Job summary
- Main area
- Respiratory
- Grade
- Band 4
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 222-HOU-156
- Employer
- West London NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Heart of Hounslow Health Centre
- Town
- Hounslow
- Salary
- £32,199 - £34,876 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 28/12/2025 23:59
- Interview date
- 09/01/2026
Employer heading
Rehabilitation Assistant - Cardiorespiratory and Post-COVID
Band 4
West London NHS Trust provides a full range of mental health, community and physical healthcare services for children, adults and older people living in the London boroughs of Ealing, Hammersmith & Fulham and Hounslow.
We also provide some specialist services that are commissioned regionally, such as our medium secure services; and nationally, such as the Cassel Hospital for people with complex and severe personality disorder and our high secure services at Broadmoor Hospital.
Job overview
Are you passionate about helping people regain their independence and quality of life following illness? Do you enjoy working as part of a supportive, forward-thinking multidisciplinary team? West London NHS Trust is looking for an enthusiastic and dedicated Rehabilitation Assistant Practitioner to join our Hounslow Community Cardiorespiratory and Post-COVID Service.
This is an exciting opportunity to make a real difference to patients living with long-term respiratory and cardiac conditions, as well as those recovering from Post-COVID Syndrome. You will be part of a specialist community team that delivers high-quality rehabilitation and self-management programmes across Hounslow, helping patients to manage breathlessness, fatigue, reduced mobility, and other symptoms that impact daily life.
Working alongside experienced physiotherapists, occupational therapists, nurses, and other members of the multidisciplinary team, you will play a key role in supporting patients through their rehabilitation journey.
Main duties of the job
Your responsibilities will include carrying out delegated assessments and treatments, monitoring progress, reporting changes in condition, and supporting patients to use digital self-management tools such as the “Living with COVID” platform. You will also assist with home environment assessments, demonstrate safe use of mobility and rehabilitation equipment, and educate patients and carers on breathing techniques, pacing strategies, and energy conservation.
Working for our organisation
West London NHS Trust is one of the most diverse healthcare providers in the UK, delivering a range of mental health and physical healthcare and community services. The Trust runs Broadmoor Hospital, one of three high secure hospitals in the country, with an international reputation.
Our high secure services care for patients from South of England and we provide low and medium secure services across eight London boroughs. The Trust also provides mental and physical healthcare in three London boroughs (Ealing, Hounslow and Hammersmith & Fulham). We employ 4,500 staff, of whom 56% are BME. Our turnover for 2023-24 is £426m.
The Trust is rated as ‘Good’ overall by the Care Quality Commission. Forensic services are rated as ‘Outstanding’.
The Trust is an established partner and contributor in the development of the evolving North West London Integrated Care System and the Integrated Care Board. The Trust leads the NW London Children and Adolescent Mental Health provider collaborative.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The Candidate Pack provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. Please view as attached
The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- NVQ Level 3 in Health or Social Care (or equivalent experience)
Desirable criteria
- Care Certificate / Assistant Practitioner Qualification
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Understanding of rehabilitation principles, infection control, and patient safety
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of respiratory and cardiac conditions, Long COVID, and self-management principles
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience in rehabilitation, community, or respiratory/cardiac/post-COVID care settings
Desirable criteria
- Experience working with MDTs in long-term condition management
Skills
Essential criteria
- Excellent communication, clinical observation, and documentation skills; ability to use IT systems (SystmOne, MS Teams)
- Manual handling and risk assessment skills
Desirable criteria
- Group facilitation, digital self-management support
Personal Attributes
Essential criteria
- Empathetic, adaptable, reliable, self-motivated, and able to work independently and as part of a team
Desirable criteria
- Demonstrates initiative and commitment to learning
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Saba Shanmughasundaram
- Job title
- Team Lead, Hounslow Community Respiratory
- Email address
- [email protected]
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