Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust
Location
Blackburn, Lancashire | United Kingdom
Job description
Our Vision is to provide the best mental health, learning disability, autism and community based services for the populations we serve.
As an integrated Mental Health, Learning Disability and Community Trust, Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust provides a range of services including:
The Trust was first established in 2002 and employs approximately 7,000 staff who provide care from more than 400 sites. The organisation offers opportunities for medics, mental health and general nurses, allied health professionals, Psychology, administration and clerical staff, apprentices and volunteers.
Lancashire & South Cumbria Foundation Trust supports flexible working, we believe that a positive work/life balance benefits NHS employees through improved health and wellbeing. We would consider working patterns such as; term time, part time, compressed hours, home/remote working, and flexi-time.
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3 months Fixed Term
A unique opportunity has arisen within Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust’s Pennine Network to work as a Band 3 Pulmonary Rehabilitation (PR) Link Support Worker. Pulmonary Rehabilitation Services supports the long term management of respiratory conditions in the community giving patients understanding and autonomy of how to manage their condition in their daily lives. We particularly work with respiratory conditions such as, COPD, Asthma, Emphysema etc. however many of our patients have a multiple health conditions impacting their health and well-being.
We are looking to appoint a dynamic enthusiastic person to join our service.
The role will involve working alongside the Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapist, Nurse, Assistant Practitioner and Community Rehabilitation Health Care Assistant in a multidisciplinary environment.
This will necessitate the provision of a high quality interpretation service wherever required in the Blackburn with Darwen area, including community clinics or in the patient’s homes.
We are keen on recruiting an individual with excellent communication skills. A bilingual speaker wold be advantageous. Good understanding of rehabilitation and have the ability to work autonomously as well as part of a team.
Bilingual speak will be advantageous in this role.
If the following seems of interest and you would like further information please contact us on the details provided
To assist with the delivery of the education programme including interpretation during the sessions. To raise the awareness about respiratory conditions within the ethnic minority communities, and initiate and maintain community development work on behalf of the Pulmonary Rehabilitation Service.
To assist the multidisciplinary Pulmonary Rehabilitation (PR) team in the provision of culturally sensitive services for people with respiratory condition of British Minority Ethnic Groups to access the service and improve completion rates of the Pulmonary Rehabilitation Programme.
This will necessitate the provision of a high quality interpretation service wherever required in the Blackburn with Darwen area, including community clinics or in the patient’s homes.
To assist with the delivery of the education programme including interpretation during the sessions.
To raise the awareness about respiratory conditions within the ethnic minority communities, and initiate and maintain community development work on behalf of the Pulmonary Rehabilitation Service.
Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust provides a range of services including secondary mental health care across this area. Specialist provision comprises inpatient child and adolescent mental health services, perinatal mental health and forensic services including low and medium secure care.
The Trust also provides a range of physical health and well-being services in the community alongside a range of partners in the Lancashire, Cumbria and Sefton area.
Lancashire & South Cumbria Foundation Trust encourages flexible working, we believe that a positive work/life balance benefits NHS employees through improved health and wellbeing. We would consider working patterns such as; term time, part time, compressed hours, flexi-time and career breaks. We encourage applicants to state clearly on their application forms this request and discuss these options at interview.
For more information please visit our website via Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS FT
Please see attached the job description and person specification for more information about this role.
Please note that further communication from Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust (LSCFT) will normally be to the email address given on the application form. You should also ensure that email addresses and telephone numbers are provided for your referees, to enable LSCFT to contact them.
Please ensure that you read the Person Specification attached below as your application will be measured against this document. Applications from job share partners are welcome and other forms of flexible working will be considered for all posts. For all posts which require a Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check please be aware of the Disclosure & Barring Service Code of Practice, a copy of which is available by logging on to the DBS website. If the post is subject to DBS disclosure, a charge will be made to the successful candidate(s).You are advised to consider applying for LSCFT vacancies as soon as possible as in some instances vacancies are closed as soon as a sufficient number of applications have been received. If you are not invited to interview within three weeks of the closing date then please assume that on this occasion you have been unsuccessful, as it is not possible to contact all unsuccessful candidates.
Lancashire & South Cumbria Care is committed to celebrating difference as an asset and we know that recruiting talent from diverse backgrounds helps to create a more flexible, creative and effective workforce. We actively challenge discrimination and welcome applications from people regardless of age, disability (especially those with experience of accessing mental health, or Learning Disability Services or caring for someone who has accessed mental health services or Learning Disability Services), ethnicity, gender, religion or belief or sexual orientation. Our goal is for the Trust to be truly representative of the communities we serve so we are particularly keen to receive applications from people in under-represented groups. The organisation is proud to be listed as one of the Inclusive Top 50 UK Employers and our HR department holds the Lancashire LGBT Quality Mark. If there is anything you’d like to discuss in relation to your application then please ask.
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.
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£22.82k - £24.34k per annum
