courses. There is a comprehensive induction and competency framework to support you. The qualification, training & experience requirements for the role are underlined in the Job Description/Person Specification. About us We have a skilled and dedicated workforce of over 5000 colleagues working in a diverse range of services over 55 sites and within people's homes. We strive to enable a welcoming workplace culture that builds and celebrates civility, inclusivity and diversity, while providing a sense of belonging and trust. Annual staff surveys, regular Pulse surveys and other engagement opportunities provide our people with lots of opportunity to tell us about their experiences of working with us. In the latest staff survey, 61% of colleagues gave us their views. It was great to hear that: 72% of colleagues would recommend the Trust as a place to work, ranking us 1st for Provider Trusts in the South West region on this question. 76% would recommend the standard of care provided in our services if a friend or relative needed treatment, also ranking us 1st in the South West region. 81% said that care of patients and service users is the Trust's priority, compared with an average in comparable NHS Trusts in England of 64%. This high-level overview shows we are in a healthy position, with higher scores than average for comparable organisations, alongside a great response rate, indicating good staff engagement. However, we also know we have plenty of room for improvement in many areas. To that end, we continue to prioritise and invest in our commitment to genuinely becoming a Great Place to Work with consistent top-quartile performance in the annual staff survey and Pulse surveys. Job description Job responsibilities We provide aMulti-professionalpreceptorship programme that is aligned to the National Preceptorship Framework for Nursing and have been awarded the Interim quality mark from NHS England. Our programme is provided to all Newly Qualified; Nurses, Nursing Associates, Internationally Educated Practitioners, Allied Health Professionals and Return to Practice Practitioners. In addition to theprogrammewe also offer all preceptees the opportunity of enrolling and completing the level 7 (Masters) 15 credit validated module Preceptorship for Healthcare (AP7026). Newly qualified Social Workers are offered the Assessed and Supported Year in Employment programme (ASYE) which issimilar toa preceptorship programme. Please refer to the Additional Information attachment before submitting your application. The Trust is required to work in line with the Governments UK Visa and Immigration Rules and Regulations. For more information about sponsorship for certain roles, please visit - https://www.gov.uk/browse/visas-immigration/work-visas Job description Job responsibilities We provide aMulti-professionalpreceptorship programme that is aligned to the National Preceptorship Framework for Nursing and have been awarded the Interim quality mark from NHS England. Our programme is provided to all Newly Qualified; Nurses, Nursing Associates, Internationally Educated Practitioners, Allied Health Professionals and Return to Practice Practitioners. In addition to theprogrammewe also offer all preceptees the opportunity of enrolling and completing the level 7 (Masters) 15 credit validated module Preceptorship for Healthcare (AP7026). Newly qualified Social Workers are offered the Assessed and Supported Year in Employment programme (ASYE) which issimilar toa preceptorship programme. Please refer to the Additional Information attachment before submitting your application. The Trust is required to work in line with the Governments UK Visa and Immigration Rules and Regulations. For more information about sponsorship for certain roles, please visit - https://www.gov.uk/browse/visas-immigration/work-visas Person Specification Qualifications Essential has level 3 exercise qualification in personal training has REPS / CIMSPA registration health and social care qualification or equivalent experience Experience Essential evidence of delivering exercise intervention 1:1 or in a group evidence of good IT and communication skills Desirable Health care experience and knowledge of clinical systems Experience of working with people with long term conditions Person Specification Qualifications Essential has level 3 exercise qualification in personal training has REPS / CIMSPA registration health and social care qualification or equivalent experience Experience Essential evidence of delivering exercise intervention 1:1 or in a group evidence of good IT and communication skills Desirable Health care experience and knowledge of clinical systems Experience of working with people with long term conditions 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. Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the. From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement.. Additional information 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. Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the. From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement.. Employer details Employer name Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust Address Gloucestershire Respiratory Service Southgate Moorings Gloucester GL1 2DB Employer's website