Therapy Assistant / Exercise Instructor / Exercise Therapist

We are seeking an enthusiastic Individual to work within Southampton Integrated COPD Team.

The role supports the delivery of Pulmonary Rehabilitation classes and support complex respiratory disease community clinics.

The successful candidate will be involved in working with patients with long term lung conditions, helping to maximise their function and support long term behaviour change.

This is a rewarding role requiring an individual with good people, organisational and administration skills. It is essential you can work in a team and be flexible in your approach. Candidates with experience of working with specialist groups of clients in a group exercise environment are encouraged to apply however not essential.

You will be working across sites in Southampton City. The post holder is required to be a car driver., This role will be split between Pulmonary Rehabilitation (PR) and Specialist Respiratory Community Clinics, delivered within the community across various locations in Southampton City. You will be a key member of the Integrated COPD team to support effective delivery of community COPD care.

The role involves supporting assessments and delivery of PR classes (both exercise and educational delivery) alongside the clinical lead for the programme, ensuring patients are comfortable, confident with the exercises and feeling part of a group. You will provide 1:1 assistance to patients, assisting with patient related admin and organisation of equipment, including ordering of supplies. You will be contributing to the delivery of the health promotion agenda and collaborating with third party providers to support patients in long-term behaviour change.

The role in Specialist Respiratory Clinic will be supporting Clinicians/Consultants with clinical assessments by gathering clinical information, conducting inhaler technique reviews, completion of health-related questionnaires and provide self-management advice within scope of competencies.

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust provides joined-up mental and physical healthcare for around two million people across our communities. With over 13,000 staff working in the community and local hospitals, we deliver care at every stage of life, helping people live their best and healthiest lives.

Our mental health services include community-based support and early intervention in psychosis (EIP) for both adults and young people, alongside a network of specialist inpatient wards covering forensic, learning disability, eating disorder and older person's care.

We deliver extensive physical health services too, from urgent community response teams helping frail and older patients remain safely at home, to hospitals at home teams providing acute-level care in familiar surroundings. Our neurological services offer rehabilitation and treatment for conditions including Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson's Disease, Motor Neurone Disease, Head Injury, Cerebral Palsy and Stroke. Across Hampshire, our community hospitals provide inpatient rehabilitation as a step down from acute care, and our dedicated teams also staff Treetops Sexual Assault Referral Centre in Portsmouth, offering expert, compassionate support.

Everything we do is underpinned by our CARE values of compassion, accountability, respect and excellence

The Service currently runs between the hours of 08.00-18.00 and your work pattern will fall within those times. There is no weekend working in this post at present.

The post is for 37.5 hours a week., £25,760 to £27,476 a year Please note for part time hours the salary will be pro rata