About this role
Job summary
Are you an experienced Exercise/ Therapy Instructor looking for a new challenge or wishing to further develop your skills and knowledge? Do you have a keen interest in the assessment and progression of respiratory patients?
An exciting opportunity has arisen to recruit an enthusiastic and highly motivated part time Band 4 Exercise/ Therapy Instructor tojoin the Restart Team at Northampton General Hospital,part of the University Hospitals of Northamptonshire group.
Main duties of the job
You will be part of the Restart team of clinical specialist nurses, Physiotherapists and Support staff,and you will besupported by the qualified staff in the role and encouraged to develop your knowledge and skills.
Ideally you will already have qualifications in exercise rehabilitation/ exercise referral and be working towards the Wright Foundation level 4 Pulmonary Rehabilitation certificate, but we will support this process. You will need to achieve these qualifications within 18 months of starting the post. You will need to hold a current UK driving license and be able to travel between the venues we deliver rehabilitation.
This is an established role which has the aim of delivering Pulmonary Rehabilitation across the West Northamptonshire area. The post involves working alongside qualified staff to manage a waiting list; conduct telephone and face to face assessments for Pulmonary rehabilitation; deliver Pulmonary Rehabilitation exercise and education courses in local community centres; deliver Pulmonary Rehabilitation using remote tools; maintain paperwork and audit data.
We have close working links within the ICB System Respiratory group with an aim of delivering Pulmonary Rehabilitation to National Accreditation Standards. We also pride ourselves with our links to community groups such as the Trilogy Leisure centres, the health and Wellbeing practitioner service, and the Action for Pulmonary Fibrosis and Breathing Space support groups.
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Job description Job responsibilities
For further information on the advertised role, please refer to the job description located under the Supporting Documents heading. The full person specification can be accessed under the Shortlisting Criteria section of the document.
Person Specification
Educations, Training and Qualifications Essential
oEducated to GCSE Grade C or equivalent level of education, training or experience oNVQ or Certificate in Healthcare or equivalent level of education, training or experience oHolds or working towards Exercise Instructor qualification - (eg City and Guilds level 3) with core competencies completed oHas or can work towards Wright Foundation Level 4 Pulmonary Rehab Course (2) oHolder of a full UK driving licence
Knowledge and Experience Essential
oExperience at delivering exercise therapy/ rehabilitation oPrevious work supervising exercise programmes oAbility to assess a patient within a framework
Desirable
oExperience of working in a multidisciplinary team oExperience in the ordering, maintaining and stocktaking of equipment oExperience in continuing and progressing interventions and treatment programmes following assessment by a Qualified Health Professional/ self oKnowledge of recent NHS issues especially in relation to Pulmonary Rehabilitation oPhysiological knowledge of Respiratory conditions and their effect on an individual's physical capabilities
Skills Essential
oAble to undertake manual and therapeutic handling ( oGood IT skills- working knowledge of Microsoft packages and NHS referral systems
Desirable
oDatabase skills/ Auditing of a service and collecting data
Key Competencies/Personal Qualities Essential
oGood communication skills, written and verbal
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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Employer details Employer name Northampton General Hospital
Address University Hospitals of Northamptonshire
Northampton
NN1 5BD
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.northamptongeneral.nhs.uk/Home.aspx (Opens in a new tab)