First Community Health and Care

Rehabilitation Support Worker

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Job summary

This is an exciting opportunity to become part of our innovative integrated workforce delivering health and care support to patients being discharged from hospital with a variety of needs.

Are you motivated, energetic and happy to work flexibly? Do you want a new challenge working with a supportive, friendly and excellent team? Whether you have experience or are looking to start your career health and care then we want to hear from you!

This is a unique opportunity to make a difference and test a new approach whilst we support you to develop skills and access to a range of learning and development opportunities.

We can offer flexible working hours across a seven-day week so that you can achieve a work/life balance.

You would work within Responsive Services, which comprises of the Intermediate Care team, Virtual Ward, Urgent Community Response, Referral Hub and Integrated Discharge Team, supporting patients to facilitate discharge and support health and care needs of patients within their own homes.

Due to nature of the role it is essential that applicants are able to drive and have a car suitable for business use.

All staff undertake an induction programme. At First Community Health and training and development opportunities are supported through an annual appraisal process and in-house training.

The service operates from 08:00-20:00 7 days a week, 365 days a year, the post holder will be expected to work on a rota basis.

Main duties of the job

Central to this role are:

The role will deliver a range of health and care interventions to patients who are being discharged from the hospital, this will include support with a therapy/rehabilitation care plan and practice support with everyday activities like washing and dressing. There patients will have a variety of need and will be discharged along a number or different pathways including Home First and Virtual Ward. There will also be patients who are supported with care at home as an alternative to being admitted to hospital.

Day to day work will be varied and will be in the persons own home, or where they usually live. You will need your own transport and be happy to travel around the east Surrey area.

Please see job description and person specification for more detail.

About us

Do you want to be part of an organisation that is committed to providing first rate care and services to its local community?

First Community is a CQC rated Good staff owned social enterprise, which delivers NHS community services to residents across east Surrey and in parts of West Sussex.

First Community is a great place to work, everyone here has a voice and is supported to develop their career to its full potential. We offer all our staff: NHS terms and conditions, high quality training and development opportunities, flexible working to enable a good work life balance, an inclusive and friendly work environment, an NHS pension, flexible retirement options and employee benefits including a car salary sacrifice scheme.

First Community values diversity and inclusion and is committed to the recruitment and retention of under-represented minority groups. We particularly welcome applications from black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ candidates and candidates with disabilities.

Sustainability is integral to First Community achieving the NHS Net Zero target. All staff are therefore actively encouraged and supported to implement new ways of working within their field of expertise.

Applicants are advised to apply early as we reserve the right to close the advert prior to the advertised closing date should we receive a large number of applications.

Date posted

21 September 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£22,816 to £24,336 a year + 5% HCAS

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

6 months

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

B9078-FC897

Job locations

First Community Health & Care

Kings Mill Lane

Redhill

RH1 5JY

Job description

Job responsibilities

The post holder is responsible for providing support with activities of daily living in their own home to patients in the East Surrey area after a period of ill health. Liaising closely with other health and social care teams, promote independence by providing support and care in a community setting for up to 10 days following discharge from acute hospital. They will flexibly work on rostered shifts as part of a multidisciplinary team seven days a week.

Please see job description and person specification document attached for full details.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see job description and person specification document attached for full details.

Person Specification

Other

Essential

Able to work flexibly which includes working unsocial hours, bank holidays and weekends and unpredictable shift patterns
Approachable, tactful and caring
Full UK driving license and access to a car for work purposes

Experience

Essential

Experience of working in a health and/ or care environment
Experience of prioritising own workload
Good understanding of basic IT skills

Desirable

Knowledge and experience of administering medication
Experience of working in rehabilitation team

Qualifications

Essential

NVQ Level 3 in Health and Social Care or equivalent level of experience in Health and/or Social Care

Desirable

Medication administration training
Care Certificate or willingness to complete this within a 6month induction period

Skills

Essential

Effective interpersonal skills to work one-to-one with patients
Ability to communicate with healthcare professionals and patients
Ability to deal with potentially challenging and distressed people
Effective verbal and non-verbal communication skills in dealing with face-to-face contact
Good telephone manner and communication skills
Ability to work within a team and independently
Able to plan own time effectively

Person Specification

Other

Essential

Able to work flexibly which includes working unsocial hours, bank holidays and weekends and unpredictable shift patterns
Approachable, tactful and caring
Full UK driving license and access to a car for work purposes

Experience

Essential

Experience of working in a health and/ or care environment
Experience of prioritising own workload
Good understanding of basic IT skills

Desirable

Knowledge and experience of administering medication
Experience of working in rehabilitation team

Qualifications

Essential

NVQ Level 3 in Health and Social Care or equivalent level of experience in Health and/or Social Care

Desirable

Medication administration training
Care Certificate or willingness to complete this within a 6month induction period

Skills

Essential

Effective interpersonal skills to work one-to-one with patients
Ability to communicate with healthcare professionals and patients
Ability to deal with potentially challenging and distressed people
Effective verbal and non-verbal communication skills in dealing with face-to-face contact
Good telephone manner and communication skills
Ability to work within a team and independently
Able to plan own time effectively

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.

Employer details

Employer name

First Community Health and Care

Address

First Community Health & Care

Kings Mill Lane

Redhill

RH1 5JY

Employer's website

https://www.firstcommunityhealthcare.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

First Community Health and Care

Address

First Community Health & Care

Kings Mill Lane

Redhill

RH1 5JY

Employer's website

https://www.firstcommunityhealthcare.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)