Rehabilitation Assistant - Band 2

Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

Rehabilitation Assistants

Gloucestershire Health and Care (GHC) are looking to recruit enthusiastic and motivated individuals across the county who want to work with people in their communities. We can offer you training, development opportunities, regular supervision and support.

Main duties of the job

The Reablement and Home First Team provide vital short-term services to people in their homes to help them regain as much independence as possible after a stay in hospital, an injury or illness.

No previous experience in a paid/unpaid caring role is required. To be successful in this role you should:

enjoy working with people;
understand what motivates people;
be comfortable being involved in practical, sometimes personal and intimate care provision for people;
have a desire to learn and develop skills;
able to work alone and in a team setting .

If you do have experience of working in a caring role, it will prove very useful and will allow you to progress more rapidly.

About us

GHC has full-time and part-time roles available at various locations across Gloucestershire. Our services run 24/7 and all our Rehabilitation Assistant roles offer core hours of 07.00-22.00. Full-time roles operate on a 4 days on, 4 days off schedule and part-time roles are 2 days on, 6 days off.

Please note that this role is locality based visiting patients in their homes and therefore it is highly desirable that all applicants have a valid driving licence for the UK and access to a vehicle. If you do not have access to a vehicle or driving licence please specify in your supporting information how you would fulfil the duties of this locality-based role.

Date posted

22 April 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£22,383 a year per annum, pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

327-23-006-AAM

Job locations

Cirencester

GL7 1UY

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please note that this role does not meet the criteria for sponsorship and therefore we are only able to consider applicants with unrestricted right to work in the UK due to the role not currently meeting the UK Governments Visa's & Immigration's requirements for a Skilled Worker Visa.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Person Specification

QUALIFICATIONS

Essential

GCSE level Pass or equivalent in Maths and English

Desirable

NVQ in a relevant topic (such as healthcare) or other relevant training

LENGTH AND/OR NATURE OF EXPERIENCE

Desirable

Experience of working with people, their families and carers who may be going through challenging experiences or difficult situations
Experience of working in a health or social care environment providing personal and intimate care to people
Practical experience of motivating people encouraging independence

Person Specification

QUALIFICATIONS

Essential

GCSE level Pass or equivalent in Maths and English

Desirable

NVQ in a relevant topic (such as healthcare) or other relevant training

LENGTH AND/OR NATURE OF EXPERIENCE

Desirable

Experience of working with people, their families and carers who may be going through challenging experiences or difficult situations
Experience of working in a health or social care environment providing personal and intimate care to people
Practical experience of motivating people encouraging independence

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.