Clinical Support Worker - Pulmonary Rehabilitation
| Posting date: | 18 June 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £24,625 - £25,674 per annum, pro rata |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 18 July 2025 |
| Location: | Barrow-in-Furness, LA14 2LB |
| Company: | University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7216248/331-C17580625 |
Summary
A Vacancy at University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust.
The Morecambe Bay Respiratory Network in conjunction with the Community Respiratory Service, have secured funding until April 2026, totrial a number of new services across Morecambe Bay, including (but not limited to) the provision ofadditionallocalisedpulmonary rehabilitation programs.
This roleoffersyouapermanent contract with our Trust(UHMBT),andarolealigned with theCommunityRespiratoryServiceuntil 31stMarch 2026. Further funding forus to continuethese Respiratory services beyond April 2026, will be dependent on the success of this trial period.
So,if youhavea passion for respiratorycareandwant to help us toimprove the lives ofpeople livingwithrespiratorydisease acrossMorecambeBay, andifyou are up for a challengeand want tohelp usmake these new services a success – then this role couldbe for you!
This full time clinical support worker role, will predominately support the delivery of our Barrow rolling programmes of Pulmonary Rehabilitation, with some cover each week to either our Kendal or Carnforth programme.
Working alongside a team of Physiotherapists, OTs, Nurses and administrators, as part of the Community Respiratory Service, you will assist in the delivery of our Rolling programmes of Pulmonary Rehabilitation (PR).
Specifically, you will assist the registered staff with the planning, organising and delivery of PR assessments, groups and final assessments.
This will involve:
• Phoning patients to support their journey through PR
• Supporting patients to complete health questionnaires
• Taking basic clinical observations as part of fitness testing
• Conducting (under the supervision of a Physiotherapist) fitness testing (walk tests, strength tests, functional assessments) as part of the PR initial and final assessments
• Working in a compassionate, respectful and professional manner with patients, their relatives and cares and staff, role modelling our Trust values and behaviours.
• Cleaning of equipment and complying with health and safety processes to ensure safe delivery of PR for our patients
• Writing up clinical notes using EMIS web clinical records system
• Entering clinical data into our Audit spreadsheet
• Moving and handling of PR equipment
• Some general clinical administration tasks as needed (e.g. collating patient education materials)
• Supporting the staffing cover and delivery of PR exercise classes as needed
UHMBT Integrated Community Serviceprovidescare outside of the hospital setting, including communitylocationsand people’s own homes.
UHMBT hospital services operate from three main hospitals-Furness General Hospital (FGH) in Barrow, the Royal Lancaster Infirmary (RLI), and Westmorland General Hospital (WGH) in Kendal, as well as a number of community healthcare premises including Millom Hospital and GP Practice, Queen Victoria Hospital in Morecambe, and Ulverston Community Health Centre.
FGH and the RLI have a range of General Hospital services, with full Emergency Departments, Critical/Coronary Care units and various Consultant-led services.
WGH provides a range of General Hospital services, together with an Urgent Treatment Centre, that can help with a range of non-life threatening conditions such as broken bones and minor illnesses.
All three main hospitals provide a range of planned care including outpatients, diagnostics, therapies, day case and inpatient surgery. In addition, a range of local outreach services and diagnostics are provided from community facilities across Morecambe Bay.
To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay visiting our website https://www.uhmb.nhs.uk/
This advert closes on Wednesday 2 Jul 2025
The Morecambe Bay Respiratory Network in conjunction with the Community Respiratory Service, have secured funding until April 2026, totrial a number of new services across Morecambe Bay, including (but not limited to) the provision ofadditionallocalisedpulmonary rehabilitation programs.
This roleoffersyouapermanent contract with our Trust(UHMBT),andarolealigned with theCommunityRespiratoryServiceuntil 31stMarch 2026. Further funding forus to continuethese Respiratory services beyond April 2026, will be dependent on the success of this trial period.
So,if youhavea passion for respiratorycareandwant to help us toimprove the lives ofpeople livingwithrespiratorydisease acrossMorecambeBay, andifyou are up for a challengeand want tohelp usmake these new services a success – then this role couldbe for you!
This full time clinical support worker role, will predominately support the delivery of our Barrow rolling programmes of Pulmonary Rehabilitation, with some cover each week to either our Kendal or Carnforth programme.
Working alongside a team of Physiotherapists, OTs, Nurses and administrators, as part of the Community Respiratory Service, you will assist in the delivery of our Rolling programmes of Pulmonary Rehabilitation (PR).
Specifically, you will assist the registered staff with the planning, organising and delivery of PR assessments, groups and final assessments.
This will involve:
• Phoning patients to support their journey through PR
• Supporting patients to complete health questionnaires
• Taking basic clinical observations as part of fitness testing
• Conducting (under the supervision of a Physiotherapist) fitness testing (walk tests, strength tests, functional assessments) as part of the PR initial and final assessments
• Working in a compassionate, respectful and professional manner with patients, their relatives and cares and staff, role modelling our Trust values and behaviours.
• Cleaning of equipment and complying with health and safety processes to ensure safe delivery of PR for our patients
• Writing up clinical notes using EMIS web clinical records system
• Entering clinical data into our Audit spreadsheet
• Moving and handling of PR equipment
• Some general clinical administration tasks as needed (e.g. collating patient education materials)
• Supporting the staffing cover and delivery of PR exercise classes as needed
UHMBT Integrated Community Serviceprovidescare outside of the hospital setting, including communitylocationsand people’s own homes.
UHMBT hospital services operate from three main hospitals-Furness General Hospital (FGH) in Barrow, the Royal Lancaster Infirmary (RLI), and Westmorland General Hospital (WGH) in Kendal, as well as a number of community healthcare premises including Millom Hospital and GP Practice, Queen Victoria Hospital in Morecambe, and Ulverston Community Health Centre.
FGH and the RLI have a range of General Hospital services, with full Emergency Departments, Critical/Coronary Care units and various Consultant-led services.
WGH provides a range of General Hospital services, together with an Urgent Treatment Centre, that can help with a range of non-life threatening conditions such as broken bones and minor illnesses.
All three main hospitals provide a range of planned care including outpatients, diagnostics, therapies, day case and inpatient surgery. In addition, a range of local outreach services and diagnostics are provided from community facilities across Morecambe Bay.
To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay visiting our website https://www.uhmb.nhs.uk/
This advert closes on Wednesday 2 Jul 2025