Job summary
This is a new and unique role being introduced across the inpatient medical wards, with a special focus on elderly care. The reablement HCA will work with ward teams to support the mobilisation and reablement of patients on the wards to promote independence.
The reablement HCA will work along side the nursing and therapy staff to deliver high quality evidence based care to mobilise patients and support in the delivery of personal care, primarily getting patient' up out of bed to enable them promote mobilisation and promote independence . This role comes following a successful trial that has shown a positive impact on our patients and people.
Main duties of the job
- To support the nursing and therapy team in delivering treatment and rehabilitation by practicing exercise, transfer and mobility.
- To use a wide variety of manual handling equipment to support treatments such as hoist, sliding sheets, rota-stand, sliding board, walking frames, crutches and sticks.
- Willing and able to work across a variety of settings and clinical areas
- To support team operational delivery of care though supporting daily planning, working flexibly across different teams due to staffing/operational pressures
- To recognise a deteriorating patient, or changes in a patient that require escalating to a senior member of staff. To have a good awareness of health and safety regulations, reporting incidents and safeguarding issues where appropriate.
- To establish working relationships with other members of the multidisciplinary team working within the unit and to contribute to a high standard of patient care
About us
Our Organisation
The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust (PAHT) provides a full range of general acute, outpatient and diagnostic services at The Princess Alexandra Hospital in Harlow, the Herts and Essex Hospital in Bishop's Stortford, and St Margaret's Hospital in Epping.
We employ 3,500 staff and serve a local population of around 350,000 people living in west Essex and east Hertfordshire, centred on the M11 corridor and the towns of Harlow, Bishop's Stortford and Epping. Our extended catchment area incorporates a population of up to 500,000 and includes the areas of Hoddesdon, Cheshunt and Broxbourne in Hertfordshire.
Our Values
The Princess Alexandra Promise to our patients as identified by our 3 values which will contribute to improving our patient experiences:
Patient at heart - Always holding the patient and their wellbeing at the centre of our thoughts and efforts
Everyday excellence - Sharing and celebrating our successes, being honest when we get it wrong, giving us the ability to learn from both
Creative collaboration - Knowing strength comes from diversity, we combine our experiences, skills and talents, working together to find new and better ways to care
The Trust believes in investing in all our staff and rewarding high standards of care whilst building for excellence and in return we expect our staff to uphold the Trust values to the highest level.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To support the Nursing, Physiotherapy and Occupational therapy team in delivering treatment and rehabilitation by practicing exercise, transfer and mobility.
- To use a wide variety of manual handling equipment to support treatments such as hoist, sliding sheets, rota stand, sliding board, walking frames, crutches and sticks.
- To be able to work with direct or indirect supervision dependant on complexity of patient/task and recognise limitations of practice, and appropriately feedback to qualified Physiotherapists.
- Working in collaboration with patients and their carers and the MDT, to ensure a joined up and integrated approach to patient care
- Enabling individuals to increase independence
- Attend annual mandatory training sessions as required by the Trust to ensure own compliance with regard to mandatory training
- To complete the care certificate and be working towards related competencies for the role
Duties and responsibilities
- To support the nursing and therapy team in delivering treatment and rehabilitation by practicing exercise, transfer and mobility.
- To use a wide variety of manual handling equipment to support treatments such as hoist, sliding sheets, rota-stand, sliding board, walking frames, crutches and sticks.
- Willing and able to work across a variety of settings and clinical areas
- To support team operational delivery of care though supporting daily planning, working flexibly across different teams due to staffing/operational pressures
- To recognise a deteriorating patient, or changes in a patient that require escalating to a senior member of staff. To have a good awareness of health and safety regulations, reporting incidents and safeguarding issues where appropriate.
- To establish working relationships with other members of the multidisciplinary team working within the unit and to contribute to a high standard of patient care
- At all times, to exhibit and maintain a high standard of competence in the skills taught, and a professional attitude and behaviour, gaining patient consent appropriately, observing the rules of confidentiality and respecting the patients rights
- To record patient activity in the patients records in line with the local policy, and demonstrate high standards of documentation
- To attend in-service training and educational sessions when relevant.
- To attend mandatory training in line with Trust policy and act as required in the workplace (e.g. basic life support, fire, manual handling).
- To be an active participant in the appraisal process. This includes prior preparation in identifying own learning needs in order to set own development objectives
- Provide comfort, reassurance and support to patients and/or their carers if anxious or distressed
- Assist with essential patient care, e.g. making beds, sorting clean linen, etc
- Assist patients to become as independent as possible by giving the appropriate level of support as delegated and under supervision
- Assist patients to access and use appropriate toilet facilities, ensuring privacy and dignity are maintained
- Assist with checking pain levels and requesting pain relieving medication on patients behalf
- Undertake a range of duties involving direct patient care, as instructed by experienced practitioners and ensure delegated nursing care is completed safely and effectively: e.g. Washing patients Shaving patients Caring for deceased patients
- Demonstrate throughout all interventions and tasks the Trust values
- Communicate clearly, effectively and appropriately with the multidisciplinary team, patients and their family/visitors/carers
- Respond appropriately to queries, take phone messages and pass on written and verbal information to patients
- Assist in maintaining a clean environment that is conducive to safe practice
- Report any issues at work that may put health, safety and security at risk
- Summon immediate help for any emergency and take appropriate action to contain it
- Understand the principles and practice of Infection Control
- Understand own level of responsibility and accountability in relation to trained staff
- Identify own learning needs and produce a personal development plan in conjunction with the ward sister/charge nurse
- Participate in annual staff appraisal, staff development and in-service training activities in line with the requirements of the role
- Attend Trust/local orientation programmes, mandatory training sessions and annual updates
- Take part in reflection and appropriate learning from practice, in order to maintain and develop competence and performance
SYSTEMS & EQUIPMENT
- To use basic computer skills to contribute to the running of the physiotherapy provision i.e. Accessing patient demographic details for inclusion in physiotherapy referral records attending training to up-date or enhance skills as required
- Training is available to use therapeutic modalities and equipment.
- To produce timely and accurate patients records
- To keep accurate statistics of patient activity in line with the service policy
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To support the Nursing, Physiotherapy and Occupational therapy team in delivering treatment and rehabilitation by practicing exercise, transfer and mobility.
- To use a wide variety of manual handling equipment to support treatments such as hoist, sliding sheets, rota stand, sliding board, walking frames, crutches and sticks.
- To be able to work with direct or indirect supervision dependant on complexity of patient/task and recognise limitations of practice, and appropriately feedback to qualified Physiotherapists.
- Working in collaboration with patients and their carers and the MDT, to ensure a joined up and integrated approach to patient care
- Enabling individuals to increase independence
- Attend annual mandatory training sessions as required by the Trust to ensure own compliance with regard to mandatory training
- To complete the care certificate and be working towards related competencies for the role
Duties and responsibilities
- To support the nursing and therapy team in delivering treatment and rehabilitation by practicing exercise, transfer and mobility.
- To use a wide variety of manual handling equipment to support treatments such as hoist, sliding sheets, rota-stand, sliding board, walking frames, crutches and sticks.
- Willing and able to work across a variety of settings and clinical areas
- To support team operational delivery of care though supporting daily planning, working flexibly across different teams due to staffing/operational pressures
- To recognise a deteriorating patient, or changes in a patient that require escalating to a senior member of staff. To have a good awareness of health and safety regulations, reporting incidents and safeguarding issues where appropriate.
- To establish working relationships with other members of the multidisciplinary team working within the unit and to contribute to a high standard of patient care
- At all times, to exhibit and maintain a high standard of competence in the skills taught, and a professional attitude and behaviour, gaining patient consent appropriately, observing the rules of confidentiality and respecting the patients rights
- To record patient activity in the patients records in line with the local policy, and demonstrate high standards of documentation
- To attend in-service training and educational sessions when relevant.
- To attend mandatory training in line with Trust policy and act as required in the workplace (e.g. basic life support, fire, manual handling).
- To be an active participant in the appraisal process. This includes prior preparation in identifying own learning needs in order to set own development objectives
- Provide comfort, reassurance and support to patients and/or their carers if anxious or distressed
- Assist with essential patient care, e.g. making beds, sorting clean linen, etc
- Assist patients to become as independent as possible by giving the appropriate level of support as delegated and under supervision
- Assist patients to access and use appropriate toilet facilities, ensuring privacy and dignity are maintained
- Assist with checking pain levels and requesting pain relieving medication on patients behalf
- Undertake a range of duties involving direct patient care, as instructed by experienced practitioners and ensure delegated nursing care is completed safely and effectively: e.g. Washing patients Shaving patients Caring for deceased patients
- Demonstrate throughout all interventions and tasks the Trust values
- Communicate clearly, effectively and appropriately with the multidisciplinary team, patients and their family/visitors/carers
- Respond appropriately to queries, take phone messages and pass on written and verbal information to patients
- Assist in maintaining a clean environment that is conducive to safe practice
- Report any issues at work that may put health, safety and security at risk
- Summon immediate help for any emergency and take appropriate action to contain it
- Understand the principles and practice of Infection Control
- Understand own level of responsibility and accountability in relation to trained staff
- Identify own learning needs and produce a personal development plan in conjunction with the ward sister/charge nurse
- Participate in annual staff appraisal, staff development and in-service training activities in line with the requirements of the role
- Attend Trust/local orientation programmes, mandatory training sessions and annual updates
- Take part in reflection and appropriate learning from practice, in order to maintain and develop competence and performance
SYSTEMS & EQUIPMENT
- To use basic computer skills to contribute to the running of the physiotherapy provision i.e. Accessing patient demographic details for inclusion in physiotherapy referral records attending training to up-date or enhance skills as required
- Training is available to use therapeutic modalities and equipment.
- To produce timely and accurate patients records
- To keep accurate statistics of patient activity in line with the service policy
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
Desirable
- Experience in rehabilitation
English and maths level 2
Essential
- English and maths level 2
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
Desirable
- Experience in rehabilitation
English and maths level 2
Essential
- English and maths level 2
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.
