Clinical Support Worker for Pulmonary Rehabilitation

Job overview

The Morecambe Bay Respiratory Network in conjunction with the Community Respiratory Service, have secured funding until March 2027, to continue running a number of new services across Morecambe Bay, including (but not limited to)  Pulmonary rehabilitation.

We require a full-time Clinical Support Worker to support the running of Pulmonary rehabilitation in Barrow. This is a temporary contract (pending a recurrent funding decision in 2027).

We are looking for a patient-focussed, friendly, motivating, kind and respectful colleague to join our team, to support our Barrow patients to get the most from their Pulmonary Rehabilitation classes.

This time limited post would be ideal for an experienced clinical support worker or therapy assistant, with existing knowledge of NHS therapy, exercise /rehabilitation environments. This role would also be ideal for a trainee or newly qualified OT / Physiotherapist wishing to gain experience in a rehabilitation setting.

Main duties of the job

Main duties of the role are outlined in the attached job description, but to support the PR programme delivery you will be expected to:

• Phone patients to discuss and explain the PR programme and arrange appointments

• Dealing with patients in a kind, respectful and sensitive manner when they contact the team (including people who are breathless and in distress)

• Work with our clinical team to assess patients with chronic lung disease for the pulmonary rehabilitation group programme (this includes walk tests, observation testing, strength testing and supporting patients to complete symptom questionnaires)
• Support the delivery and successful running of the Pulmonary rehabilitation exercise and education classes
• Develop knowledge of health inequalities (through provided training) to provide additional support as needed to those residents living in the CORE20 areas of Barrow, so that they can attend and benefit from the PR treatment

• Scanning of clinical paperwork onto EMIS web clinical system and completing patient consultation notes

• Work towards National Pulmonary rehabilitation clinical competencies and engage in local clinical skills training
• Some administrative tasks (preparing patient packs/photocopying)
• Data inputting into local excel database for our National audit

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Main duties of the role are outlined in the attached job description, but to support the PR programme delivery you will be expected to:

• Phone patients to discuss and explain the PR programme and arrange appointments

• Dealing with patients in a kind, respectful and sensitive manner when they contact the team (including people who are breathless and in distress)

• Work with our clinical team to assess patients with chronic lung disease for the pulmonary rehabilitation group programme (this includes walk tests, observation testing, strength testing and supporting patients to complete symptom questionnaires)
• Support the delivery and successful running of the Pulmonary rehabilitation exercise and education classes
• Develop knowledge of health inequalities (through provided training) to provide additional support as needed to those residents living in the CORE20 areas of Barrow, so that they can attend and benefit from the PR treatment

• Scanning of clinical paperwork onto EMIS web clinical system and completing patient consultation notes

• Work towards National Pulmonary rehabilitation clinical competencies and engage in local clinical skills training
• Some administrative tasks (preparing patient packs/photocopying)
• Data inputting into local excel database for our National audit