Respiratory Fitness Instructor/Respiratory Support Worker
Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
This is an exciting opportunity to work with the Integrated Respiratory MDT. The post is for 12 months starting in June to cover a maternity post. This post is to cover all the pulmonary rehabilitation groups in the community. You will need to be able to drive and the respiratory team have a trust vehicle to travel to all the pulmonary rehabilitation venues. This post is for a Band 4 Respiratory Fitness Instructor.
Main Duties of the Job
1. To deliver exercise and education classes to Pulmonary Rehabilitation groups in the community.
2. To monitor the safety of patients during exercise classes.
3. To undertake comprehensive patient assessments and decide on their suitability for exercise programmes, and to design and implement safe, progressive, and appropriate exercise programmes for them.
Person Specification
Education / Qualifications and Relevant Experience
* Registered with the Register of Exercise Professionals at Level 3/4, and/or a Sports Science degree qualification, and/or NVQ level 4 qualification in care.
* Experience of working with long term health conditions.
* Relevant experience in an appropriate care setting.
* Experience of working in a Multidisciplinary environment.
* Previous Respiratory experience.
* Experience of teaching.
* Experience of working using a therapeutic approach.
* Experience of working with vulnerable adults.
Skills and Aptitude
* Previous Acute / Community and caseload management experience.
* Good understanding of the importance of empathy when helping to motivate and encourage patients with impairments.
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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