Job summary
We are looking for an Band 2 Rehabilitation Assistant to join our In Patient Therapy Service to work alongside our team of Therapists and fellow support staff in the delivery of acute hospital based interventions for patients receiving therapy interventions.
Our team works across all of the Acute and Trauma Orthopaedic wards as well as the front end services including A&E and the assessment wards.
You must be willing to take part in therapy based competencies and have experience working in a health/social care setting
This role will involve working as part of a team and supporting activities that ensure the development of the team and the wider service.
We operate a 7 day working system which includes a requirement to participate in a weekend roster for which you would receive days off in the week. You must also be willing to work flexibly and contribute to the late cover working until 6pm on a rota basis.
Applicants must have NHS experience with the relevant field.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will undertake skilled support work with people who have suffered an illness or injury, resulting in temporary or permanent disability and loss of function in daily activities, and who will be frequently in pain or distress and may occasionally be in the terminal phase of their illness or suffer from Dementia. The postholder will be required to work across Inpatient Therapies.
Working to agreed competencies and protocols and directed by registered practitioners, the post holder will support the treatment and care of patients and also their carer/relatives where relevant. The post holder will be working under the supervision (not always direct) of the registered practitioners in the team. This will involve taking responsibility for an identified and delegated workload following screening and /or assessment by a registered practitioner. The post holder will undertake delegated work following a rehabilitation plan/procedure devised by the registered practitioner or Assistant Practitioner. The post holder will solve routine problems using protocols, escalating to registered practitioner for resolution when outside their scope.
Work will be carried out within the hospital setting, but may also be required to carry out visits to the patient's own home prior to discharge from hospital.
About us
We employ more than 6,500 staffwho deliver compassionate care from our two main hospitals,Calderdale Royal Hospital and Huddersfield Royal Infirmary as well as in community sites, healthcentres and in patients' homes. We also are incredibly proud to have almost 150 volunteers here at CHFT.
We provide a range of services including urgent and emergency care; medical; surgical; maternity; gynaecology; critical care; children's and young people's services; end of life care and outpatient and diagnostic imaging services.
We provide community health services, including sexual health services in Calderdale from Calderdale Royal and local health centres. These include Todmorden Health Centre and Broad Street Plaza.
We continue to modernise and invest in our health services to build on our strong reputation.Foundation trusts are public leaders in improving quality in health services. They are part of the NHS- yet decisions about what they do and how they do it are driven by independent boards. Boardslisten to their Council of Governors and respond to the needs of their members - patients, staff andthe local community.
Foundation trusts provide what the health service wants, yet are also free to invest quickly in thechanges to the local community needs, in striving to be the best, and in putting their patients first.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Implementing treatment to protocols, and based on competencies.
- Monitoring progress and feeding back to the registered practitioner or assistant practitioner
- Assisting registered practitioners with complex treatment.May involve provision of basic equipment, based on set protocols or as requested by a registered practitioner.
- May include leading and assisting with group exercise and advice sessions.
- Act within the limits of your competence and authority i.e. work to competencies & local protocols and understand local communication networks. This includes making judgments around what may or may not be significant changes in a patients condition, involving observation and engagement skills and whether or not to report to a registered practitioner. This may involve recognition and appropriate response to emergency situations and outcomes from tests.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Implementing treatment to protocols, and based on competencies.
- Monitoring progress and feeding back to the registered practitioner or assistant practitioner
- Assisting registered practitioners with complex treatment.May involve provision of basic equipment, based on set protocols or as requested by a registered practitioner.
- May include leading and assisting with group exercise and advice sessions.
- Act within the limits of your competence and authority i.e. work to competencies & local protocols and understand local communication networks. This includes making judgments around what may or may not be significant changes in a patients condition, involving observation and engagement skills and whether or not to report to a registered practitioner. This may involve recognition and appropriate response to emergency situations and outcomes from tests.
Person Specification
KNOWLEDGE, EXPERIENCE AND EXPERTISE
Essential
- A basic understanding of the needs and issues concerning illness and disability.
- Demonstrate an interest in working with individuals within the clinical remit of Inpatient Therapies
- A basic understanding of rehabilitation with acutely unwell patients
- Understanding the needs of the specific client group
- Previous experience working in the health/social care setting
Desirable
- Knowledge of the client group and evidence of related training
- Experience of dealing with adults with complex needs and their carers
- Experience of working in an inpatient/outpatient setting
- Knowledge of Orthopaedic conditions
QUALIFICATIONS
Essential
- Level 1 functional skills in literacy and numeracy or equivalent (GCSE 9-2 / A*-E)
- Willing and able to participate in competency work based training programme
Desirable
- Previous competency based training in relevant field
- Basic food hygiene certificate
- NVQ level 2 (or equivalent) in relevant field - or working towards
COMMUNICATION AND RELATIONSHIPS
Essential
- Ability to manage own time effectively and prioritise tasks appropriately
- Demonstrate positive attitudes and behaviours
- Demonstrate ability to work in a team
- Good communication skills (oral and written)
- Ability to use initiative and be aware of limitations
- Motivational skills
- Previous experience working with and communicating with the public
Person Specification
KNOWLEDGE, EXPERIENCE AND EXPERTISE
Essential
- A basic understanding of the needs and issues concerning illness and disability.
- Demonstrate an interest in working with individuals within the clinical remit of Inpatient Therapies
- A basic understanding of rehabilitation with acutely unwell patients
- Understanding the needs of the specific client group
- Previous experience working in the health/social care setting
Desirable
- Knowledge of the client group and evidence of related training
- Experience of dealing with adults with complex needs and their carers
- Experience of working in an inpatient/outpatient setting
- Knowledge of Orthopaedic conditions
QUALIFICATIONS
Essential
- Level 1 functional skills in literacy and numeracy or equivalent (GCSE 9-2 / A*-E)
- Willing and able to participate in competency work based training programme
Desirable
- Previous competency based training in relevant field
- Basic food hygiene certificate
- NVQ level 2 (or equivalent) in relevant field - or working towards
COMMUNICATION AND RELATIONSHIPS
Essential
- Ability to manage own time effectively and prioritise tasks appropriately
- Demonstrate positive attitudes and behaviours
- Demonstrate ability to work in a team
- Good communication skills (oral and written)
- Ability to use initiative and be aware of limitations
- Motivational skills
- Previous experience working with and communicating with the public
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.
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
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).
