Rehabilitation Support Worker

Wiltshire Health and Care LLP

The closing date is 05 December 2024

Job summary

Rehabilitation Support Worker - Band 3

Amesbury Community Team

30 Hours per week - Permanent

Could you support patients when they return home from hospital? Are you keen to help prevent people being admitted to hospital? Would you like to be a valued member of our forward-thinking community teams? If so, then come and join our Home First programme.

We have a Band 3 Rehab Support Workers/Therapy Assistants trained to NVQ III standard (or equivalent) or people willing to train to this level. We want to meet applicants keen to develop into this rehabilitation role or who have existing transferable skills.

Youll be part of the Amesbury Community Team, Amesbury Health Centre and you will be working across a wider area in our South locality. You will be supported by our physiotherapists, occupational therapists and nurses and will work alongside our Assistant Practitioners and existing Support Workers. You will play a vital role helping people to rehabilitate and regain their independence in their own home.

Main duties of the job

If you have experience in front line NHS community patient care then thats great but its not essential. We want enthusiastic, motivated and hard-working people who can work flexibly and efficiently. We would like you to have effective communication skills, good IT knowledge, and the enthusiasm to develop.

Wiltshire Health and Care is developing training specific for these roles and will provide you with a supportive, friendly and happy environment in which to learn new skills.

The community teams deliver services from 7am to 10pm, seven days a week. We can talk about your preferred hours of work and working patterns at the interview, or you can call the following manager for a chat.

For this post you will need to hold a UK Driving Licence and have access to a car.

For more information, please contact Sarah Furia on s.furia@nhs.net - 07788396515

About us

Wiltshire Health and Care provides community based health services, enabling people to live healthy independent lives. Our Vision is to enable people to live independant and fulfilling lives for as long as possible. We are an NHS partnership organisation, focused entirely on delivering quality health and care to the people of Wiltshire - not on making a profit.

There has never been a better time to join us. Community services are expanding as part of the NHS Long Term Plan and the population of Wiltshire has never needed the energy, enthusiasm and commitment of our community-focused teams more than now. You will join a friendly and supportive team who live our values of Quality, Integrity, Partnership and Change, which were developed with our staff, patients and carers.

If you already live in or near Wiltshire, youll know that it is a great place to live and work: rolling countryside, bustling market towns and vibrant city life combined with excellent transport links and good schools. If you are looking to move to the area, we offer local employment and a chance to play a crucial role as part of your new community straight away. What are you waiting for?!

Date posted

21 November 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£24,071 to £25,674 a year pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

C9085-WHC-22090

Job locations

Amesbury Health Centre

Smithfield Street

Amesbury

Salisbury

SP4 7AN


Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description (under Supporting Documents) for more information regarding the role and to access the full person specification.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description (under Supporting Documents) for more information regarding the role and to access the full person specification.

Person Specification

Additional Criteria

Essential

  • Access to a vehicle that can be used or business purposes and hold a full and valid driving licence.

Qualifications

Essential

  • Good general education.
  • NVQ Level 3 in health care (or willingness to undertake).
  • Food Hygiene certificate (or willingness to undertake).

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of working with older adults
  • Understanding of confidentiality issues.

Desirable

  • Experience of community working.
  • Experience of the NHS.
  • Experience of working as a member of a team.
  • Experience of working under distanced supervision.
Person Specification

Additional Criteria

Essential

  • Access to a vehicle that can be used or business purposes and hold a full and valid driving licence.

Qualifications

Essential

  • Good general education.
  • NVQ Level 3 in health care (or willingness to undertake).
  • Food Hygiene certificate (or willingness to undertake).

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of working with older adults
  • Understanding of confidentiality issues.

Desirable

  • Experience of community working.
  • Experience of the NHS.
  • Experience of working as a member of a team.
  • Experience of working under distanced supervision.

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

Wiltshire Health and Care LLP

Address

Amesbury Health Centre

Smithfield Street

Amesbury

Salisbury

SP4 7AN


Employer's website

https://wiltshirehealthandcare.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer details

Employer name

Wiltshire Health and Care LLP

Address

Amesbury Health Centre

Smithfield Street

Amesbury

Salisbury

SP4 7AN


Employer's website

https://wiltshirehealthandcare.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


For questions about the job, contact:

Sarah Furia

s.furia@nhs.net

07788396515

Date posted

21 November 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£24,071 to £25,674 a year pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

C9085-WHC-22090

Job locations

Amesbury Health Centre

Smithfield Street

Amesbury

Salisbury

SP4 7AN


Supporting documents

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