Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a motivated and hard working Rehabilitation Assistant to join our therapy service at Royal Manchester Children's Hospital (RMCH).
Working under the direction of qualified therapists you will support children and young people with a range of injuries, illnesses and complex needs across a range of specialties to achieve their individualised goals using a wide range of therapeutic activities. This will include use of the hydrotherapy pool.
You will undertake treatment programmes with patients as delegated by a qualified health care professional and report back to them. Patients will be seen in both inpatient and outpatient settings.
The successful candidate will be a confident communicator being able to adapt their communication style to children and young people with a variety of needs, including cognitive difficulties and be able to work well in a team.
Basic IT skills are essential for this role which involves some office-based duties as well as keeping electronic records and inputting information accurately into online databases.
You will be able to motivate and encourage children and young people with their therapy and have an empathetic nature.
Main duties of the job
Alongside the clinical support to the patients the post involves a significant amount of daily non clinical duties including cleaning equipment, organising servicing of equipment and administration duties. There will be occasions of cross cover supporting the wider teams for planned and unplanned absence .
We will provide access to training and support with lifelong learning and annual appraisals.
About us
MFT is one of the largest NHS Trust In England with a turnover of £2.6bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We're creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.
Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 28,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you'll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.
We've also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.
We're proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What's more, we're excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.
At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. So that youre even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, youll need to take time to read the Candidate Essentials Guide that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how we care for you as you care for others. Most importantly, it also contains critical information youll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.
Diversity Matters
MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at resourcing@mft.nhs.uk.
Were looking forward to hearing from you!
Job description
Job responsibilities
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. So that youre even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, youll need to take time to read the Candidate Essentials Guide that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how we care for you as you care for others. Most importantly, it also contains critical information youll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.
Diversity Matters
MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at resourcing@mft.nhs.uk.
Were looking forward to hearing from you!
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Evidence of achievement at GCSE pass grade or equivalent in Maths and English
- Evidence of achievement in a Health & Social Care course
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working within a team
- Experience of working in a healthcare/social care/educational environment
- Experience of interacting with children
Skills/Knowledge
Essential
- Effective verbal communication skills
- Evidence of effective, appropriate written communication
- Demonstrate the ability to organise and plan own workload
- Basic IT skills including word processing and emails/EPR
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Commitment to assisting in the delivery of high quality patient focussed care
- Ability to safely move and handle patients and equipment with appropriate training
- Willingness to work in a range of hospital settings, e.g. wards, clinic, gym, hydrotherapy pool (in water)
- Commitment to gaining specialty specific therapy competences within 12 months of appointment
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Evidence of achievement at GCSE pass grade or equivalent in Maths and English
- Evidence of achievement in a Health & Social Care course
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working within a team
- Experience of working in a healthcare/social care/educational environment
- Experience of interacting with children
Skills/Knowledge
Essential
- Effective verbal communication skills
- Evidence of effective, appropriate written communication
- Demonstrate the ability to organise and plan own workload
- Basic IT skills including word processing and emails/EPR
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Commitment to assisting in the delivery of high quality patient focussed care
- Ability to safely move and handle patients and equipment with appropriate training
- Willingness to work in a range of hospital settings, e.g. wards, clinic, gym, hydrotherapy pool (in water)
- Commitment to gaining specialty specific therapy competences within 12 months of appointment
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.
