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Job overview

This is an exciting opportunity for a 6 clinician to join our growing pulmonary rehabilitation service. You will be joining a dynamic team that delivers pulmonary rehabilitation across Dorset. You will be mainly working in the Bournemouth and Poole area but will be expected to cover across Dorset at times. You will need to hold a valid UK Driving license and have access to a car.

The successful candidate will be able to develop skills in holistic assessing.

Supervisory skills will be enhanced and with the pulmonary rehabilitation service working towards accreditation service development and quality assurance skills will be developed also.

There will be opportunity to support students and cascade learning to other team members.

Employment in this post requires an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, which the Trust will cover the cost of.  Applicants who subscribe to the DBS update service are able to present a valid DBS certificate instead of requiring a new check.

Main duties of the job

Assessing suitability of patients for the pulmonary rehabilitation course, offering advice and guidance to patients as required. Liaising with other disciplines to ensure safety of the patients whilst exercising. 

You must be able to work autonomously, have good interpersonal  and time management skills 

You will be working along side one of our exercise instructors whilst running the pulmonary rehabilitation course.

Will provide a high quality person centred approach to care delivery which always considers people’s safety, privacy and dignity.

To provide specialist care and interventions, assessments, treatments 
and managing patients on a caseload, as part of the wider multidisciplinary care team. 

To provide specialist advice to others regarding the management and 
care of patients / service users.

To devise specialist programmes of care for other professionals to 
deliver and ensure they are delivered appropriately.

To plan, implement and review health improvement programmes in a 
range of settings.

Provide supervision, mentorship and training  

Working for our organisation

At Dorset HealthCare we’re on a mission to empower people to make the most of their lives through our outstanding, joined-up healthcare services. We’re a dynamic, forward-looking Trust, running 12 community hospitals, specialist inpatient facilities and a wide range of integrated community and mental health services for a population of almost 800,000 people.

We do things differently here – it’s one of the reasons the CQC rated us ‘outstanding’ in 2019. It’s also why 95% of patients across our services say they have a good or very good experience of our services and 89% of staff feel they can really make a difference. Whether you’re looking to work with us in one of our bustling market towns, vibrant urban locations, thriving seaside spots, or among the rolling hills of Dorset, there are lots of ways you can make a difference in our communities.

Our 7,000-strong workforce is at the heart of what we do and our success is a testament to our brilliant people. We're all about building a workplace for the future, we believe in equal opportunities and we celebrate diversity. We’re an inclusive workplace, where everyone is welcome, everyone can be authentic, and we are all encouraged to be the best version of ourselves.

Working with us you’ll be part of a strong team, challenge yourself, build a career, and teach us what we don’t know. And you’ll be working towards our vision to be better every day through excellence, compassion and expertise in all we do.