Sirona care & health CIC

Rehabilitation Support Worker

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Job summary

We are looking to recruit a Rehabilitation Support worker to join our Skylark Rehabilitation Unit. If you have excellent communication skills, a positive attitude and a willingness to learn, we would love to hear from you.

On our 30 bedded unit we provide rehabilitation for adults following episodes of acute illness and injury with the aim to ensure timely discharge. We actively promote a multi-disciplinary model, where Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists and Rehabilitation Support Workers work closely with the Nursing team, ensuring the patients are kept at the centre of decision making.

Previous healthcare experience is not essential - the team are supportive, friendly and willing to train successful candidates.

If you are willing to go the extra mile to make patient feel important, then please apply today.

Main duties of the job

Promote optimum independence through encouraging rehabilitation techniques.
Undertake a variety of tasks and techniques that will improve function and mobility, supporting patients to optimise their abilities.
Work with the team to ensure appropriate and timely discharge for all patients.
Caring for patients, some of whom may have complex needs, be confused or distressed and need reassurance and distraction.
Assist patients with transfers and mobility with appropriate aids.
Carry out basic are needs such as feeding, toileting and assisting patients to wash and dress, assessing their needs and levels of independence.
Organising and participating with patient groups, e.g exercise, remedial and orientation.
Work with patients individually with one to one activities and exercises.
Accurately document any intervention with patients in their notes.
Record accurate and timely patient statistics.
Have initiative to research and implement appropriate wellbeing activities.
Ensure quality of life including end of life care recognising the individual needs, rights, privacy and dignity of patients are respected at all times.
Assist the clinicians to monitor and evaluate care by informing them of any changes.
Maintain patient confidentiality at all times according to policy.
Undertake and complete work-based competencies.

About us

We are Sirona care & health, a Community Interest Company committed to providing local communities with a range of high-quality specialist healthcare services across Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire. For us, it's about the personal approach; we take pride in what we do and deliver the high standard of care we would expect for ourselves and our families.

At Sirona, we continue to build an inclusive culture that encourages, supports, and celebrates the diverse voices of colleagues, people and communities. We welcome applications from all who feel they have the skills and attributes to make a real difference.

Benefits:

We offer NHS Agenda for Change Salary, Terms and Conditions and the NHS pension scheme plus much more!Please see the benefits leaflet attached to this advert for details.

We offer NHS Agenda for Change (AfC) salary including annual leave supplement, Stakeholder pension, a range of health and wellbeing incentives, high street discounts, plus much more!

Date posted

04 March 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£22,816 to £24,336 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

083-5986338-SL-A

Job locations

Skylark Rehabilitation Unit The Meadows

Cranleigh Court Road

Yate, Bristol

BS37 5DW

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please read the attached Job Description document for full details of the role before applying for this vacancy.

As we do not hold a certificate of sponsorship for this role, we are unable to accept applications from non-UK residents for this vacancy.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please read the attached Job Description document for full details of the role before applying for this vacancy.

As we do not hold a certificate of sponsorship for this role, we are unable to accept applications from non-UK residents for this vacancy.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Educated to functional literacy and numeracy level 1/GCSE to include Maths and English 1/NVQ2/ VQ level 2.

Skills, Knowledge & Experience

Essential

Able to work with individuals and within a group and work well within a team.
Work with minimal supervision at times and able to use own initiative within the role specification.
Have good interpersonal and communication skills including writing notes.
Have an understanding of dignity and respect.
Be approachable, patient friendly have a caring nature interested in working with older people.

Desirable

Previous experience of rehabilitation and working in a healthcare environment.
Have some clinical competencies e.g. B/P general observations.
Have some knowledge of safeguarding issues.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Educated to functional literacy and numeracy level 1/GCSE to include Maths and English 1/NVQ2/ VQ level 2.

Skills, Knowledge & Experience

Essential

Able to work with individuals and within a group and work well within a team.
Work with minimal supervision at times and able to use own initiative within the role specification.
Have good interpersonal and communication skills including writing notes.
Have an understanding of dignity and respect.
Be approachable, patient friendly have a caring nature interested in working with older people.

Desirable

Previous experience of rehabilitation and working in a healthcare environment.
Have some clinical competencies e.g. B/P general observations.
Have some knowledge of safeguarding issues.

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.