Rehab Support Worker

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust

The closing date is 26 January 2025

Job summary

Do you like providing hands on care and support to people? Do you enjoy empowering them to be as individual as possible? Do you enjoy working independently? If so, then come join us in Intermediate Care.

Committed to outstanding levels of care, you will be working as part of a multidisciplinary team which consists of Rehab Support Workers, OTs, Nurses and Physiotherapists to support patients in their own homes. This will be either to avoid hospital admissions or support patients on discharge from hospital. You will receive lots of training to help you reach your full potential in the health and care setting, including your Senior Healthcare Support Worker Apprenticeship (L3).

You will need to be confident working on your own in patients' homes, able to escalate issues and concerns for patient safety and be happy promoting patients' independence by utilising rehab techniques as well as providing personal care to patients who are convalescing as well as to palliative patients. Excellent communication skills are essential.

You must be able to travel independently between patients' homes across the area in a timely manner (eg car) and will need business insurance.

You will be rostered 37.5hrs over five shifts per week between 8am-9pm, seven days a week.

Please note that we are unable to provide visa sponsorship for this position. Applicants must have the right to work in the UK.

Main duties of the job

Lone working with patients in their own homes
Providing personal care support and rehab to patients
Providing care to patients who are end of life and support to their family
Supporting development of the service
Work shifts between 8am-9pm, seven days a week
Independent car driver with business insurance
Support within skill set to wider community services as required
To work within scope of practice, only delivering treatments to patients in which you have been assessed as competent

About us

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust provides NHS hospital servicesforaround 900,000 people across Berkshire, Hampshire, Surrey and south Buckinghamshire.

As well as delivering excellent general hospital services to local people, we provide specialist heart attack, vascular, stroke, spinal, cystic fibrosis and plastic surgery services across a much wider area.

We have three main hospitals - Frimley Park in Frimley near Camberley, Heatherwood in Ascot and Wexham Park near Slough.

Our threecore values, and the behaviours that support them, guide everything we do and set out what we expect of our staff in the way they treat patients, visitors, service users and each other,Committed to Excellence,WorkingTogether and Facing the Future.

We are also proud to host the Defence Medical Group South East at Frimley Park with military surgical, medical and nursing personnelworkingalongside the hospital's NHS staff providing care to patients in all specialties

Date posted

17 January 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£25,329 to £26,958 a year per annum INCL HCAS

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

151-RO16-G

Job locations

Fleet Community Hospital

Fleet

GU51 4LZ

Job description

Job responsibilities

To provide high quality clinical care to patients under the indirect supervision of Nurses and Therapists in Intermediate Care
To undertake rehab with patients to help them gain independence while living in their own home
Ensure high standards are maintained in a safe environment, which promotes equality and sensitivity for all individuals
To participate in continuous professional development and other team activities
Carry out a range of clinical and non-clinical duties

For a full list of responsibilities, please see the attached job description.

Job description

Job responsibilities

To provide high quality clinical care to patients under the indirect supervision of Nurses and Therapists in Intermediate Care
To undertake rehab with patients to help them gain independence while living in their own home
Ensure high standards are maintained in a safe environment, which promotes equality and sensitivity for all individuals
To participate in continuous professional development and other team activities
Carry out a range of clinical and non-clinical duties

For a full list of responsibilities, please see the attached job description.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

GCSE maths and English (or equivalent)
Level 2 Apprenticeship in Care (or relevant subject) or a minimum of 1yr experience in health and social care setting

Desirable

Care certificate
Level 3 Apprenticeship in Care (or relevant subject)

Competencies

Essential

Moving and handling of patients
Work safely with minimal supervision
Good interpersonal and communication skills both verbal and written

Desirable

Knowledge of some medical conditions / exercise therapy

Experience

Essential

Previous experience in care eg as HCA or therapy technician

Desirable

Previous community experience
Previous therapy experience

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

GCSE maths and English (or equivalent)
Level 2 Apprenticeship in Care (or relevant subject) or a minimum of 1yr experience in health and social care setting

Desirable

Care certificate
Level 3 Apprenticeship in Care (or relevant subject)

Competencies

Essential

Moving and handling of patients
Work safely with minimal supervision
Good interpersonal and communication skills both verbal and written

Desirable

Knowledge of some medical conditions / exercise therapy

Experience

Essential

Previous experience in care eg as HCA or therapy technician

Desirable

Previous community experience
Previous therapy experience

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.