Job summary
- Main area
- Therapies
- Grade
- Band 4
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (includes input to weekend rota)
- Job ref
- 156-6432001
- Employer
- Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Treliske Hospital
- Town
- Truro
- Salary
- £25,147 - £27,596 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 23/07/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Critical Care GSW
Band 4
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen within our critical care therapy team for a dynamic and engaging Rehabilitation Support Worker.
We are looking for individuals who are attentive, compassionate and have a significant interest in rehabilitation. You will be supported by the critical care therapy team, through supervision and teaching opportunities to progress your development and support your career aspirations. We welcome applications from candidates who strive to deliver excellent care and rehabilitation, to promote good patient outcomes and positive care experiences. The critical care therapy team work closely together and with the wider multiprofessional team and this position will be integral and central in the patients’ rehabilitation journey. You must have excellent communication skills, be flexible in your work and have the ability to adapt to fast changing circumstances.
This is a substantive full-time post of 37.5hrs per week, with occasional weekend working
Main duties of the job
To assist in the rehabilitation for patients on the critical care unit and on the hospital wards, under the support from Occupational Therapy, Speech and Language Therapy (SLT) and Physiotherapy clinicians. This will include contributing to the assessment and treatment of these patients, ensuring they receive excellent care, with good therapy outcomes. This role will also support with complex discharges from the unit, ensuring patients are kept at the centre of their care, throughout their critical care journey.
Working for our organisation
The Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust (RCHT) is the main provider of acute and specialist care services in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. We serve a population of around 500,000 people - a figure that can increase significantly with
visitors during the busiest times of the year. We employ approximately 6,700 staff and have a budget of approximately £580 million.
We are a teaching hospital in partnership with the University of Exeter Medical School, University of Plymouth School of Nursing and Midwifery, and Peninsula Dental School.
The Knowledge Spa on the Royal Cornwall Hospital site is the base for medical and nursing as well as ongoing education for health professions in clinical and non-clinical roles.
Keeping at the forefront of medical advances, we are continually developing our clinical services as well as our facilities and are committed to maximising the range of specialist care that can be offered locally. Allied to this is a growing reputation for research and innovation.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
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Many of our staff work flexibly in many different ways. Please talk to us at interview about any flexible working arrangements you would prefer or require. While we may not be able to fully accommodate all requests, such requests will not be referenced during the interview scoring process, and we will fully consider and try to accommodate them for successful applicants.
We reserve the right to close this advert early, or when the allocated number of applications has been reached. Please submit your application at the earliest opportunity.
Person specification
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Maths and English to GCSE or equivalent
- NVQ level 3 or equivalent training or experience e.g. OT Technicians award, B Tech or equivalent
- Completion of the Care Certificate programme
- Willingness/commitment to undertake training
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of working in an acute healthcare setting or in a rehabilitation setting.
- Experience of working with elderly or injured/disabled people.
Desirable criteria
- Experience of training others in technical skills/life skills.
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
- Julie Wright
- Job title
- Speech and Language Therapist Clinical Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
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