Pulmonary Rehabilitation Therapy Technician
An exciting opportunity has arisen to work within a well-established Community Pulmonary Rehabilitation Team here in Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin supporting patients to make positive life choices that enhance their lives and health.
Do you have experience as a physiotherapy technician including working with respiratory patients in the acute or community setting? Do you have a keen interest in long term respiratory conditions? Do you have a desire to further develop skills and knowledge in this field? If so this post could be for you!
We can offer you the opportunity to work alongside experienced staff to help develop your skills and knowledge in respiratory care. As part of the Pulmonary Rehabilitation team you will be expected to work independently in liaison with the physiotherapists and nurses, to support patients in a community setting.
You will work alongside and build relationships with the community respiratory nursing teams, local GP surgeries, secondary care respiratory colleagues and community inter-disciplinary teams, delivering high quality care across community settings.
Please note this vacancy may close early if a high volume of applications is received; we advise you submit your application early to avoid disappointment.
Main duties of the job
* Providing pulmonary rehabilitation to patients in the community in both group and domiciliary settings
* Participating in MDT meetings and events
* Assisting respiratory specialist physiotherapists and nurses
About us
Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust provides community-based health services for adults and children in Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin, and some services in surrounding areas too. These range from district nursing, health visiting and running four community hospitals through to providing very specialist community care through talented and dedicated staff.
Patients, carers and the public play a vital role in helping us to develop and improve our services and we are constantly looking for ways to work with local communities, patients and the public to innovate and improve.
Job responsibilities
Please see the Job Description and Person Specification attached for further information on the role.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* NVQ 3 / BTEC in relevant healthcare subject
* Good levels of literacy and numeracy
Experience
* Experience of working with groups with varying abilities or needs
* Experience of working with groups of varying abilities
Skills and Knowledge
* Excellent interpersonal skills
Requirements
* Able to meet the travel requirements of the job
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.
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