Job overview

This new role within our pre existing Pulmonary Rehabilitation (PR) team, plans to provide greater ease to the patient pathway through PR.

The Pulmonary Rehabilitation service delivers individual exercise  in a group / class setting  to patients referred to the service with a respiratory condition.  Providing a triage, individual  pre assessment and post PR assessment to ensure  appropriate referral and to gain patient outcomes. 

Integral to the service is entering data for a national audit programme. pulmonary rehab runs on an 18 week waiting pathway.

The role of the assistant practitioner is patient facing and delivering  post PR assessments once competencies have  been completed, to assist and deliver group based exercise and educational programme twice a week over an 6 week period at a variety of sites across the mid Nottinghamshire.

Main duties of the job

The role is primarily concerned with delivering group based exercise and educations sessions to adults diagnosed with a respiratory condition across in Mid Notts. This includes maintaining accurate records and supporting the wider team to safely manage the waiting lists.

This role requires excellent communication skills both digital and verbal and a confidant manner when speaking to the public.

You will be required to have some knowledge and experience of working with people diagnosed with dementia or other mental illness and be able to offer support and care to them whilst they are attending the group.

You need to be able to work effectively within a team whilst being supported by registered staff.

We welcome insight visits and will be as flexible as possible. 

Working for our organisation

#TeamNottsHC comprises over 11,000 dedicated colleagues who #MakeADifference every day. We deliver intellectual disability, mental health, community health, forensic, and offender healthcare services across Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, and South Yorkshire. Our care is provided from over 200 sites, spanning community locations, acute settings, and secure environments, including prisons.

We are one of the largest mental health and community Trusts in the East Midlands and one of Nottinghamshire's biggest employers. We also host national and regional services, such as the National High Secure Deaf Service and the Nottingham Centre for Transgender Health.

We offer a variety of employee-led staff networks, including Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) groups, the Green Champions network, the Freedom to Speak Up network, the Health and Wellbeing Champions network, and the Menopause Champions network. These networks play a vital role in supporting our diverse workforce and promoting a culture of inclusivity.

The health and wellbeing of our colleagues is a top priority. We invest significantly in this through our in-house occupational health and staff counselling services, supported by a dedicated Health and Wellbeing team.

The Trust is committed to reducing its carbon emissions, with a specialised Energy and Environmental team working to ensure compliance with environmental legislation, enhance our environmental performance, and achieve our net-zero commitment