Senior Rehabilitation Assistant

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

Are you interested in enabling patients to gain independence? Do you have sound communication skills and a thorough problem solving approach?

This is an exciting opportunity to work in the inpatient Snowdon ward, a 14 bedded Neurological Rehabilitation ward, providing specialistic patient-centred rehabilitation as part of a large multi-disciplinary team.

In the role you would carry your own and a joint caseload of patients with supervision from registered Therapists including Speech and Language therapy, Occupational therapy, Physiotherapy and Psychology, whom you would work with to identify and support to achieve rehabilitation goals.

Main duties of the job

You would have support and training to enable you to carry out:

*Assessment and treatment planning to include mobility and functional assessments, including the provision of basic off-the-shelf equipment and walking aids.

*Development and implementation of exercise and activity programmes in order to progress a patient's rehabilitation.

*Planning discharges home including environmental visits with or without patient to place of discharge to assess environments and, with support, to make arrangements for safe discharge home and to support transfer of care between teams.

*To participate in the ward keyworker role, which involves arrangement of patient planning meetings, liaison with key people i.e. team members, the patient and their NOK. You will be required to organise, signpost and delegate tasks within this role.

About us

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a newly established organisation, bringing together expertise from across mental health, learning disabilities, community, and physical health services. We are dedicated to delivering compassionate, high-quality, and accessible care to the diverse communities of Hampshire and the Isle of Wight.

With over 13,000 dedicated staff working across more than 300 sites, we place patients and staff at the centre of everything we do. Our goal is to create an integrated healthcare system that improves accessibility and ensures more consistent care for patients. By working together, we aim to improve patient outcomes, drive innovation, and meet the unique needs of the populations we serve.

Our Trust unites services from Southern Health, Solent NHS Trust, Isle of Wight NHS Trusts community and mental health teams, as well as Hampshire CAMHS, originally part of Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust. This transformation enables us to deliver more seamless care across the region, ensuring that patients receive the right support, in the right place, at the right time.

Join us as we embark on this exciting journey to shape the future of healthcare across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. We are deeply committed to our CARE values of compassion, accountability, respect, and excellence, and offer outstanding opportunities for career development, training, and collaborative working.

Date posted

10 January 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£26,530 to £29,114 a year based on full time hours

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

449-ADS-6873

Job locations

Western Community Hospital

Walnut Grove

Southampton

Hampshire

SO16 4XE

Job description

Job responsibilities

Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached. It is important to us that we ensure our recruitment processes are accessible and inclusive to everyone - if as a potential candidate you are concerned a person specification may prevent or restrict your application for employment as a result of unintentional barriers on the grounds of your sex, race, age, sexual orientation, religion/belief or disability please initially contact the Trust's Recruitment team - detailed in the advert. The Trust will seek to resolve this issue wherever possible.

We are happy to talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process.

Job description

Job responsibilities

We are happy to talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

No formal qualifications are required, but good literacy and numeracy and IT skills are essential
NVQ 4 (or equivalent experience) in care
Hold a valid full driving licence which enables them to drive in the UK and insurance for business use

Desirable

Foundation Degree in Health and Social Care or working towards it.

Experience

Essential

Experience of working with people with a cognitive impairment who have complex needs and may present challenging behaviour.
An ability to work according to a person-centre approach based on empathy, understanding and respect is essential.
Experience of working with a multi-disciplinary team approach.
Experience to motivate and deliver rehabilitation to patients for whom initiation can be challenging.

Desirable

An understanding of non-aversive approaches to care is essential.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

No formal qualifications are required, but good literacy and numeracy and IT skills are essential
NVQ 4 (or equivalent experience) in care
Hold a valid full driving licence which enables them to drive in the UK and insurance for business use

Desirable

Foundation Degree in Health and Social Care or working towards it.

Experience

Essential

Experience of working with people with a cognitive impairment who have complex needs and may present challenging behaviour.
An ability to work according to a person-centre approach based on empathy, understanding and respect is essential.
Experience of working with a multi-disciplinary team approach.
Experience to motivate and deliver rehabilitation to patients for whom initiation can be challenging.

Desirable

An understanding of non-aversive approaches to care is essential.

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.