Job summary
Band 3 Rehab Assistant
Suffolk Stroke Early Supported Discharge Team
0.64wte permanent 24hours per week
Due to service expansion and re-design, an exciting opportunity has arisen within the Suffolk Stroke Early Supported Discharge Team for Band 3 Rehab Assistant roles.
The Suffolk Stroke Early Supported Discharge Team provides specialist individualised stroke rehabilitation, in order to support stroke patients and their carer's in the first 6 weeks of discharge from hospital to home.
We are looking for a passionate Band 3 Rehab Assistants for part-time, permanent positions. We work as an interdisciplinary team which operates 5 days a week, Monday - Friday, excluding Bank Holidays; however due to changes in service provision; the post holder might be required to deliver 7-day service or engage in a wider service delivery model in the future. The interdisciplinary team consists of Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists, Speech and Language Therapists, Clinical Neuropsychologist, Assistant Practitioners and Rehabilitation Assistants.
Main duties of the job
The ideal candidate will be a highly motivated individual, who is passionate about helping patients to improve their quality of life and recover following their stroke, and who can collaborate well with other Team members. You will work in a variety of settings including patient's homes and the community providing specialist therapy input to patients to optimise and facilitate recovery in order to enable patients to achieve their optimal level of independence. You will be supported by Senior Therapists and the Multidisciplinary team and adequate training and support will be provided. You will be provided with regular supervision and a structured training programme to allow you to develop your knowledge and skills in the area of specialist stroke rehabilitation with support from qualified clinicians and the wider inter-disciplinary teams. You will work closely with patients and their families and carers to deliver individualised rehabilitation care plans. The successful candidate will have access to both the Bury St Edmunds and Ipswich offices and will be expected to travel across the whole of the county of Suffolk.
Please see the attached job description and person specification for full details.
For further information please contact Dr Ehab Georgy - Service Manager ESD on 0345 504 5421 or ehab.georgy@wsh.nhs.uk
About us
#BeKnown at West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust. By us. By our patients. By our community
We are a busy, friendly, rural NHS Trust providing high-quality care and compassion to more than a quarter of a million people across west Suffolk. We care for, treat and support people in hospital, at home and in various community settings.
The West Suffolk Hospital in Bury St Edmunds provides acute and secondary care services (emergency department, maternity and neonatal services, day surgery unit, eye treatment centre, Macmillan unit and children's ward). It has 500+ beds and is a partner teaching hospital of the University of Cambridge.
Adult and paediatric community services, provided in collaboration with West Suffolk Alliance partners, include a range of nursing, therapy, specialist, and ongoing temporary care and rehabilitation, some at our Newmarket Community Hospital.
We do our utmost to achieve outstanding clinical outcomes for patients and our values of fairness, inclusivity, respect, safety and team work guide how we work and behave as a team.
With nearly 5,000 staff, from all over the world, we strive to make our organisation a great place to work. Whatever your role or ambition, we want to help you be the best you can be.
We promote a diverse and inclusive community where everyones voice counts and you can #BeKnown for whoever you are.
Join us. What will you #BeKnown for?
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see job description for full details.
Key Tasks & Responsibilities:
- To work under the direction of qualified staff in the performance of specifically documented tasks and treatment plans for patients following a stroke.
- To provide personal care to patients in their own home, with a philosophy of reablement.
- With support and guidance, carry out planned programmes of care and rehabilitation to meet individual patient and families circumstances, including due regard for specific clinical conditions related to communication, cognitive, emotional and physical impairments resulting from a stroke.
- To ensure that patients, families and carers are involved in the planning and implementation of their stroke rehabilitation care plans.
- To work collaboratively with other services that may be involved in the care of the patients for instance, social services and the volunteer sector.
- To attend and contribute to relevant multidisciplinary meetings and client reviews as appropriate.
- Update patients records in a concise, accurate and timely manner in line with servicestandards
- Communicate to Nurses and Therapists regarding changes in a patients condition, their progress in rehabilitation, and barriers to the patient achieving their rehabilitation goals.
- To be aware at all times of the needs of patients during their rehabilitation activities, promoting/encouraging independence and restoration of function.
- Provide simple equipment and advice in its use to patients and their relatives with direction from senior colleagues. This may involve the transportation of some items of equipment.
- To use equipment to assist in the transfer of patients and in assisting patients to reach their rehabilitation goals.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see job description for full details.
Key Tasks & Responsibilities:
- To work under the direction of qualified staff in the performance of specifically documented tasks and treatment plans for patients following a stroke.
- To provide personal care to patients in their own home, with a philosophy of reablement.
- With support and guidance, carry out planned programmes of care and rehabilitation to meet individual patient and families circumstances, including due regard for specific clinical conditions related to communication, cognitive, emotional and physical impairments resulting from a stroke.
- To ensure that patients, families and carers are involved in the planning and implementation of their stroke rehabilitation care plans.
- To work collaboratively with other services that may be involved in the care of the patients for instance, social services and the volunteer sector.
- To attend and contribute to relevant multidisciplinary meetings and client reviews as appropriate.
- Update patients records in a concise, accurate and timely manner in line with servicestandards
- Communicate to Nurses and Therapists regarding changes in a patients condition, their progress in rehabilitation, and barriers to the patient achieving their rehabilitation goals.
- To be aware at all times of the needs of patients during their rehabilitation activities, promoting/encouraging independence and restoration of function.
- Provide simple equipment and advice in its use to patients and their relatives with direction from senior colleagues. This may involve the transportation of some items of equipment.
- To use equipment to assist in the transfer of patients and in assisting patients to reach their rehabilitation goals.
Person Specification
Education and qualifications
Essential
- GSCEs in English and Maths grade A-C or equivalent
- NVQ level II in care/rehabilitation or equivalent
Desirable
- NVQ level III in care/rehabilitation or equivalent
- Equivalent care related study
- Care Certificate
Experience and knowledge
Essential
- Experience of working within a care/rehabilitation setting
- IT knowledge
- Demonstrates sensitivity
- Understanding of the needs of patients undergoing rehabilitation
Desirable
- Previous community experience
- Previous experience of being a generic worker within a multi-disciplinary team.
- Experience of working within a stroke rehabilitation environment
- Knowledge of the role of other members of the multi-disciplinary team.
Skills and abilities
Essential
- Good organisational skills
- Able to communicate in English Language in both written and verbal modality
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team
- Ability to deal with distressing and emotionally difficult situations.
- Observation and reporting skills
- Evidence of own development through PDP
- Able to identify with the Trust's commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people
- Able to work collaboratively as part of a team
- Able to empathise with patients who may have life changing, progressive and/or terminal medical conditions.
- To be able to communicate complex and or sensitive information requiring empathy and reassurance - knowledge of boundaries to understanding
Personal qualities
Essential
- Ability to travel to rural locations to carry out post
- Committed to team and personal development
- Accountable for self and others
Person Specification
Education and qualifications
Essential
- GSCEs in English and Maths grade A-C or equivalent
- NVQ level II in care/rehabilitation or equivalent
Desirable
- NVQ level III in care/rehabilitation or equivalent
- Equivalent care related study
- Care Certificate
Experience and knowledge
Essential
- Experience of working within a care/rehabilitation setting
- IT knowledge
- Demonstrates sensitivity
- Understanding of the needs of patients undergoing rehabilitation
Desirable
- Previous community experience
- Previous experience of being a generic worker within a multi-disciplinary team.
- Experience of working within a stroke rehabilitation environment
- Knowledge of the role of other members of the multi-disciplinary team.
Skills and abilities
Essential
- Good organisational skills
- Able to communicate in English Language in both written and verbal modality
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team
- Ability to deal with distressing and emotionally difficult situations.
- Observation and reporting skills
- Evidence of own development through PDP
- Able to identify with the Trust's commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people
- Able to work collaboratively as part of a team
- Able to empathise with patients who may have life changing, progressive and/or terminal medical conditions.
- To be able to communicate complex and or sensitive information requiring empathy and reassurance - knowledge of boundaries to understanding
Personal qualities
Essential
- Ability to travel to rural locations to carry out post
- Committed to team and personal development
- Accountable for self and others
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.
