Job summary
Eden Court is a 20 bed rehabilitation unit in the community. Patients transfer on two pathways. The first being 'step down' from hospital and the second being 'step up' from community as admission avoidance. Patients access the service for up to six weeks for a period of rehabilitation, recuperation and recovery. The unit offers a seven day service with multidisciplinary team working to promote patient independence and discharge planning.
This post is a Physiotherapy/Occupational therapy Rehabilitation Assistant, working alongside the therapists to deliver therapy to patients on a complex integrated discharge service facility.
To implement pre planned and assessed treatment planned as defined by the therapists.
Deliver and fit equipment in patient houses as directed by therapist and to support he discharge of patients.
- Interview Date Monday, 12 August 2024
- 37 Hours 30 Minutes/Week
- UK driving licence and access to vehicle essential to the role.
- You will be redirected to Trac to apply for the vacancy. Please expand the job details section and read all of the information before applying for the vacancy.
Main duties of the job
- Following an initial assessment completed by the physiotherapist or occupational therapist, the rehabilitation assistant will implement treatment programmes prescribed by the therapist, making minor modifications when necessary sometimes working without direct supervision.
- To work alongside the therapy teams to provide rehabilitation eg joint sessions
- To be an active member of the appropriate multi-disciplinary team within the speciality.
- To manage and prioritise own caseload, delegated by the therapist.
- To manage and participate in the running of group sessions under direction of therapists
- To be responsible for own lifelong learning.
About us
Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the busiest, largest and most successful teaching NHS foundation trusts in the country, with over 16,000 staff and an annual income of £1 billion.
We have a long history of providing high quality care, clinical excellence, and innovation in medical research regionally, nationally and internationally.
We're also proud to be the second largest provider of specialised services in the country. This means we support people with a range of rare and complex medical, surgical and neurological conditions, cancers and genetic orders.
Our staff oversee around 2 million patients 'contacts' each year, delivering high standards of healthcare.
We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and recognise the benefit in providing an inclusive environment. We value and respect the diversity of our employees and aim to recruit a workforce which reflects the communities we serve, and is equipped to deliver the best service to our patients. We welcome all applications irrespective of people's race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Physiotherapist and Occupational Therapist Technical Instructor. To work alongside the Therapist to deliver Therapy to a complex caseload on the ward patients.
- To independently manage a designated caseload of patients defined as non-complex within a specified clinical area, providing assessment and interventions on behalf of the Therapies within predetermined guidelines.
- To deliver and fit assistive equipment in the patients home as directed by the therapist.
- To work as part of a multi-disciplinary team delivering treatment programmes to patients identified by physiotherapists and occupational therapists as befitting from treatment.
- To establish rapport with patients and encourage engagement in specified activities.
- To liaise with patients, carers, therapists and nurses to ensure continuity of care is maintained.
- To treat patients accordingly to set treatment protocols, monitoring progress and making minor alterations to treatment programmes as required.
- To work unsupervised, reporting back patient progress and informing therapist of any problems.
- To assist therapists in carrying out treatment programmes including; personal care, exercise programmes and groups.
- To assist in moving and handling and mobilising patients and to independently transfer and mobilise patients.
- To assist in the application and removal of splints and special equipment.
- To deliver and fit assistive equipment in patients home environment as directed by therapist.
- To implement interventions that have been initiated by the physiotherapists e.g. exercise regimes, gait re-education.
- To report back to the registered therapist on the patients level of function and ability, noting any changes both positive and negative. Adjustments or modifications to treatment/goals will be made by the therapist, with the exception of changes to walking aids e.g. from a Zimmer frame to a walking stick, in non-complex patients.
- To demonstrate the use of walking aids and wheelchairs to optimise functional ability and independence.
- To liaise with loan equipment/social services re provision of walking aids for home use.
- To produce resources to aid communication including - Life Histories, basic communication aids.
As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
Please note it is a requirement of The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust that all successful candidates who require a DBS for the post they have been offered pay for their DBS certificate.The method of payment is a salary deduction from your first months pay.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Physiotherapist and Occupational Therapist Technical Instructor. To work alongside the Therapist to deliver Therapy to a complex caseload on the ward patients.
- To independently manage a designated caseload of patients defined as non-complex within a specified clinical area, providing assessment and interventions on behalf of the Therapies within predetermined guidelines.
- To deliver and fit assistive equipment in the patients home as directed by the therapist.
- To work as part of a multi-disciplinary team delivering treatment programmes to patients identified by physiotherapists and occupational therapists as befitting from treatment.
- To establish rapport with patients and encourage engagement in specified activities.
- To liaise with patients, carers, therapists and nurses to ensure continuity of care is maintained.
- To treat patients accordingly to set treatment protocols, monitoring progress and making minor alterations to treatment programmes as required.
- To work unsupervised, reporting back patient progress and informing therapist of any problems.
- To assist therapists in carrying out treatment programmes including; personal care, exercise programmes and groups.
- To assist in moving and handling and mobilising patients and to independently transfer and mobilise patients.
- To assist in the application and removal of splints and special equipment.
- To deliver and fit assistive equipment in patients home environment as directed by therapist.
- To implement interventions that have been initiated by the physiotherapists e.g. exercise regimes, gait re-education.
- To report back to the registered therapist on the patients level of function and ability, noting any changes both positive and negative. Adjustments or modifications to treatment/goals will be made by the therapist, with the exception of changes to walking aids e.g. from a Zimmer frame to a walking stick, in non-complex patients.
- To demonstrate the use of walking aids and wheelchairs to optimise functional ability and independence.
- To liaise with loan equipment/social services re provision of walking aids for home use.
- To produce resources to aid communication including - Life Histories, basic communication aids.
As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
Please note it is a requirement of The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust that all successful candidates who require a DBS for the post they have been offered pay for their DBS certificate.The method of payment is a salary deduction from your first months pay.
Person Specification
Qualifications & Education
Essential
- Sound general education
- Technical qualification e.g. NVQ Level III Health related or equivalent technical/work experience
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
- Previous experience of working with patients
- Working with older people
- Broad range of life experiences An appreciation of the principles of rehabilitation
- An understanding of manual handling principles
- Have the ability to reflect and appraise own performance so to maintain own continued personal development.
- Have a basic understanding of the principles of behaviour and conduct in practice.
Desirable
- Experience of working with individuals with a physical disability e.g. stroke
- Working as a member of a team
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Ability to meet the driving requirements of the post
- Organisational and time management skills
- Ability to work as part of a team and in isolation
- Commitment to personal development
- Effective written and oral communication skills
- Good listening skills
- IT skills
- UK driving license
Desirable
Person Specification
Qualifications & Education
Essential
- Sound general education
- Technical qualification e.g. NVQ Level III Health related or equivalent technical/work experience
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
- Previous experience of working with patients
- Working with older people
- Broad range of life experiences An appreciation of the principles of rehabilitation
- An understanding of manual handling principles
- Have the ability to reflect and appraise own performance so to maintain own continued personal development.
- Have a basic understanding of the principles of behaviour and conduct in practice.
Desirable
- Experience of working with individuals with a physical disability e.g. stroke
- Working as a member of a team
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Ability to meet the driving requirements of the post
- Organisational and time management skills
- Ability to work as part of a team and in isolation
- Commitment to personal development
- Effective written and oral communication skills
- Good listening skills
- IT skills
- UK driving license
Desirable
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
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).
