Overview
Are you interested in supporting patient rehabilitation and exercise? Would you like to make a big difference to the lives of respiratory patients? Do you enjoy working in a team and communicating with people? If yes, then you are the person we are looking for!
The North and Mid Hampshire Community Respiratory Service are looking for an enthusiastic and friendly person to join our dynamic, dedicated and passionate team where patients are the centre of everything we do.
Responsibilities
* Assist specialist nurses and physiotherapists to deliver a high standard of respiratory support to patients, including working within oxygen assessment clinics and pulmonary rehabilitation courses in community venues.
* Work across multiple locations with community venues and home visits, predominantly in Winchester, Andover and Basingstoke.
* Provide clinical and admin support to the Respiratory Specialist Physiotherapist/Nurse during oxygen assessments and pulmonary rehabilitation classes for patients with long-term respiratory conditions across North and West Hampshire.
* Welcomes service users, takes basic observations, and supervises patients during sessions/clinics.
* In the Pulmonary Rehabilitation role, support the exercise class alongside the clinician, ensure patients are comfortable and confident with the exercises, participate in group activities, and provide occasional 1:1 assistance.
* Assist with patient-related admin and organise equipment, including ordering supplies.
* In the oxygen clinic role, assist the clinician with oxygen assessment and day-to-day stock management for the clinic.
About the Trust
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust provides joined-up mental and physical healthcare for around two million people across our communities. With over 13,000 staff, we deliver care at every stage of life, helping people live their best and healthiest lives.
Our mental health services include community-based support and early intervention in psychosis (EIP) for both adults and young people, alongside a network of specialist inpatient wards. We deliver extensive physical health services, from urgent community response teams to hospital-at-home services. Our neurological services offer rehabilitation and treatment for conditions including Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson's Disease, Motor Neurone Disease, Head Injury, Cerebral Palsy and Stroke. Our community hospitals provide inpatient rehabilitation as a step down from acute care, and our teams also staff Treetops Sexual Assault Referral Centre in Portsmouth, offering expert, compassionate support.
Values
Everything we do is underpinned by our CARE values of compassion, accountability, respect and excellence.
Salary
£24,937 to £26,598 a year. Please note for part-time hours the salary will be pro rata.
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