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Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust
About
At Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust (GHC), we provide joined-up mental health, physical health and learning disability services to people of all ages across Gloucestershire. We run community hospitals and provide care and support in people’s own homes and in a range of other locations across the county.
Contact
- Address
- Edward Jenner Court
- Gloucester Business Park
- Brockworth
- Gloucestershire
- GL3 4AW
- Contact Number
- 0300 421 8333
Therapy Assistant - Pulmonary Rehabilitation and Home Oxygen
Closed for applications on: 21-May-2026 12:24
Vacancy status: Closed
Closed for applications on: 21-May-2026 12:24
Key details
Location
- Site
- Gloucestershire Respiratory Service
- Address
- Southgate Moorings
- Town
- Gloucester
- Postcode
- GL1 2DB
- Major / Minor Region
- Gloucestershire
Contract type & working pattern
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Monday - to - Friday. No weekends or bank holidays)
Salary
- Salary
- £28,392 - £31,157 Per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Grade
- (Band 4)
Specialty
- Main area
- Therapy Assistant - Pulmonary Rehabilitation (band 4)
- Interview date
- 04/06/2026
We love what we do and we think you will, too!
At Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust (GHC), we provide joined-up mental health, physical health and learning disability services to people of all ages across Gloucestershire. We run community hospitals and provide care and support in people’s own homes and in a range of other locations across the county.
We are on a mission to enable people to live the best life they can and we have a vision to work together to provide outstanding care. We put people at the heart of our services, focusing on personalised care by asking ‘what matters to you’.
We’re passionate about making sure that everyone can contribute to achieving our mission and we are continually working to support healthy and happy high-quality teams in all areas of the Trust.
Our application process aims to understand each candidates knowledge, skills and experience. We have found that candidates that use AI to generate their answers can lack specificity and fail to address key criteria outlined in the job description.
It is really important to personalise your application to convey your individual skills, knowledge, and experiences effectively and for us to understand why you are applying for this role with GHC. We discourage over reliance on AI-generated applications as it will lessen your chances of success in securing an interview with us .
Job overview
The Gloucestershire Respiratory Service are 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 assessment such as ambulatory oxygen assessments and capillary blood gas assessment
A valid UK driving licence plus the use of own transport for business purposes is essential.
WE REQUIRE THE SUCCESSFUL APPLICANT TO HOLD A LEVEL 3 PERSONAL TRAINING QUALIFICATION. REQUIRES REPS/ CIMSPA REGISTERED.
We would encourage you to enquire or even shadow the service - please call us (0300 421 6460) - We would love to hear from you!
Advert
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 opportunity to learn and experience all aspects of the service and work closely with Nurses and Physiotherapists. The successful candidate will be working predominately 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.
The qualification, training & experience requirements for the role are underlined in the Job Description/Person Specification.
Working for our organisation
We have a skilled and dedicated workforce of over 5000 colleagues working in a diverse range of services over 55 sites and within people’s homes. We strive to enable a welcoming workplace culture that builds and celebrates civility, inclusivity and diversity, while providing a sense of belonging and trust.
Annual staff surveys, regular Pulse surveys and other engagement opportunities provide our people with lots of opportunity to tell us about their experiences of working with us. In the latest staff survey, 61% of colleagues gave us their views. It was great to hear that:
- 72% of colleagues would recommend the Trust as a place to work, ranking us 1st for Provider Trusts in the South West region on this question.
- 76% would recommend the standard of care provided in our services if a friend or relative needed treatment, also ranking us 1st in the South West region.
- 81% said that care of patients and service users is the Trust’s priority, compared with an average in comparable NHS Trusts in England of 64%.
This high-level overview shows we are in a healthy position, with higher scores than average for comparable organisations, alongside a great response rate, indicating good staff engagement. However, we also know we have plenty of room for improvement in many areas. To that end, we continue to prioritise and invest in our commitment to genuinely becoming a Great Place to Work with consistent top-quartile performance in the annual staff survey and Pulse surveys.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
We provide a Multi-professional preceptorship programme that is aligned to the National Preceptorship Framework for Nursing and have been awarded the Interim quality mark from NHS England. Our programme is provided to all Newly Qualified; Nurses, Nursing Associates, Internationally Educated Practitioners, Allied Health Professionals and Return to Practice Practitioners. In addition to the programme we also offer all preceptees the opportunity of enrolling and completing the level 7 (Masters) 15 credit validated module “Preceptorship for Healthcare” (AP7026).
Newly qualified Social Workers are offered the Assessed and Supported Year in Employment programme (ASYE) which is similar to a preceptorship programme.
Please refer to the Additional Information attachment before submitting your application.
The Trust is required to work in line with the Government’s UK Visa and Immigration Rules and Regulations. For more information about sponsorship for certain roles, please visit - https://www.gov.uk/browse/visas-immigration/work-visas
When joining us, as well as becoming part of a team that makes a difference, we also offer:
- Free car parking at many of our sites
- 27 days leave plus bank holidays, increasing up to 33 days with long service
- A broad range of training and development opportunities, including apprenticeships up to Level 7 qualification.
- A multi-professional preceptorship programme for all Newly Qualified; Nurses, Nursing Associates, Internationally Educated Practitioners, Allied Health Professionals and Return to Practice Practitioners.
- Generous NHS pension and enhanced pay when if you work unsocial hours
- Flexible, family friendly and agile working opportunities
- Recognition and long service awards
- Fast Track physiotherapy
- Access to discounts and salary sacrifice schemes; including Cycle to Work, Car scheme and discounts on travel, leisure and retailers.
Applicants are advised to apply early as if a large number of applications are received for this post, we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the advertised date.
If you are aged 16-30, you may be eligible for financial and pastoral support from the King’s Trust, with who we are in partnership with to support your first 6 months in role. We will pass on your details to the King’s Trust who will be in touch with you if you are eligible. If you would rather not be contacted, please let us know.
For more information please see the attached 'Additional Information for Applicants' document.
Good luck with your application.
Applicant requirements
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- has level 3 exercise qualification in personal training
- has REPS / CIMSPA registration
- health and social care qualification or equivalent experience
Experience
Essential criteria
- evidence of delivering exercise intervention 1:1 or in a group
- evidence of good IT and communication skills
Desirable criteria
- Health care experience and knowledge of clinical systems
- Experience of working with people with long term conditions
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Liz Mount
- Job title
- Clinical Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0300 421 6666
No longer accepting applications
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