Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 4 Rehabilitation Assistant to work with the Integrated Community Rehab Service in South Manchester. This is a brilliant opportunity to work in a rotational post working within the following services: Community Stroke, Community Neuro Rehab, Community Rehabilitation and Falls Service.
These services are committed to delivering rehabilitation for patients in their own homes and a variety of clinical settings so applicants must be able to travel across the locality to complete multiple patient visits in the day. The successful candidate will be compassionate, forward thinking and a team player that wants to progress within the environment of community rehabilitation.
The services are committed to learning and development opportunities.
Although this is permanent role, the service would consider a 12 secondment to support someone gain community experience. Please note that the successful candidate will require a full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle to complete home visits. We will require proof of this prior to an interview being offered.
Main duties of the job
The Senior Rehabilitation Assistant will work as part of a multi-disciplinary team and have the knowledge and skills to work across therapies at a high level of competence, within agreed protocols, under the supervision of a qualified professional. They will also have responsibility for providing support and guidance to more junior assistants.
The rehabilitation assistant will work within a community based team assisting registered professionals, including occupational therapists and physiotherapists in the implementation, delivery and evaluation of rehabilitation programmes.
The rehabilitation assistant will take responsibility for their own workload within a broad framework laid out by a qualified therapist. The post holder will be responsible for delivering defined Therapy input without direct supervision, but will have immediate access to a qualified therapist for advice and direction as needed.
The post holder will use technical and creative skills in the provision of therapeutic activities for individual patients and will be responsible for evaluating and amending treatment programmes and interventions with guidance from the therapist.
This is a rotation post working across community therapy, falls and community stroke and neuro rehab teams.
About us
MFT is one of the largest NHS Trust In England with a turnover of over £3bn & 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 30,000 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
Education/Qualifications
Essential
- Multi-professional NVQ Level 3, or equivalent.
- Numeracy and Literacy skills (to GCSE level or equivalent)
Desirable
- Foundation degree in Health and Social Care
Experience
Essential
- Experience in working at the level of a Therapy/Rehabilitation Assistant carrying out therapeutic interventions.
- Experience of working as part of a multi-agency, multi-professional team.
- Evidence of working unsupervised.
Desirable
- Experience of working in falls/general rehabilitation in acute or community
- Experience of training other staff
- Experience as a care/voluntary work
Skills
Essential
- Ability to teach practical skills
- Ability to move and handle patients and equipment with appropriate training
- Able to develop and maintain effective communication with a range of people about a range of matters
- Good interpersonal and organisational skills
- Able to deal with sensitive issues with tact and diplomacy
- Able to maintain quality of own work
- Able to maintain confidentiality and discretion
- Standard IT and Keyboard Skills
Knowledge
Essential
- Able to apply knowledge of polices, procedures, legislation and professional standards of practice
Person Specification
Education/Qualifications
Essential
- Multi-professional NVQ Level 3, or equivalent.
- Numeracy and Literacy skills (to GCSE level or equivalent)
Desirable
- Foundation degree in Health and Social Care
Experience
Essential
- Experience in working at the level of a Therapy/Rehabilitation Assistant carrying out therapeutic interventions.
- Experience of working as part of a multi-agency, multi-professional team.
- Evidence of working unsupervised.
Desirable
- Experience of working in falls/general rehabilitation in acute or community
- Experience of training other staff
- Experience as a care/voluntary work
Skills
Essential
- Ability to teach practical skills
- Ability to move and handle patients and equipment with appropriate training
- Able to develop and maintain effective communication with a range of people about a range of matters
- Good interpersonal and organisational skills
- Able to deal with sensitive issues with tact and diplomacy
- Able to maintain quality of own work
- Able to maintain confidentiality and discretion
- Standard IT and Keyboard Skills
Knowledge
Essential
- Able to apply knowledge of polices, procedures, legislation and professional standards of practice
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.
