Job summary
Employer heading
Community Rehabilitation Assistant
NHS AfC: Band 3
Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is situated on the west coast of Lancashire, with services covering the local authority areas of Blackpool, Fylde and Wyre. The Trust is part of the Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care System (ICS) supporting a population of around 1.6 million people.
We have three main hospitals providing acute services to around 330,000 local residents. The organisation also provides specialist tertiary care for cardiac and haematology services, delivers community health services to over 445,000 residents including those in North Lancashire and hosts the National Artificial Eye Service across England. Plus, we provide urgent and emergency care services to an estimated 18 million people who visit the seaside resort each year. We employ over 7000 people from 68 different countries.
We welcome and encourage application from anyone with protected characteristics, as well as supporting reservists and Veterans who are looking for a rewarding and challenging career within the NHS.
Blackpool Teaching Hospitals encourages flexible working in all our roles to support staff in maintaining healthy home-life balance. Working patterns such as: part time working, self-rostering, compressed hours, annualised hours, term time, reverse term time and flexitime working can be explored.
Job overview
Are you a rehabilitation assistant with an interest in stroke & neurological rehabilitation, and looking for a supported opportunity to develop your career? We are looking for you in our evolving Integrated Community Stroke & Neurorehabilitation service!
This is a band 3-4 position, the successful candidate will start as a band 3 and transition into band 4 either upon successful completion of competencies or following completion of the assistant practitioner course. The course is run through UCLAN over 24 months, and has specific stroke and neuro modules with a September only intake. Completion of this course is mandatory for the role.
You will be required to take part in delivering a quality Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy & Speech & Language Therapy service under the supervision and guidance of qualified Therapists. You will also work clinically alongside other members of the multidisciplinary team to provide rehabilitative therapy for people who have sustained an acquired brain injury, have a neurological condition or have had a stroke.
The successful applicant will need to have excellent verbal and non-verbal communication skills, competent interpersonal skills and and have an ability to engage & motivate service-users. They will need to be able to work autonomously, demonstrate good problem-solving skills & be a team player.
Main duties of the job
This role will provide you with the opportunity to support clients through rehabilitation to improve their independence, quality of life and avoid any unnecessary hospital stays, working with them in various settings within community including their own home, care homes, clinics etc.
Post holders will need to hold a drivers licence and have a vehicle available for work use as they will be required to travel across the service footprint.
Full time and part time hours considered.
Working for our organisation
The Clinical Support Services Division is dynamic and forward thinking, based on strong working relationships, where openness and transparency is key.
We recommend that all individuals employed in patient facing roles, or those located on a ward or department where patients receive a service should be fully vaccinated against COVID-19.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To act as a rehabilitation assistant within the integrated community stroke and neuro rehabilitation service; a responsive and person centred service, delivering the best client outcomes through supporting and optimising peoples recovery at home, meeting their physical, mental health and social care needs and bridging the transition between acute hospital, primary and community care settings.
Assisting members of the service by implementing programmes of rehabilitation which relate to any aspect of the daily life of people with a stroke, acquired brain injury or neurological diagnosis.
Please review job description & personal specification for further detail.
Person specification
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of teamwork
- Experience of working in the community
Desirable criteria
- Experience of working as a therapy assistant
- Neuro specific experience
Education/Qualifications
Essential criteria
- NVQ level 3 or equivalent.
- GCSE Maths & English
Skills and Abilities
Essential criteria
- The ability to work autonomously on a day-to-day basis.
- Functional literacy and numeracy skills.
- Excellent communication skills which include the ability to give verbal and written feedback, communicate sensitive information appropriately
- The ability to recognise when a situation is escalating and to use de-escalation techniques
- The ability to motivate and engage clients in treatment sessions
Other
Essential criteria
- To demonstrate ability to work flexibly, and often alone in a variety of working environments.
- Full UK driving license and access to a car for work purposes.
- Be computer literate: competent with Microsoft office, Microsoft teams & emails
- Willingness to complete TAP course
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
- Naomi Hodgkinson
- Job title
- Service Manager ICSNRS
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01253 953279
If you have problems applying, contact
- Address
-
BTH
- Telephone
- 01253 957001
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