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Pulmonary Rehabilitation Therapy Assistant PractitionerinIpswichinIpswichPUBLISHED TUE 26 DEC 2023

Band 4: £26,530 to £29,114 a year per annum pro rata  PERMANENT 
COPDHOLISTICNHSVEHICLE

East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation TrustFollow East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

If your application is successful, interviews provisionally will be held on 11th October 2024.

For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.

We have an exciting opportunity available for a Band 4 Physiotherapy Assistant within the Pulmonary Rehabilitation service. This role is permanent part time, 34 hours per week.

The Pulmonary Rehabilitation service is a team of physiotherapists and assistants led by a band 7 physiotherapist. It has close links with the Suffolk Integrated Neighbourhood Teams, the Suffolk Community COPD team and the heart failure and cardiac rehabilitation services.

The team is busy, adaptable and pride themselves in their holistic care approach. The team provide Pulmonary Rehabilitation (exercise and education courses) to patients with chronic respiratory diseases throughout Ipswich and the East of Suffolk.

You will be actively supported by regular supervision and individual annual appraisal. You will also be expected to work autonomously and on behalf of the patients served by the local area.

If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we are keen to hear from you.

The role involves assisting in the delivery of the Pulmonary Rehabilitation classes and assessments, as well as the administrative tasks that go along with managing a group activity. You will also be responsible for coordinating the servicing and maintenance of clinical equipment.

A variety of training can be accessed in order to up-skill and maintain your clinical skills.

As our classes are held all over Suffolk, you must have the ability to drive and have access to a vehicle.


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