Job summary
Employer heading
Rehabilitation Assistant
Band 3
Central London Community Healthcare (CLCH) is one of the largest community healthcare organisations in London and Hertfordshire, providing our services to diverse communities/boroughs in 11 London Boroughs - Barnet, Brent, Ealing, Hammersmith & Fulham, Harrow, Hounslow, Kensington and Chelsea, Merton, Richmond, Wandsworth, Westminster - and Hertfordshire.
We are rated Good by the Care Quality Commission and are ranked among top NHS employers. Community healthcare is our focus and our passion. We champion the role of community health professionals to make sure our patients get great care closer to home.
Job overview
CLCH Hertfordshire Adult Community Services - CLCH NHS Trust provides a range of Community Services, and the Hertfordshire Division is recruiting!
We are looking to recruit an enthusiastic and highly motivated Band 3 therapy rehab assistant to our Hertfordshire Community Team in Hemel Hempstead and surrounding area.
The role involves working with patients in their own home to provide rehabilitation services and promote independence. It will involve exercise provision, assessment and provision of equipment to support them at home. You will also be responsible for equipment and mobility aids as well as assisting at times with administrate tasks for the therapists.
Successful applicants will be part of an enthusiastic, patient focused, holistic team caring for patients in their own homes. Our Multi-disciplinary team comprises of Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists, Nurses, Healthcare and therapy assistants, as well as support from administrators.
We work collaboratively with GPs, acute hospitals, social care, hospices and other third sector organizations. You will have the opportunity to work with patients with a wide range of clinical conditions.
We have a well-established structure for clinical supervision and opportunities for practice development including in-service training and skills courses. This will provide you with fantastic opportunities to enhance your existing knowledge and skills and progress up the pay scale.
Main duties of the job
This is a part-time post based in the Dacorum Community Team in Hertfordshire.
To be an active member of the clinical rehabilitation team.
To rehabilitate and maximise a patient’s potential. To support and enable patients in a range of activities to promote independent living and monitor their wellbeing.
Provide individual therapy treatment under the guidance of physiotherapy and occupational therapy colleagues, in the community setting.
Manage own caseload of patients and maintain professional documentation.
Build and maintain relationships with other local services to facilitate appropriate referrals and high quality healthcare.
Provide guidance and information to patients, health and social care professionals, carers and relatives and other non-professionals.
Deliver appropriate treatment in a variety of settings including the patient’s own home, residential and nursing homes and day centres.
Actively participate in Continuing Professional Development and Clinical Supervision to support your own development and ensure clinical practice is maintained at a high standard.
Eligible to live and work in the UK. Hold a full, valid, UK drivers licence and have access to a car to use for business purposes (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010)
Nationality: This post is open to UK nationals, EU and certain non-EU citizens. Other nationals must be free from any restriction to reside or take up employment in the UK, in order to be considered for this post.
Working for our organisation
Just as we care about our patients’ wellbeing, we care about yours!
We can offer you:
- A comprehensive induction into the community service followed by a local induction to introduce you to the role
- Car lease scheme *T&C’s apply
- Flexible working options
- Annual travel card loan
- Training, support and development in your career
To have a full look at our benefits and what it’s like working for us please go here: https://www.clch.nhs.uk/job/pay-and-benefits
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please refer to job description, person specification and trust values, for outline of skills, knowledge and experience required
Person specification
Willingness to undertake training to meet competency framework.
Essential criteria
- NVQ Level 3 or equivalent level of knowledge and experience.
- Good general education up to GCSE equivalent.
- Willingness to undertake training to meet competency framework.
Desirable criteria
- Care certificate or willingness to work towards
- Knowledge of OTAGO and Yale exercise programmes
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of working in a healthcare environment or care environment
- Experience treating adult and/or elderly client groups
Desirable criteria
- Previous experience of working in the NHS.
- Experience in Falls Prevention and community work
- Knowledge of the role of registered professional OT and/or Physiotherapist
- Use of adaptive equipment.
Skills & Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Able to demonstrate commitment to high quality care and service provisions.
- Basic computer skills.
- Good communication skills.
- Competent use of English language (spoken and written).
- Good level of numeracy.
- Ability to record messages and information in an accurate and concise way.
- Work flexibly to accommodate patient/ service needs.
- Ability to work well within a team as well as individually.
- Hold a full, valid, UK driving licence and have access to a car to use for business purposes (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010)
Desirable criteria
- Ability to effectively use Systmone and Microsoft teams.
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.
Application numbers
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Sally Dickinson
- Job title
- Therapy Team Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0208 102 5884
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