Central London Community Health Trust

Cardio-Respiratory Support Worker

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Job summary

The cardiorespiratory team delivers a range of services within Merton in a variety of settings. The team is multi disciplinary and made up of respiratory and cardiac nurses, physiotherapists, an occupational therapist and nursing assistant for a 12 month fixed term contract/secondment.

The Rehabilitation Assistant works as a key member of the team providing assistance and support to the patients and clinicians.

The post holder's main role is to support and assist the clinicians in delivering exercise classes and patient care in a variety of settings throughout the borough of Merton, including patient's homes, clinics and the local Leisure Centre. The Rehabilitation assistant supports the team to deliver excellent patient care and high quality clinical outcomes for Merton residents.

The successful applicant will be assisted to become proficient and competent in their role with training, education and clinical support. The team has weekly multi disciplinary meetings to share good practice, plan the workload and discuss patient treatment. The cardiorespiratory team prides itself in developing all team members to reach their full career potential and progress within the trust and the NHS.

Main duties of the job

To work under the supervision of the professional staff in the multi-disciplinary team for the care and rehabilitation of patients.

To contribute to the on-going assessment of a patient by completing the appropriate paperwork, recording and reporting all clinical and behavioural information to the nurse/therapist for action and planning purposes.

To perform nursing and therapy procedures where necessary for which adequate training has been given.

To be conversant with care plans of those patients with whom you work with directly prior to each intervention.

To follow rehabilitation plans independently without supervision, to review, update and report back within defined delegated responsibility framework.

About us

Just as we care about our patients' well-being, we care about yours!

We can offer you:

A comprehensive induction into the community service followed by a local induction to introduce you to the roleCar lease scheme(only available for Band 5 and up)Flexible working optionsAnnual travel card loanTraining, support and development in your career
To have a full look at our benefits and what it's like working for us please go here: https://www.clch.nhs.uk/job/pay-and-benefits

Date posted

07 February 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£28,622 to £30,225 a year per annum, inclusive of HCAS

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

824-SOUTH-6986521

Job locations

Merton Civic Centre

London Road

London

SM4 5DX

Job description

Job responsibilities

P Please refer to Job Description and Person Specification for outline of skills, knowledge and experience required.

Job description

Job responsibilities

P Please refer to Job Description and Person Specification for outline of skills, knowledge and experience required.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

GCSE grade A-C or equivalent in English and Maths
Willingness to undertake further training as appropriate

Desirable

First aid qualification
Higher Professional Diploma in Health and Wellbeing
Experience in supporting rehabilitation and/or exercise

Experience

Essential

Experience in working with the public.
Experience of working as part of a team
Experience with the use of Microsoft Office and a variety of databases.

Desirable

Worked as a therapy assistant
Experience of working in a health or social care setting
Experience with the NHS patient information databases

Skills

Essential

Demonstrate an understanding of the role of a Health Care Assistant
Demonstrate an acceptable level of numeracy and literacy.
Excellent oral and written communication and presentation skills

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

GCSE grade A-C or equivalent in English and Maths
Willingness to undertake further training as appropriate

Desirable

First aid qualification
Higher Professional Diploma in Health and Wellbeing
Experience in supporting rehabilitation and/or exercise

Experience

Essential

Experience in working with the public.
Experience of working as part of a team
Experience with the use of Microsoft Office and a variety of databases.

Desirable

Worked as a therapy assistant
Experience of working in a health or social care setting
Experience with the NHS patient information databases

Skills

Essential

Demonstrate an understanding of the role of a Health Care Assistant
Demonstrate an acceptable level of numeracy and literacy.
Excellent oral and written communication and presentation skills

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.

Employer details

Employer name

Central London Community Health Trust

Address

Merton Civic Centre

London Road

London

SM4 5DX

Employer's website

https://clch.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Central London Community Health Trust

Address

Merton Civic Centre

London Road

London

SM4 5DX

Employer's website

https://clch.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)