Therapy Assistant – Pulmonary Rehabilitation and Home Oxygen
The closing date is 21 May 2026
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.
Qualifications
* Has REPS / CIMSPA registration
* Health and social care qualification or equivalent experience
Experience
* Evidence of delivering exercise intervention 1:1 or in a group
* Evidence of good IT and communication skills
* 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.
Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust
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