Job summary
We are looking for a self-motivated and enthusiastic individual to join our well established and highly respected team.
As an Advanced Rehabilitation Support Worker, you will be responsible for providing clinical assistance and support to the team of qualified occupational therapists and physiotherapists. This will include carrying out activities of daily living, exercise programmes and issuing relevant equipment, ensuring the highest standard of patient care. You will be able to refer to the qualified therapists for guidance and supervision where necessary.
You will have the chance to work in the following acute ward areas: -
- Musculoskeletal Outpatients
- Respiratory (including medical, respiratory, surgery and amputees)
- Older People's Services
- Stroke and Neurosciences
Barts Health NHS Trust is committed to continuing professional development for their staff, and actively encourages a learning environment. We organise weekly team in-service training and you will be given competency training in the workplace.
We are looking for a committed person with excellent communication skills who has previous experience in the health or social care setting
Main duties of the job
To assist the therapy team in providing a high standard of service to patients referred from a variety of settings. Including supporting the multi-professional team in the assessment and implementation of treatment programmes and care plans for patients. The post holder will work with patients from all areas of the acute hospital including elective orthopaedics, musculoskeletal outpatients, surgery, medical, amputees, older peoples' services, and the stroke unit.
About us
Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.
The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.
Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.
We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- GCSE Maths and English or a good standard of written English, numeracy and IT skills
- Formal technical qualification, e.g., City & Guilds, or NVQ in a Health-related field, or equivalent skills acquired through in-service development or experience
- Foundation degree in rehabilitation or equivalent through in service development or experience
Desirable
Experience
Essential
- Relevant experience of working as a therapy assistant or support worker in a physical health setting
- Relevant experience in a community-based setting
- Extensive experience of working with patients with complex healthcare needs in a rehabilitation setting.
- Experience of working with patients from a diverse multicultural community
- Experience of using highly skilled handling to facilitate client movement and/or rehabilitation
- Experience of transferring learnt skills to a practical environment
Desirable
Skills
Essential
- Able to demonstrate clinical reasoning skills to facilitate decision making processes
- Able to demonstrate skills in the assessment and treatment of patients without direct supervision
- Able to demonstrate clinical reasoning skills to facilitate decision making processes
- Able to demonstrate skills in the assessment and treatment of patients without direct supervision
- High standard of patient handling skills
- Good knowledge of medical terminology.
- Good knowledge of medical conditions and a proven ability to expand and develop this knowledge within a specialised area.
- Knowledge of the needs of different ethnic minority groups
- Good verbal and written communication
- Ability to organise self and others and manage time effectively
- Ability to form good relationship with patients
- Awareness of cultural issues
Desirable
- Experience of working without direct supervision, with the ability to make decisions about the management of the patient
- Experience in supporting or mentoring others within a work setting
- Understanding of self-management in long term health conditions
Other
Essential
- Friendly, motivated, and enthusiastic disposition
- Flexible
- Punctual and reliable
- Good health record.
- Able to carry out moderate to intense physical effort throughout the day
- Ability to write clear, concise, and legal, medical records to national standards
- Good adaptive communication skills - verbal and written
- Basic IT skills
- Presentation Skills
- Ability to work flexibly as service requires
- Sufficient to perform the duties of the post with any aids and adaptations
- Ability to work across sites in a variety of hospital setting as role demands
Desirable
- Ability to speak local language
- Experience in teaching or education to therapy support staff or other disciplines
- 7 days working
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- GCSE Maths and English or a good standard of written English, numeracy and IT skills
- Formal technical qualification, e.g., City & Guilds, or NVQ in a Health-related field, or equivalent skills acquired through in-service development or experience
- Foundation degree in rehabilitation or equivalent through in service development or experience
Desirable
Experience
Essential
- Relevant experience of working as a therapy assistant or support worker in a physical health setting
- Relevant experience in a community-based setting
- Extensive experience of working with patients with complex healthcare needs in a rehabilitation setting.
- Experience of working with patients from a diverse multicultural community
- Experience of using highly skilled handling to facilitate client movement and/or rehabilitation
- Experience of transferring learnt skills to a practical environment
Desirable
Skills
Essential
- Able to demonstrate clinical reasoning skills to facilitate decision making processes
- Able to demonstrate skills in the assessment and treatment of patients without direct supervision
- Able to demonstrate clinical reasoning skills to facilitate decision making processes
- Able to demonstrate skills in the assessment and treatment of patients without direct supervision
- High standard of patient handling skills
- Good knowledge of medical terminology.
- Good knowledge of medical conditions and a proven ability to expand and develop this knowledge within a specialised area.
- Knowledge of the needs of different ethnic minority groups
- Good verbal and written communication
- Ability to organise self and others and manage time effectively
- Ability to form good relationship with patients
- Awareness of cultural issues
Desirable
- Experience of working without direct supervision, with the ability to make decisions about the management of the patient
- Experience in supporting or mentoring others within a work setting
- Understanding of self-management in long term health conditions
Other
Essential
- Friendly, motivated, and enthusiastic disposition
- Flexible
- Punctual and reliable
- Good health record.
- Able to carry out moderate to intense physical effort throughout the day
- Ability to write clear, concise, and legal, medical records to national standards
- Good adaptive communication skills - verbal and written
- Basic IT skills
- Presentation Skills
- Ability to work flexibly as service requires
- Sufficient to perform the duties of the post with any aids and adaptations
- Ability to work across sites in a variety of hospital setting as role demands
Desirable
- Ability to speak local language
- Experience in teaching or education to therapy support staff or other disciplines
- 7 days working
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Additional information
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
