Rehabilitation Assistant in Pulmonary Rehabilitation

Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

This is an exciting opportunity for someone to work in the field of respiratory rehabilitation including patients with long covid syndrome. To provide delegated rehabilitation plans to people with chronic respiratory disease in a variety of environments including groups and home base rehabilitation. To provide administration support to both pulmonary rehabilitation and the post covid service.

Main duties of the job

Activities will include

Implementing exercise programmes to individuals or groups.
Assisting with exercise assessments of pulmonary and long covid patients
Assisting with and or completing the exercise assessments at point of discharge
Making minor adjustments to treatment programmes within pre determined limits
Assisting registered practitioners with complex treatments.
Assisting with group exercise and advice sessions.
To utilise the SystmOne clinical information system to retrieve patient information, register referrals and discharges, deal with tasks, type and send letters.
prepare responses/letters/acknowledgments and requests for the Pulmonary Rehabilitation clinical lead and therapy staff.
To ensure written documentation is accurate and disseminated to other professionals within the Trust, external agencies and carers
To provide a first point of contact for service users, answering the telephone and dealing with enquiries in a sensitive manner to document and convey messages to the team.
To arrange appointments for clinic consultations, home visits and meetings face to face and/or virtual.
To check email accounts process referrals and amend waiting lists for both pulmonary rehabilitation and the post covid service
To attend post covid multi disciplinary team meeting and complete patient templates and any administrative duties post meeting.
To print patient assessment packs including exercise sheets and information booklets

About us

We employ more than 6,000 staff who deliver compassionate care from our two main hospitals,Calderdale Royal Hospital and Huddersfield Royal Infirmary as well as in community sites, healthcentres and in patients' homes.

We provide community health services, including sexual health services in Calderdale from Calderdale Royal and local health centres. These include Todmorden Health Centre and Broad Street Plaza.

We continue to modernise and invest in our health services to build on our strong reputation. Foundation trusts are public leaders in improving quality in health services. They are part of the NHS - yet decisions about what they do and how they do it are driven by independent boards. Boardslisten to their Council of Governors and respond to the needs of their members - patients, staff andthe local community.

Foundation trusts provide what the health service wants, yet are also free to invest quickly in thechanges to the local community needs.

Date posted

01 October 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£24,071 to £25,674 a year per annum, pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

372-COM2371

Job locations

Allan House Clinic

Station Road

Sowerby Bridge

HX6 3AD

Job description

Job responsibilities

The post holder will y support the delivery of Pulmonary Rehabilitation in Calderdale. They will undertake highly skilled support work with people who have, respiratory disease, and complex multi pathology conditions including long covid.

The work will involve assisting with the Pulmonary Rehabilitation groups face to face and virtual, contacting patients, and assisting with the office administration for the Pulmonary Rehabilitation Service and post covid service. You will also deliver one to one rehabilitation programmes to patients within their own homes

The post holder will (in allocated time) act as a point of contact for all communication for the team, answering phones and organising diaries.

Job description

Job responsibilities

The post holder will (in allocated time) act as a point of contact for all communication for the team, answering phones and organising diaries.

Person Specification

Qualifications/Training

Essential

GCSE level English and Maths or equivalent
NVQ L3 ( or equivalent ) in appropriate field - or working towards this
Willing and able to participate in competency work based training programme

Desirable

Previous competency based training in relevant field

KNOWLEDGE, EXPERIENCE & EXPERTISE

Essential

Recent relevant experience of working in a healthcare team
Experience of using Microsoft Word and Excel
Experience working within a team
Experience of using systmone, EPR or other electronic healthcare record.
good organisatonal skills and an ability to prioritise a workload
an ability to work under pressure

Desirable

Experience of working in community settings in particular within patients homes
Experience of teaching and instructing individuals and groups
Experience of exercise and health promotion within healthcare or community settings
previous experience of working with adults with respiratory disease and/or long covid syndrome and other comorbidities
understanding rehabilitation and reablement principles

COMMUNICATION AND RELATIONSHIPS (INCLUDING MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITIES

Essential

Demonstrates positive attitudes and behaviours
Able to work on own following agreed protocols, seeking help appropriately, particularly around unforeseen circumstances
Able to use initiative but be aware of limitations of role
Problem solving / decision making skills based on patient / client needs
Good communication skills
Tactful diplomatic, supportive and resourceful
Ability to work to deadlines
Good time management skills
Ability to work well in a team
must be eligible to work in the UK
Access to transport for community working and the ability to work in varying locations to supply the service for calderdale pulmonary rehabilitation and post covid service.

Desirable

Have an awareness of Trust policies and procedures.

Person Specification

Qualifications/Training

Essential

GCSE level English and Maths or equivalent
NVQ L3 ( or equivalent ) in appropriate field - or working towards this
Willing and able to participate in competency work based training programme

Desirable

Previous competency based training in relevant field

KNOWLEDGE, EXPERIENCE & EXPERTISE

Essential

Recent relevant experience of working in a healthcare team
Experience of using Microsoft Word and Excel
Experience working within a team
Experience of using systmone, EPR or other electronic healthcare record.
good organisatonal skills and an ability to prioritise a workload
an ability to work under pressure

Desirable

Experience of working in community settings in particular within patients homes
Experience of teaching and instructing individuals and groups
Experience of exercise and health promotion within healthcare or community settings
previous experience of working with adults with respiratory disease and/or long covid syndrome and other comorbidities
understanding rehabilitation and reablement principles

COMMUNICATION AND RELATIONSHIPS (INCLUDING MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITIES

Essential

Demonstrates positive attitudes and behaviours
Able to work on own following agreed protocols, seeking help appropriately, particularly around unforeseen circumstances
Able to use initiative but be aware of limitations of role
Problem solving / decision making skills based on patient / client needs
Good communication skills
Tactful diplomatic, supportive and resourceful
Ability to work to deadlines
Good time management skills
Ability to work well in a team
must be eligible to work in the UK
Access to transport for community working and the ability to work in varying locations to supply the service for calderdale pulmonary rehabilitation and post covid service.

Desirable

Have an awareness of Trust policies and procedures.

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.