Support Worker Intermediate Care
Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust
The closing date is 15 October 2024
Job summary
Care to join us as a Permanent Band 3 Intermediate Care Support Worker?
You will assist Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists and Community Nurses working under supervision to provide rehabilitation to patients within a rehabilitation unit to promote faster recovery from illness, prevent unnecessary acute hospital admissions, support timely discharge and maximise independent living within the recommended time frame of six to eight weeks.
Main duties of the job
As a Support Worker, you will take part in the Baywide Intermediate Care weekend rota and late duty rota within the zone.
Our vision is to provide safe, seamless high-quality care incorporating our Trust values.
You will make a difference by helping patients through recovery and returning back to health and independence.
There might be a requirement to support community rehabilitation, intermediate care and urgent care dependant on needs of the service.
About us
Care to join us?
Paignton and Brixham Health and Well-Being Team are a large but supportive team who enjoys mentoring team members and students and is passionate about delivering quality care to the housebound patients.
We work in an integrated way with allied health care professionals within the locality. We are a motivated and caring team to both patients and colleagues. The team is flexible and promotes a health work/home life balance.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Communicate with a range of people on a range of matters that is appropriate to them and the situation
- Interact and communicate with patients, carers and relatives appropriately and effectively taking behaviour and body language into account in order to ensure information is understood by all concerned
- Communicate effectively with those who may have a physical and or mental impairment, e.g. loss of sight/hearing, depression/anxiety and stroke
- Skilled in sensitively ensuring patients are aware of their limitations and that all goals are, specific, measurable, achievable, realistic and time bound
- Participate in the review or case conference of individual clients and contribute to the evaluation and development of their progress in reaching goals
Please see our attached job description and person specification form for full details.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Communicate with a range of people on a range of matters that is appropriate to them and the situation
- Interact and communicate with patients, carers and relatives appropriately and effectively taking behaviour and body language into account in order to ensure information is understood by all concerned
- Communicate effectively with those who may have a physical and or mental impairment, e.g. loss of sight/hearing, depression/anxiety and stroke
- Skilled in sensitively ensuring patients are aware of their limitations and that all goals are, specific, measurable, achievable, realistic and time bound
- Participate in the review or case conference of individual clients and contribute to the evaluation and development of their progress in reaching goals
Please see our attached job description and person specification form for full details.
Person Specification
Qualifications and training
Essential
- NVQ 3 in Health and Social care
- Good written and verbal skills
- Clean driving licence
- Basic IT skills
Desirable
- Experience of rehabilitation in a number of settings
Knowledge and experience
Essential
- Experience of working within multidisciplinary team/multiagency team (in hours)
- Ability to communicate effectively with diverse groups of people
- Ability to keep accurate reports according to organisational procedure
- Ability to work in a way that minimises risks to health safety and security
- Understands need to work within the limits of own competence and responsibility and refer issues beyond these to relevant people
- Ability to recognise and report behaviour that undermines inequality and diversity
- Ability to work in a way that is in accordance with legislation, policies, procedures and good practice
- Evidence of continuing professional development
Desirable
- Familiarity with IHCS and PARIS computer systems
Specific Skills
Essential
- Working independently
- Ability to prioritise delegated work
Requirements due to work environment/conditions
Essential
- Ensuring manual handling policy is understood and adhered to in order for tasks to be carried out without putting staff/patients/carers at risk of injury
Person Specification
Qualifications and training
Essential
- NVQ 3 in Health and Social care
- Good written and verbal skills
- Clean driving licence
- Basic IT skills
Desirable
- Experience of rehabilitation in a number of settings
Knowledge and experience
Essential
- Experience of working within multidisciplinary team/multiagency team (in hours)
- Ability to communicate effectively with diverse groups of people
- Ability to keep accurate reports according to organisational procedure
- Ability to work in a way that minimises risks to health safety and security
- Understands need to work within the limits of own competence and responsibility and refer issues beyond these to relevant people
- Ability to recognise and report behaviour that undermines inequality and diversity
- Ability to work in a way that is in accordance with legislation, policies, procedures and good practice
- Evidence of continuing professional development
Desirable
- Familiarity with IHCS and PARIS computer systems
Specific Skills
Essential
- Working independently
- Ability to prioritise delegated work
Requirements due to work environment/conditions
Essential
- Ensuring manual handling policy is understood and adhered to in order for tasks to be carried out without putting staff/patients/carers at risk of injury
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.
