Job summary
Community Respiratory Team - Health and Fitness Assistant
Salary: Band 3
Hours per week: 30 hrs
Job Type: Permanent
Base: Stoke Health Centre
We are seeking a Band 3 Health and Fitness Assistant with a wide range of health and social care experience to complement the team. You will be workingunder the supervision of Allied Health Professionals & Specialist Nurses with support of Assistant Practitioners to implement physical activity, intervention plans and other activities which promote service user health and wellbeing.
The Community Respiratory Team provides high quality rehabilitation in both an outpatient setting and in the client's homes for those with a wide range of respiratory conditions as well as other related conditions and co-morbidities.
Main duties of the job
You will provide clinical and administrative support to the team and work jointly with qualified therapists to provide quality treatment for complex patients. You will also on occasion be expected to work autonomously within their scope of practice. Excellent communication skills are essential as you will need to communicate with patients who have complex communication needs, as well as with the Multidisciplinary Team, wider NHS teams and any external agencies.
You will be required to:
1. Support the implementation of intervention/therapy programmes developed and agreed by qualified staff
2. Liaise with community and voluntary services, signposting where appropriate
3. Plan, deliver and evaluate delegated rehabilitation within clear protocols
4. Deliver health promotion and self-management advice
5. Support in the completion of patient records, ordering equipment and data cleansing
6. Maintain clear and accurate patient records
7. Contribute to the patient experience programme
8. Demonstrate the expected behaviours outlined by the organisation
You will have:
9. Excellent communication skills
10. NVQ level II in Sports Instructor/ Fitness qualification or willingness to complete training or the equivalent level of knowledge and skills acquired through experience
11. GCSE Grade C or above in English & Maths, equivalent or actively working towards
12. IT Skills
13. A full UK driving licence and have access to a car during work hrs
14. Recent experience working in Therapies in the NHS / Private sector
About us
By joining Team MPFT, you will be helping your communities and in return for this, we will support you by;
15. Supporting your career development and progression
16. Excellent NHS Pension scheme
17. Generous maternity, paternity and adoption leave
18. Options for flexible working
19. Up to 27 days annual leave (increasing with service up to 33 days) and the opportunity to purchase additional leave
20. Extensive Health and Wellbeing support and resources
21. If you work in our community teams, we pay for your time travelling between patients
22. Lease car if you complete more than 500 business miles per annum, fully insured and maintained (including tyres), mileage paid at lease car rate
23. Salary sacrifice car - fully insured and maintained (including tyres), your gross pay is reduced by the cost of the vehicle before tax, NI and pension deductions are calculated, mileage paid at business rates
24. Salary sacrifice bikes up to £2k
25. Free car parking at all trust sites
26. Free flu vaccinations every year
27. Citizens Advice support linked with a Hardship Fund for one off additional support up to £250 (if the criteria is met)
And more. We are proud to be a diverse and inclusive organisation and there is a choice of staff networks that help you meet like-minded people.
Please note, we may be required to close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached full Job Description & Person Specification
The post holder will support service user(s) to attend the gym to manage their fitness and physical health, following referral from the inpatient multidisciplinary team. The post holder as part of the wider physical health team will be able to support with:
28. Safe and most effective use of equipment in the gym Exercise planning Corrective exercise Increasing self-efficacy and self-confidence in gym use Support for preparation of community gym use
The post holder will work with the Assistant Practitioners & Physiotherapist to plan groups which will support the physical wellbeing of the service users.
The post holder will assist in devising 1:1 sessions with the Physiotherapist following referral from the multidisciplinary team to meet specific/ targeted physical or mental health goals
Under the supervision of the Physiotherapist the post holder will plan and co-ordinate pulmonary rehabilitation for service users. They will be responsible for managing the equipment and ensuring the safety of all who attend.
The post holder will be able to offer supportive advice in line with the principles of lifestyle coaching to service users who may not be able to access the gym/sports hall or who may not be involved in specific therapies for physical fitness, through choice or restrictions and to assist them in maintaining their fitness.
The post holder may, with direct supervision from other Allied Health Professionals, contribute to the planning and delivery of preventative health and fitness workshops to promote a healthy lifestyle. These may be part of Learning for recovery, or as stand-alone sessions.
Person Specification
Qualifications & Training
Essential
29. Sports Instructor/ Fitness qualification at Level 2 or willingness to complete training.
30. English and Maths GCSE Grade C or above or equivalent
31. Quality credit framework qualification at level 3 NVQ or OCN which is transferable into the role
Desirable
32. BSc in sports science
Experience
Essential
33. Experience of working as part of a team and delivering a customer focused service
34. Relevant experience working within health, social care settings which provides transferable knowledge and skills
35. Basic knowledge of some conditions relevant to the clinical area and the effects of illness on function
36. Self-motivation for Continued Professional Development
Desirable
37. Experience of working with people with Long term Conditions and chronic health needs and supporting their physical health/fitness as a member of a multi-disciplinary team
38. Experience of being a service user or carer