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This is an exciting opportunity to join our dynamic and committed inpatient Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy Team. We work alongside our patients supporting them to achieve their therapy goals and give them the confidence to reach the next stage of their rehabilitation journey. You will be working as part of the multidisciplinary team to provide an essential service in our community hospitals to the local population.
We are looking for someone who is motivated, enthusiastic and has excellent communication skills, with a strong desire to enable others to maximise independence and to be part of an innovative and forward-thinking rehabilitation team.
Hours are flexible depending on the right applicant.
Main duties of the job
Rehabilitation Support Worker.
A part time Band 3 Rehabilitation Support Worker post has become available within our experienced multidisciplinary team who work in our Inpatient Intermediate Care Units across Sussex. This post will be mainly based at the Uckfield Community Hospital, but you may be asked to work occasionally on other local bases.
This role involves working closely with patients to assess and improve their skills in activities of daily living, mobility and self care. The post also includes administrative tasks and record keeping. Your work will be directed and supervised by qualified Occupational Therapists and Physiotherapists, and you will work alongside our other Rehabilitation Support Workers and our nursing colleagues.
We are looking for an enthusiastic individual to join our supportive team, and our ideal candidate will be flexible, well organised, and willing to work across sites on occasions. A willingness to learn and develop is essential, along with good communication and interpersonal skills. Relevant therapy experience is preferred, although training will be given via completion of specific therapy competencies and further guidance as required.
About us
Our therapy team consists of experienced occupational therapists and physiotherapists, together with a therapy practitioner and other Rehabilitation Support Workers. We are a friendly and dynamic team that champions our patients' needs and works with them to help them achieve their goals.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Your main responsibilities will be to follow a therapy treatment plan as directed by the therapists, supporting the patients with exercises programmes and functional exercise and tasks.You will take part in one to one and groupwork with patients.You will be expected to be able to have some basic IT knowledge in order that you can document in the electronic patient notes.Please see job description for further information about the role.
Hours are flexible depending on the right applicant.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- to be able to demonstrate good literacy and numeracy skills
- relevant theoretical and practical training to NVQIII level or equivalent
- related academic qualifications
Desirable
- up to date manual handling training
- up to date personal portfolio of learning and development
Experience
Essential
- Administration duties such as record keeping, filing photocopying
- minimum of one year experience working as a therapy assistant or other relevant role
- at least one year's NHS experience health/social care
- knowledge of roles of other MDT members
- experience of working as part of a team
- experience of working under own initiative
- experience of planning own work load on daily basis
- good IT skills to include word and outlook
Desirable
- Experience of caring for patients in a community healthcare setting
- signed competencies in areas relevant to post
- proven competency training in fitting and assessing for daily living equipment and carrying out ADL assessments, basic mobility, stair assessment, and providing individual exercise programmes.
- experience in interviewing/information gathering
- experience of intergrated documentation
skills and knowledge
Essential
- Disability awareness
- ability to empathise with service users and their carers and to demonstrate appropriate attitudes
- good communication, written and verbal
- well developed observation skills and ability to attend to detail
Desirable
- knowledge of long term conditions
other requirements
Essential
- good time management including punctuality and ability to prioritise work load
- awareness of own limitations and ability to ask for guidance when needed
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).
Employer details
Employer name
Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Uckfield Community Hospital
Framfield Road
Uckfield
TN22 5AW
Employer's website
https://www.sussexcommunity.nhs.uk/work-with-us/ (Opens in a new tab)
