Therapy Assistant: Sponsorship Available
Job Title: Therapy Assistant
Agency: Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust
Location: Gloucester, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom
Salary/Rate: 28,392 – 31,157 £ / Year
Job Summary
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The Gloucestershire Respiratory Service is looking to recruit an enthusiastic individual with a strong background in exercise and an interest in caring for adults with long-term conditions. You will join our team at an exciting stage of our development. We have recently become a Royal College of Physicians Accredited Pulmonary Rehabilitation service (2025). Embedded into our team culture is a commitment to continuous improvement and delivering high-quality care.
This role offers an exciting opportunity for a flexible and motivated individual who will enjoy travelling around the beautiful county of Gloucestershire, delivering therapies and treatment to its local respiratory community.
The service is also integrating Therapy assistants into delivering other treatments, including the management of breathlessness and home oxygen, which includes completing oxygen assessments, such as ambulatory oxygen assessments and capillary blood gas assessments
A valid UK driving licence plus the use of one’s own transport for business purposes is essential.
WE REQUIRE THE SUCCESSFUL APPLICANT TO HOLD A LEVEL 3 PERSONAL TRAINING QUALIFICATION. REQUIRES REPS/ CIMSPA REGISTERED.
Main duties of the job
Gloucestershire Respiratory Service is a county-wide integrated service linking in with primary care and secondary care services. There are four arms to the service, which are:
- Home Oxygen assessment and management (under clinical supervision)
- Respiratory Assessment and Treatment
- Pulmonary Rehabilitation
- Physiotherapy Clinic for patients with suspected breathing pattern disorders and sputum retention problems
There will be an opportunity to learn and experience all aspects of the service and work closely with Nurses and Physiotherapists. The successful candidate will be working predominantly in Pulmonary Rehabilitation, delivering exercise to those with chronic respiratory conditions. The role expands to include elements of respiratory assessment and treatment in home oxygen.
The role does include clinical, administrative, and clinical audit duties, and therefore, good technology and communication skills are essential.
There is clinical supervision within the role and many learning opportunities via in-house and external training courses. There is a comprehensive induction and competency framework to support you.
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