Respiratory Support Worker

Successful applicant will provide patient facing cover across community-based outpatient clinics for Post Covid patients and Pulmonary Rehabilitation alongside other job role requirements. Successful applicant will be joining a friendly well established service team of consultant respiratory physician and other senior respiratory physiotherapists and nurses alongside the service clinical operational lead and administrators. Given this role will be delivered within the community setting and requires travel between different locations within Barnet a car owner driver is required., § To communicate with all members of the multi-professional team, regarding changes in the patient's condition or any other useful information.
§ To communicate effectively with patients and carers to maximise rehabilitation potential.
§ To ensure all information is obtained prior to out-patient consultation to ensure best possible patient experience.
§ Communication skills of persuasion, motivation and explanation will be needed. Barriers to effective communication will regularly be evident including cognitive impairment, breathlessness, embarrassment, anxiety, pain, fear and visual/hearing impairments. Clear and effective verbal and non-verbal communication skills will be necessary.
Please refer to Job description and personal Specification for outline of skills, knowledge and experience required.
Due to the high number of applications that are received for some posts we may close this vacancy before the advertised closing date. Therefore please apply for this post as soon as you can, if you are interested and you meet the requirements of the Person Specification
Only those candidates who clearly demonstrate how they meet the person specification will be shortlisted for this job.
Interview arrangements will be communicated via email so please check your email regularly following the closing date.
At CLCH we appreciate and are proud of the diversity in the communities we serve and the workforce we employ. Applications are open and welcome to anyone, regardless of your age, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, ethnicity, religion, and disability.
We are proud to say that we follow the workforce race equality standard and 28% of our senior staff (8A and above) are from a BAME background. CLCH also has active BAME and LGBTQI networks:
Disability and Wellbeing Network (DAWN)
Race Equality Network
Rainbow Network which supports LGBTQI staff.
Each network has a champion who is an executive director at the Trust and they hold regular meetings to discuss issues and make plans to improve CLCH.
The CLCH Equal opportunities statement is on our Website Equal opportunities :: Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust (clch.nhs.uk)

The Barnet Post Covid service is seeking an experienced and skilled health care assistant to join the team. As we emerge from the recent pandemic the service is uniquely providing care for Long Covid patient cohorts and has embedded virtual patient care alongside patient facing activity. Applicants for this post must have relevant health care assistant experience or demonstrate the identified desire to develop within this clinical specialty. The Post Covid service is co-located alongside the Barnet respiratory COPD, this post has the expectation of a seamless cross over between both services.

Band 3
Central London Community Healthcare (CLCH) is one of the largest community healthcare organisations in London and Hertfordshire, providing our services to diverse communities/boroughs in 11 London Boroughs - Barnet, Brent, Ealing, Hammersmith & Fulham, Harrow, Hounslow, Kensington and Chelsea, Merton, Richmond, Wandsworth, Westminster - and Hertfordshire.
We are rated Good by the Care Quality Commission and are ranked among top NHS employers. Community healthcare is our focus and our passion. We champion the role of community health professionals to make sure our patients get great care closer to home., Just as we care about our patients' wellbeing, 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 role
+ Car lease scheme

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+ Flexible working options
+ Annual travel card loan
+ Training, 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