Job summary
- Main area
- Community Health Services
- Grade
- Band 3
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 267-CH6477043
- Employer
- Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Community Therapy Service West
- Town
- Witney
- Salary
- £22,816 - £24,336 per annum pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 31/07/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Rehabilitation Assistant
Band 3
Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust has been rated as Good by the Care Quality Commission (CQC).
We are a responsive and innovative Foundation Trust that places our values of Caring, Safe and Excellent at the heart of everything we do. We take great pride in our staff and believe that investing in you is key to us achieving our vision of outstanding care delivered by outstanding people.
We work with a wide range of partner organisations to deliver care and support to people in their own homes and from a number of hospitals and community bases. We focus on delivering care as close to home as possible for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and North East Somerset.
Job overview
Are you looking for an exciting opportunity to join a community therapy team based in Witney? Would you like to make a positive impact on patient's independence in their own homes? If so, we have an opening for a rehabilitation assistant.
You will join our committed and enthusiastic team of Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists, Mental Health clinicians and Assistants who are dedicated to providing a responsive service to the needs of our patients, helping them to recover in their own home environment.
Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust is an accelerator site for the Ageing Well national agenda, as part of the NHS Long Term Plan. This offers you the opportunity to help shape and develop both rapid responsive patient care and our helping patients to rehab in their own homes. You would be working collaboratively with a multidisciplinary team of Therapists, District nurses, Community Matrons, social services and voluntary organisations for adults with a wide range of physical and mental health conditions.
Please do contact us to discuss this exciting position and join our team. There may be positions available across the county so please do enquire for further information.
We look forward to receiving your application.
Main duties of the job
You would be involved with:
- Working within a community team to support patients with their rehab programmes to recover after illness or injury
- Support people to remain in their homes when they are having a health or social care crisis, rather than needing to go into hospital or a care home
- Help people get home from hospital quickly and provide them with rehabilitation to help restore their health, well-being and independence
- Deliver high-quality core therapy reablement, rehabilitation and recovery to people within their own homes
Working in the community, it is essential for staff to own a car for travel and be able work across extended hours across seven days in order to meet the needs of our patients.
Working for our organisation
Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust provides physical, mental health and social care for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and North East Somerset.
Our services are delivered at community bases, hospitals, clinics and people’s homes, delivering care as close to home as possible
Our vision is that no matter who you are or where you are, you will tell us that you receive: “Outstanding care delivered by an outstanding team”
Our values are: “Caring, safe and excellent”
At Oxford Health we offer a wide range of benefits designed to support your career and wellbeing. These include:
- Excellent opportunities for career progression
- Access to tailored individual and Trust wide learning and development
- 27 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days with continuous service
- NHS Discount across a wide range of shops, restaurants and retailers
- Competitive pension scheme
- Lease car scheme
- Cycle to work scheme
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Mental Health First Aiders
- Staff accommodation (please note waiting lists may apply)
- Staff networking and support groups hosted by our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion team
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
What we need from you!
- A keen interest in new and upcoming technologies within Nursing and Healthcare
- Be compassionate, caring and creative with excellent communication skills
- A flexible and positive attitude with a willingness to accommodate our 24/7 service
Please see the job description and person specification attached to this advert for more information on the job role.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- GCSE in English and Maths (or equivalent) or NVQ 3/equivalent
- Demonstrable experience in health/social care
Skills and other
Essential criteria
- IT skills
- Organisation, time management
- Communication skills
- Able to travel to undertake work and have the capacity to carry equipment relative to your post
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of working with adults with health needs
- Some understanding of Health and Community Services
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Comprehension and ability to work within organisational policies and to meet the diverse needs of patients
- To be able to concentrate/focus during unpredictable work patterns or interruptions and the need to meet deadlines /stressful situations
- Maintain records
- Carry out physical effort/move or handle patients
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
- Martha Cranidge
- Job title
- Clinical Lead Occupational Therapist
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07920561601
- Additional information
At Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust we want to employ people not just with experience, but with the aptitude and motivation to succeed and whose values resonate with our own.
Therefore, if you don’t meet all the requirements of the role and are unsure about applying but are excited about the opportunity, please do get in touch. We will be happy to discuss the requirements in more detail ahead of making a written application.
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