Pulmonary Rehabilitation Technical Instructor | Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Posting date:	08 July 2025
Salary:	Not specified
Additional salary information:	£24,625 - £25,674 per annum (pro rata for part time)
Hours:	Part time
Closing date:	13 August 2025
Location:	Newark / Church Circle, New Ollerton, Newark NG22 , NG24 4XG
Company:	Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Job type:	Permanent
Job reference:	7321370/186-861-25-GH

Summary

Care closer to home is becoming integral to the future of the NHS and the Community Health Services (CHS) Division of NottsHC are at the forefront of this exciting journey. Working with our system partners in creating collaborative ways to improve physical health care services, activities and interventions in local communities, which meet the needs of our patients in the places they call home.

The division operates under three Units of Management providing an extensive portfolio of children’s, adults and specialist services, covering a vast geographical area. We offer various clinical and non-clinical roles, working within supportive teams that encourage us all to work to the best of our abilities to provide the highest quality care.

Please note that this post does not meet the pay level required for a Skilled worker visa.

Successful applicants with no prior NHS experience would normally be placed at the bottom of the band in line with Agenda for Change. This salary is below the minimum salary required for sponsorship for a Skilled Worker / Health & Care visa. In these circumstances the Trust would not, therefore, be able to sponsor for a Skilled Worker / Health & Care visa.

Applicants requiring a Skilled Worker Visa can determine the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship against the relevant criteria here https://www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa

The Community Pulmonary Rehabilitation Service aims to provide Pulmonary Rehabilitation for adults with COPD (and/or other respiratory conditions) and aims to promote independence, prevent hospital admission or admission to care, and to help people achieve their rehabilitation goals.

The role is primarily concerned with delivering group based exercise and educations sessions to adults diagnosed with a respiratory condition across in Mid Notts. This includes maintaining accurate records and supporting the wider team to safely manage the waiting lists.

The role is based in Newark and Sherwood but flexible working is required to cover pulmonary rehab classes across the Mid Nottinghamshire Portfolio, including Mansfield and Ashfield

The service operates 08:30-16:30 Monday to Friday

Nottinghamshire Healthcare employs over 10,000 colleagues who help #MakeADifference every day. We provide intellectual disability, mental health, community health, forensic and offender healthcare services across Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire and South Yorkshire. Care is delivered from over 120 sites within the community from acute settings and across low, medium and high secure environments including prisons.

As one of the largest mental health and community trusts in the East Midlands and one of the biggest employers in Nottinghamshire. We are also home to national and regional services such as the National High Secure Deaf Service and the Nottingham Centre for Transgender Health.

We are committed to flexible and agile working, including the opportunity to join our bank.

Your health and wellbeing is our priority and as such we invest significantly in this via our in-house Occupational Health Service, Staff Counselling Service and Health and Wellbeing Team.

We offer a number of employee-led staff networks, including Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) groups, our Green Champions Network, Freedom to Speak Up Network. Health and Wellbeing Champions Network and Menopause Champions. We provide care to a diverse range of communities and are passionate about supporting diversity and inclusion in the Trust.

If you believe in our values of Trust, Honesty, Respect, Compassion and Teamwork, then we would love to hear from you!

#TeamNottsHC

We are in search for a Pulmonary Rehab Technical Instructor within the Planned & Proactive Care Unit : Community Health Services Division.

We are looking to recruit a flexible and compassionate Pulmonary Rehab Technical Instructor to join our service within Mid Notts.

You will work along side other Specialist Services including Respiratory Nurse Specialists and Oxygen Nurse Specialists. One a day to day basis you will work closely with the Specialist PR Physiotherapists to deliver a holistic and comprehensive Pulmonary Rehabilitation programme to patients in a community setting (Health Centre or Community venue) or in a patients own homes.

If you are wanting to join a proactive, established team we would welcome your application. Your main responsibilities would be :

To assist in the provision of Pulmonary Rehabilitation service by implementing an agreed programme, set by the Specialist Physiotherapist, working at times without direct supervision.

To provide Pulmonary Rehabilitation with the aim of improving function for people with diagnosed lung conditions, through individual treatment plans, exercise programmes and education.

To collect relevant data that will support the effectiveness of clinical interventions

To be able to respond flexibly to new service developments

A full UK driving licence and vehicle for business use is required for this post; however reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled individuals in line with the Equality Act 2010

For a full range of role responsibilities and duties please refer to the attached job description - please ensure you demonstrate the essential criteria in the Job Description and Person Specification in order to be shortlisted for interview.

We have a depth and breadth of services and teams within the Community Health Services Division of Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust with many different clinical levels and skills: everyone has a role to play and everyone is highly valued. We love to grow talent and foster innovation from within our team....so if you have ideas, are highly motivated, flexible and open to new experiences and new ways of working...we want to hear from you.

Being part of an organisation as diverse as NottsHC provides you with great career development opportunities, to be innovative and gives you permission to grow both professionally and personally and really make a difference.

Why choose us?

As a part of the Planned & Proactive Care Unit family you can expect to be supported by your colleagues in your work, supported to extend your clinical reasoning and practical clinical skills to enhance your career and have your talent nurtured.

We acknowledge personal and work commitments is sometimes difficult to manage, and we will support people to achieve the right work/life balance through flexible working in a variety of full and part time roles which aim to maintain the health and wellbeing of our workforce.

You will have access to internal and external training and quality improvement opportunities and not to mention the wide range of employee benefits NottsHC offer;

Annual leave of 27 days plus bank holidays (this will increase up to 33 days depending on NHS service and in accordance with A4C terms and conditions)
Pension scheme
Flexible working and job share opportunities
Promotion of a healthy work life balance
Salary sacrifice schemes e.g., public transport loans, cycle schemes
Staff discount schemes e.g., Discounted leisure Centre membership
Free on-site parking (dependent on site)
An extensive health and wellbeing package including Occupational Health, Physiotherapy and Staff Counselling services
Support for carers
Travel mileage costs are repaid for all mileage on Trust business and is paid above the government standard rate.

Further information regarding NottsHC employee benefits can be found on our website www.nottinghamshirehealthcare.nhs.uk

Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment. The cost of the DBS application is £26.40 (standard) or £54.40 (enhanced), this cost will be deducted from your salary over the first 2 months of employment.

You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. An annual fee of £16 per year applies.




This advert closes on Tuesday 22 Jul 2025

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