Assistant Practitioner - Community Respiratory Service
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Job Summary
The integrated community respiratory team provide a number of services - COPD (including virtual ward), Home oxygen, Pulmonary rehabilitation and respiratory physio.
Job Summary
The integrated community respiratory team provide a number of services - COPD (including virtual ward), Home oxygen, Pulmonary rehabilitation and respiratory physio.
We are a team of nurses, physios and skills assistant staff. We cover all of North East Essex so access to a car and a driving licence is essential.
We provide clinic based, class based and home based care, with the aim of supporting people to have quality of life and be able to self manage their conditions.
We are seeking an assistant practitioner to support the service, particularly with our Pulmonary rehabilitation service.
This is a fixed term post until 31/3/26. If an internal applicant is successful you would be offered position as secondment.
Main duties of the job
Work within the integrated community respiratory team, contributing to delivery of the integrated care plan.
Deliver programmes of nursing and therapeutic activities tailored to individuals and groups within a framework laid down by the registered clinicians
Support patients with advice, information, persuasion and direction to community resources to encourage self-management and ongoing independence
Provide support carers.
About Us
One of the largest Trusts in East Anglia, East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust (ESNEFT) provide hospital and community health services to people living across a wide geographical area. We deliver care from two main hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, six community hospitals and in patients' own homes. You will be joining a team of almost 12,000 amazing colleagues providing care to approximately a million people.
Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (if applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services. We offer a range of flexible working opportunities.
Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which do not work or cause time delays for our staff and patients.
To support our employees to achieve their career aspirations you may be eligible to obtain a qualification via an apprenticeship. All successful applicants will be required to undertake a skills review to facilitate this. For full details please see the attached Apprenticeship Handbook.
If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge then we are keen to hear from you.
Find out about living and working with us - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GkPu7HphU8A
Details
Date posted
12 June 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 3
Salary
£24,625 to £25,674 a year per annum prorata
Contract
Fixed term
Duration
9 months
Working pattern
Part-time
Reference number
432-HR363-25
Job locations
North East Essex
659 The Crescent
Colchester
CO4 9YQ
Job Description
Job responsibilities
For full details of the duties & responsibilities of this role please see the attached job description.
Job Description
Job responsibilities
For full details of the duties & responsibilities of this role please see the attached job description.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
* oExperience in caring for adults/children in a relevant setting
* oDemonstrable competence in field of activity
Qualifications
Essential
* oLiteracy and numeracy skills
* oKnowledge and skills acquired through a combination of formal, short courses, in house training and experience to NVQ Level 2 or 3 or equivalent
Desirable
* oOther Relevant training
Knowledge
Essential
* oKnowledge of activities or interventions relevant to field of activity
* oUnderstanding of elements of care such as personal care, nutrition, food hygiene, non-verbal communication and some specific techniques
* oKnowledge of legislation and health & safety applying to role
Personal Attributes
Essential
* Self motivated
* Car owner /driver/access to vehicle as travel to other sites required
Person Specification
Essential
* Self motivated
* Car owner /driver/access to vehicle as travel to other sites required
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.
Employer details
Employer name
East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust
Address
North East Essex
659 The Crescent
Colchester
CO4 9YQ
Employer's website
https://www.esneft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer details
Employer name
East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust
Address
North East Essex
659 The Crescent
Colchester
CO4 9YQ
Employer's website
https://www.esneft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
Seniority level
* Seniority level
Entry level
Employment type
* Employment type
Contract
Job function
* Job function
Health Care Provider
* Industries
Hospitals
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