Therapy Assistant: Sponsorship Available

Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust

Job Summary

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.

Main duties of the job

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.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • has level 3 exercise qualification in personal training
  • has REPS / CIMSPA registration
  • health and social care qualification or equivalent experience

Experience

Essential

  • evidence of delivering exercise intervention 1:1 or in a group
  • evidence of good IT and communication skills

Desirable

  • Health care experience and knowledge of clinical systems
  • Experience of working with people with long term conditions

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Closing Date: 21 May 2026

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