Job overview
Are you looking for a new challenge or to develop your career in community healthcare?
An opportunity has arisen to join the Pulmonary Rehabilitation team, within the wider Community Respiratory Team as a Band 3 Team Therapy Assistant. The post holder will work alongside specialist Physiotherapists to deliver a high-quality service to individuals within a variety of community settings predominantly in gyms. The post is in a county wide service, and the post holder will be required to work across the whole of Oxfordshire.
This is a position where we will consider both full time and part time hours, and the service runs from 8.30-16.30 Monday to Friday. Please do make contact with us to find out more about this job.
Main duties of the job
If you have previous experience providing care or working with people in individual and group settings and have a passion for person centred care, this post may well be for you! We are a dynamic, enthusiastic and forward thinking team who work effectively together to deliver high standards of rehabilitation. An active program of in-service and competency based training is established, with a strong team ethos of learning and development.
Your role will be supporting clinicians to deliver Pulmonary rehabilitation programmes for patients who have chronic breathlessness due to lung disease. You will be expected to help deliver exercise support and advice, as well as supporting the administration of courses to the patients.
* To support qualified clinicians to prepare and run rehabilitation groups for patients with long-term breathing problems.
* To provide planned advice, teaching and instruction to patients and where relevant their carers and other professionals.
* To work within treatment or care programmes with the patient.
Working for our organisation
Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust provides physical, mental health and social care for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and North East Somerset.
Our services are delivered at community bases, hospitals, clinics and people’s homes, delivering care as close to home as possible
Our vision is that no matter who you are or where you are, you will tell us that you receive:“Outstanding care delivered by an outstanding team”
Our values are:“Caring, safe and excellent”
At Oxford Health we offer a wide range of benefits designed to support your career and wellbeing. These include:
* Excellent opportunities for career progression
* Access to tailored individual and Trust wide learning and development
* 27 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days with continuous service
* NHS Discount across a wide range of shops, restaurants and retailers
* Competitive pension scheme
* Lease car scheme
* Cycle to work scheme
* Employee Assistance Programme
* Mental Health First Aiders
* Staff accommodation (please note waiting lists may apply)
* Staff networking and support groups hosted by our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion team
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
We hope that the advert has given you a clear understanding of the skills we are seeking and the opportunity at hand. You will need to use the “supporting statement” element of your application form to demonstrate your suitability for this role and you should refer to the job description, person specification and the guidance notes attached to this role to help you tailor your application.
The essential and desirable criteria will be used to shortlist for interview and you should ensure that you refer to these within your application to increase your chances of being selected for interview.
We are aware that some candidates may choose to use AI tools to support their application. We kindly remind applicants that submissions should remain an honest and accurate representation of their experience and must take care to ensure the use of AI tools does not generate an application that does not accurately reflect their knowledge, skills and values.
Person specification
Qualifications and Skills
Essential criteria
* Good communication skills
* GCSE or higher in Maths and English
* IT Skills
Experience
Essential criteria
* Demonstrable Health or Social Care Experience
* Experience working in community setting
* Experience working in groups or individually with patients
* Understanding of health and community services
Personal Qualities
Essential criteria
* Ability to work across hospital and community settings
* Planning workload, organizing groups
* Able to make observations and act appropriately
* Ability to work under the direction of others as well as use own initiative
Contractual Requirements
Essential criteria
* Ability to travel between sites and to regional meetings
* Committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of others
Documents to Download
Respiratory Rehabilitation Assistant (PDF, 128.4KB)
Guidance Notes for Candidates Applying for a job at OHFT (PDF, 424.6KB)
Recruiter Contact Details
Name: Emilia Jackson
Title: Clinical Lead Physiotherapist
Email: emilia.jackson@oxfordhealth.nhs.uk
Telephone: 01865 904215
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