Rehabilitation Support Worker

Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

Coastal Well-Being Team are a large and supportive team who enjoys mentoring team members and students and is passionate about delivering quality care to housebound patients.

We are looking to recruit a Band 3 Rehabilitation Support Worker to assist Occupational Therapist & Physiotherapist working under supervision in providing a ward and community based therapy service to patients in Dawlish Community Hospital to promote faster recovery from illness and support timely discharge and maximise independent living.

In your role, you will be skilled in sensitively ensuring patients are aware of their limitations and that all goals are, specific, measurable, achievable, realistic and time bound. Elsewhere, you will participate in the review or case conference of individual clients and contribute to the evaluation and development of their progress in reaching goals.

Main duties of the job

As a Rehabilitation Support Worker you will be part of the Inpatient Therapy team supporting the Physiotherapist and Occupational Therapist with rehabilitation programmes for patients in Dawlish Hospital.

You will collect, collate and record appropriate personally generated observations and report any significant changes that might be detrimental to the patient.

It is important to have good organisation skills in order to meet the challenges and work effectively whilst under pressure and with frequent interruptions.

About us

Whyworkwithus

We work in an integrated way with allied health care professionals within the locality, making a difference and helping patients through their recovery and returning back to health and independence.

We are a motivated and caring team to both patients and colleagues. The team is flexible and promotes a health work/home life balance with Opportunity to work autonomously.

If you share our values and vision and are passionate aboutworkingwithpeople on what matters to them, you could be a real asset to our Torbay and South Devon Team.#CareToJoinUsTSD

Unfortunately, in line with the Home Office standards, this post is not eligible for sponsorship.

Date posted

17 January 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£24,071 to £25,674 a year per annum pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

388-6824070-ACS

Job locations

Dawlish Hospital

Barton Terrace

Dawlish

EX7 9QH


Job description

Job responsibilities

For further information regarding the role responsibilities, please review our combined job description and person specification.

For further details / informal visits contact:

Name

Alex Pleace

Job title

Head of Occupational Therapy

Coastal Intermediate Care & Therapy Lead

Email address

alex.pleace@nhs.net

Telephone number

07768066939

Job description

Job responsibilities

For further information regarding the role responsibilities, please review our combined job description and person specification.

For further details / informal visits contact:

Name

Alex Pleace

Job title

Head of Occupational Therapy

Coastal Intermediate Care & Therapy Lead

Email address

alex.pleace@nhs.net

Telephone number

07768066939

Person Specification

Qualifications and training

Essential

  • Written and verbal skills
  • Basic IT skills

Desirable

  • NVQ 3 or equivalent desirable

Knowledge and experience

Essential

  • Ability to communicate 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

Desirable

  • Experience of working within multidisciplinary team/multiagency team (in hours)
  • Evidence of continuing professional development

Specific Skills

Essential

  • 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

Desirable

  • Working independently
  • Ability to prioritise delegated work

Requirements due to work environment and / or 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.
  • Working with bodily fluids
Person Specification

Qualifications and training

Essential

  • Written and verbal skills
  • Basic IT skills

Desirable

  • NVQ 3 or equivalent desirable

Knowledge and experience

Essential

  • Ability to communicate 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

Desirable

  • Experience of working within multidisciplinary team/multiagency team (in hours)
  • Evidence of continuing professional development

Specific Skills

Essential

  • 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

Desirable

  • Working independently
  • Ability to prioritise delegated work

Requirements due to work environment and / or 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.
  • Working with bodily fluids

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.

Employer details

Employer name

Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Dawlish Hospital

Barton Terrace

Dawlish

EX7 9QH


Employer's website

https://www.torbayandsouthdevon.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Dawlish Hospital

Barton Terrace

Dawlish

EX7 9QH


Employer's website

https://www.torbayandsouthdevon.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

For questions about the job, contact:

Head of OT & IC and Therapy Lead

Alex Pleace

alex.pleace@nhs.net

07768066939

Date posted

17 January 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£24,071 to £25,674 a year per annum pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

388-6824070-ACS

Job locations

Dawlish Hospital

Barton Terrace

Dawlish

EX7 9QH


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