Respiratory Health Care Support Worker

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde is one of the largest healthcare systems in the UK employing around 40,000 staff in a wide range of clinical and non-clinical professions and job roles. We deliver acute hospital, primary, community and mental health care services to a population of over 1.15 million and a wider population of 2.2 million when our regional and national services are included.

The shift pattern for this post is: Monday - Friday, 08:30 - 16:30

This post may close early to the volume of response. Please submit your application form as soon as possible.

Due to the volume of applications that we receive, we may not be able to provide shortlisting feedback.

An exciting opportunity has arisen within the acute based Respiratory Clinical Nurse Specialist and Pulmonary Rehabilitation Service for a Band 3 Respiratory Health Care Support Worker.

The post-holder will be an integral member of the multi-disciplinary team providing clinical and operational support to the Respiratory Clinical Nurse Specialist and Physiotherapy team to support the delivery of high quality Respiratory care to patients within Nurse Led Services and Pulmonary Rehabilitation programmes within hospital settings and community venues across GG&C.

The post-holder will assist the team to assess and deliver prescribed Pulmonary Rehabilitation programmes to maximise functional independence and rehabilitation potential for patients with chronic lung disease. As well as supporting the delivery of Nurse Led clinics.

The post-holder will assist those registered professionals working under their supervision and guidance in undertaking both clinical and non-clinical tasks.

This post will be instrumental in helping to deliver the highest quality respiratory care inclusive of the ongoing implementation and scale up of digital patient pathways.

We would welcome a motivated, enthusiastic and flexible individual to complement our existing and supportive multi-disciplinary team.

Previous experience in a health care environment is preferable but not essential. Applicants must be able to demonstrate excellent communication skills and a high standard of both written and verbal communication.

A full training package will be provided.

A full driving license and car owner is required.

Applications will be welcome from those with a keen interest in working as part of a multi-disciplinary team to support the delivery of high quality clinical care to improve health outcomes for patients with chronic respiratory illness and have an interest in rehabilitative respiratory care as well as service re-design and the implementation of digital innovation within healthcare.

Informal contact: Fiona Galbraith, Operational Lead, ,

Details on how to contact the Recruitment Service and the Recruitment Process: Information for candidates

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde- NHS Scotland encourages applications from all sections of the community. We promote a culture of inclusion across the organisation and are proud of the diverse workforce we have.

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