Respiratory Support Worker - St. Austell, United Kingdom - Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

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St. Austell, United Kingdom

6 days ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Respiratory Support Worker:

Band 3:

Main area

Respiratory Support Worker

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Grade

Band 3

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Contract

Fixed term: 6 months

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Hours

Part time hours per week

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Job ref

Site

St Austell or Falmouth

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Town

St Austell

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Salary
- £21,730 - £23,177 Pro Rata
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Salary period

Yearly

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Closing

03/01/2023 23:59Thank you for your interest in joining us at
Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust.

We pride ourselves in striving to be an employer of choice.

_ Strategic Themes_

_ Great Care_:

We will deliver safe, high quality, consistent and personalised care based on best practice. We are working to be a responsive organisation that listens and learns._

_ Great Organisation__ _**:

We work to be a green organisation, and our sustainability plan will deliver NHS net zero targets. We will support quality care, research and innovation. All our work will be underpinned by clear and transparent principles and systems._

_ Great People _:

We will work together with our staff to create an organisation that supports our collective health and wellbeing. We will attract, retain and develop great people, and embed a caring, open, inclusive and restorative just culture that supports us to deliver quality care._

_ Great Partner_:

With our partners we will deliver health care that improves people's quality of life, prevents ill health and reduces inequalities. We will spend our money wisely to achieve high quality outcomes that matter to local people._

- _At the NHS, we are reminded every day of how important life is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that's job share, part time or another flexible pattern. In addition, although the role advertised may have a 'home' office base indicated, we remain committed to supporting flexibility around workplace locations. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.

_ The successful applicant will be an NHS employee and may therefore have contact with vulnerable service users. During the COVID-19 pandemic, it has been necessary to take significant steps to protect the health and safety of our staff, service users and those attending our sites. Unless exempt, we encourage and support staff to be vaccinated as this remains the best line of defence against COVID-19._

Job overview:

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Integrated Respiratory Specialist Team. The post is for a 6-month fix term contract.

The role is to support the physiotherapists and Band 4 support worker to run pulmonary rehabilitation in public buildings and to support home exercise plans.

The role will also support the multidisciplinary team to following patients up either on the phone or in their homes.

The role is to support patients with chronic respiratory problems to increase their exercise tolerance and confidence to live a more active life.

The respiratory service delivers education around self-management to help avoid hospital admissions in the future.

The base can be either St Austell Hospital or Falmouth Hospital as the band 3 will be covering the whole of the central area.

Main duties of the job:

The purpose of the post is:

To carry out skilled interventions as delegated by the qualified Physiotherapist or Band 4sSupport worker. This could be in the patient's home, or in the community in a public building. This role is to work alongside a physiotherapist and Band 4 support worker to deliver pulmonary rehabilitation.
To monitor the patient's response to therapy intervention and report back on the outcome.
To encourage patients and carers in an active approach to increase their exercise tolerance and confidence to live a more active life.
To promote exercise and chronic respiratory disease management.

***Key Dimensions of the post are: - To contribute to the assessment and treatment of patients seen by the Community Respiratory Pulmonary Rehabilitation Team

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To practice as a lone worker.

Working for our organisation:

We're an NHS community and mental health provider Trust based in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. We deliver community and hospital-based care to improve people's physical and mental health. We also provide specialist support to people with dementia or a learning disability.

We are a people organisation and people matter to us.

As part of the team, you'll help support the health and wellbeing of the people who live and visit this beautiful part of the UK.

Over 4,000 people make up the Trust. This includes doctors, nurses, therapists, plus admin and support staff.

We work in people's homes, in community clinics and bases. Some staff work from one of our 13 community hospitals. Our aspira