Senior Rehabilitation Assistant

Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

*Internal applicants who wish to be considered for a secondment opportunity should discuss with their line manager the suitability of a possible secondment*

Hours per week - 37.5 hours per week.

Shift work 4 days on 4 off over an 8 week rolling shift pattern. Part time hours maybe considered within these working hours / shift patterns.

Are you an enthusiastic and motivated person who wants to take up a new role working with people in their own homes? We can offer you training, development opportunities, regular supervision and support.

The Reablement and Home First Team provide vital short-term services to people by helping them to regain or attain as much independence as they can in their own homes. The therapy led team works to: resettle people after a hospital stay and with people to identify and work on goals that will help them to live well at home.

Main duties of the job

Senior Rehabilitation Assistants work with our Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists and Reablement Coordinators to undertake assessments and provide review to ensure people are receiving the right level of input and / or re working on their outcome based goals.

Senior Rehabilitation Assistants work as part of a close team undertaking activities according to people's individual goal plans, encouraging them to do as much as possible for themselves, to live well and safely in their own homes. They also work with the Reablement coordinators to support and maintain quality standards of work delivered by the Rehabilitation Assistants.

Your role will involve completing assessments, determining risks and how to manage them, communicating and recording your feedback to others involved in people's rehabilitation.

You will need to be able to drive around the Stroud & Berkeley Vale locality to work with people in their homes. Team working and communication skills are essential. You will be confident with handling IT systems to update written notes and electronic records.

The service runs between 7am and 10pm, 365 days a year. There are pay enhancements for unsociable hours, as stipulated by Agenda for Change. For more information please see the Additional Information link to the shift patterns and search for NHS Unsocial Hours Payments for more information.

The qualification, training & experience requirements for the role are underlined in the Job Description/Person Specification.

About us

We have in excess of 5000 staff working over 50 sites, providing a diverse range of services. We strive to support an organisational culture that is welcoming, builds and celebrates inclusivity and diversity and provides a sense of belonging and trust.

The annual NHS Staff Surveygives our people the opportunity to tell us about their experience working at the Trust. For the 2023 survey just over 2800 colleagues gave us their views (58.5%). It was great to see from the results that colleagues are saying that:

  • 89.7% believe they are making a positive difference to patients/service users;
  • 73.3% would recommend the organisation as a place to work;
  • 82.4% agree that care of patients and service users is the organisations priority;
  • 76.7% would be happy with the standard of care for a friend or relative

Our results put us as 5th nationally as a Community, Mental Health and Learning Disabilities NHS Employer of Choice and 1st equal amongst all NHS Provider Trusts in the South West. However, we know we have more to do and will continue to drive forward our commitment to making GHC a Great Place to Work.

Date posted

21 January 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£24,071 to £25,674 a year per annum (pro rata)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

327-24-1180-A

Job locations

Stroud Locality ICT, Stroud Hospital

Bowbridge Lane

Stroud

GL5 2JP


Job description

Job responsibilities

Gloucestershire Health and Care is committed to embedding and providing personalised care through all of its services as part of our high-quality care strategy. The purpose of personalised care is to empower people to lead the lives they want to live. Personalised care starts with a conversation with people about what matters to them. It builds on what people can do, as well as addressing their health needs. Including new ways of working and delivering care, emphasising that we need to make effective use of the full range of our peoples skills and experience to deliver the best possible patient care. So we want to know What Matters to You and that you will share our values and join us on this very important journey.

Please refer to the Additional Information attachment before submitting your application.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Gloucestershire Health and Care is committed to embedding and providing personalised care through all of its services as part of our high-quality care strategy. The purpose of personalised care is to empower people to lead the lives they want to live. Personalised care starts with a conversation with people about what matters to them. It builds on what people can do, as well as addressing their health needs. Including new ways of working and delivering care, emphasising that we need to make effective use of the full range of our peoples skills and experience to deliver the best possible patient care. So we want to know What Matters to You and that you will share our values and join us on this very important journey.

Please refer to the Additional Information attachment before submitting your application.

Person Specification

QUALIFICATIONS

Essential

  • NVQ in a relevant topic (such as health care) or other relevant training

Desirable

  • A level pass (or equivalent)

LENGTH AND / OR NATURE OF EXPERIENCE

Essential

  • Experience of working in a health or social care environment
  • Experience of working with people, their families and carers who may be going through challenging experiences or difficult situations
  • Experience of utilising professional judgement to undertake assessments/review progress in a health or care setting
  • Practical experience of motivating service users; encouraging independence
Person Specification

QUALIFICATIONS

Essential

  • NVQ in a relevant topic (such as health care) or other relevant training

Desirable

  • A level pass (or equivalent)

LENGTH AND / OR NATURE OF EXPERIENCE

Essential

  • Experience of working in a health or social care environment
  • Experience of working with people, their families and carers who may be going through challenging experiences or difficult situations
  • Experience of utilising professional judgement to undertake assessments/review progress in a health or care setting
  • Practical experience of motivating service users; 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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Stroud Locality ICT, Stroud Hospital

Bowbridge Lane

Stroud

GL5 2JP


Employer's website

https://www.ghc.nhs.uk/who-we-are/jobs/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Stroud Locality ICT, Stroud Hospital

Bowbridge Lane

Stroud

GL5 2JP


Employer's website

https://www.ghc.nhs.uk/who-we-are/jobs/ (Opens in a new tab)

For questions about the job, contact:

HomeFirst & Reablement Lead

Laura Jones

Laura.Jones@ghc.nhs.uk

07811006729

Date posted

21 January 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£24,071 to £25,674 a year per annum (pro rata)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

327-24-1180-A

Job locations

Stroud Locality ICT, Stroud Hospital

Bowbridge Lane

Stroud

GL5 2JP


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