# Therapy Assistant - Respiratory Care Team

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Kingston Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Kingston Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
- **Location:** Whitton Communnity Health & Social Care Centre
- **Workplace type:** onsite
- **Profession:** Healthcare support worker
- **Grade:** Band 4
- **Salary:** £33,262 - £36,027 per anum inc Outer HCAS (pro-rata)
- **Contract type:** Permanent
- **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Monday - Friday)
- **Closing date:** 2026-08-28T22:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-08-21T12:16:50.865Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/Twickenham/Kingston_Richmond_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Community_Respiratory_Care_Pulmonary_Rehabilitation/Community_Respiratory_Care_Pulmonary_Rehabilitation-v8225258
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8225258?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.kingstonhospital.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen to work alongside experienced Respiratory Physiotherapists and Nurses in Richmond.

The Respiratory Care Team provide support in the community to patients with long term respiratory conditions including a Pulmonary Rehabilitation program.

If you are looking to develop your skills or perhaps you want a change of scenery, then look no further!

Our community team can provide you with exciting opportunities for professional development including access to external training. We pride ourselves on our supportive and friendly working environment.

### Main duties of the job

What will you do as our Therapy Assistant?

- Deliver Pulmonary Rehabilitation classes alongside clinicians
- Deliver home Pulmonary Rehabilitation progammes
- Manage a caseload of patients
- To participate with data collection and submission for local and national audits
- To support the service as it works towards accreditation
- Travel is an integral part of the role, it is essential that you are able to travel to a variety of clinic and community sites and to patients homes within Richmond borough during the working day.

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see Job Description and Person Specification attached.

If you have any queries please contact Hannah Brown or Anna Thorz, Team Leads, on 02084871783

### Applicant requirements

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

## Person Specification

### Travel

**Essential**

- Car driver
- Access to vehicle for work purposes

**Desirable**

- Alternative mode of transport

### Respiratory knowledge

**Essential**

- Understanding of main respiratory conditions team commissioned to manage; COPD, Fibrosis and Bronchiectasi
- Ability to recognise the deterioration of a patient

**Desirable**

- Previous experience working with respiratory patients
- Aware of clinical guidelines (BTS, NICE)

### Pulmonary Rehabilitation

**Essential**

- Delivery of group exercise / education sessions
- Experience in exercise prescription
- Understanding of PR benefits with respiratory conditions

**Desirable**

- Delivery of Pulmonary Rehabilitation, exercise +/- education components
- Awareness of PRSAS - accreditation scheme
- Experience of completing Pulmonary Rehab assessments (ISWT, strength testing, PROMs)

### NHS / Healthcare experience

**Essential**

- 3+ years of experience working in NHS / Healthcare setting
- Experience working within a respiratory setting (acute / community / social / volunteer)
- NVQ in rehabilitation / health / social care (or equivalent)

**Desirable**

- Experience working in community setting
- Previous Therapy Assistant work
- Sport and exercise degree or long term conditions equivalent

### Patient records & documentation

**Essential**

- IT skills - use of word, excel, powerpoint
- Timely management of documentation in patient medical records

**Desirable**

- Experience using electronic patient record systems
- Experience of SystmOne
- Experience booking appointments (clinical admin)

## Documents

- [onboarding roadmap (pdf, 440.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?ddoc=2464)
- [ai toolkit for candidates (pdf, 1.9mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?ddoc=2412)
- [b4 therapy assistant rct job description (pdf, 344.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10534367)
- [b4 therapy assistant rct person specification (pdf, 32.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10534368)
- [b4 therapy assistant rct functional requirements (pdf, 264.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10534369)

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