Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS FT

Band 3 Early Intervention Assistant East - 30 hours

The closing date is 24 September 2025

Job summary

Please note, this is an internal vacancy and only employees of Birmingham Community Health NHS Foundation Trust (BCHC), Trust Bank and agency staff engaged with BCHC are eligible to apply at this time.

***This job advert will close as soon as sufficient applications have been received. Please apply for this job as soon as you can, if interested***

Excellent opportunities has arisen within Adults and Communities - Early Intervention Community Team at Ann Marie Howes Centre, for full time Rehabilitation Assistants (RA).

This job is full time on a permanent contract. The job role will need to cover a 7 day service from 08:00 to 22:00.

Main duties of the job

We are currently looking to recruit a dynamic, enthusiastic and flexible individual that will perform a pivotal role within the Early Intervention Community Team, giving you the opportunity to show how you can provide an innovative service to adults within the community as well as contributing to a comprehensive care plan for the individual service user.

The Early Intervention Community Team is focused on preventing avoidable hospital admission and facilitating discharge. You will have the opportunity to work alongside Nurses as well as Therapists in meeting these goals.

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Be Part of Our Team...

Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (BCHC) has more than 5000 staff working across Birmingham and the West Midlands in a wide range of community nursing and specialist healthcare roles. BCHC delivers over 100 clinical services, in people's homes, health centres, clinics and inpatient facilities. We deliver a wide range of services for children, young people, parents and families as well as adults and community services, two community hospitals, services for people with learning disabilities, the internationally recognised West Midlands Rehabilitation Centre and one of Europe's leading Dental Hospitals and School of Dentistry. We deliver all of this with a commitment to integrated, personalised care that is rooted in our local communities. We have an ambition to deliver outstanding, integrated care as one of the key NHS providers in the West Midlands.

If you want to 'Be Part of Our Team' and work with a Foundation Trust which is continuously striving for best care and healthy communities, we want to hear from you.

Details

Date posted

10 September 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£24,937 to £26,598 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

820-7412414-COM

Job locations

EICT East Ann Marie Howes Centre

20 Platt Brook Way

Birmingham

B26 2DU


Job description

Job responsibilities

We are looking for someone who is innovative and flexible and expectations are that staff will work shifts to provide a seven day service working between 8 am and 10 pm.

In return we will provide:

  • Opportunities of developing and sharing your skills across all Early Intervention.
  • Opportunities for involvement in service development.
  • Regular supervision, appraisals, and in-service training.

Job description

Job responsibilities

We are looking for someone who is innovative and flexible and expectations are that staff will work shifts to provide a seven day service working between 8 am and 10 pm.

In return we will provide:

  • Opportunities of developing and sharing your skills across all Early Intervention.
  • Opportunities for involvement in service development.
  • Regular supervision, appraisals, and in-service training.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • NVQ Level 3 in Health & Social Care or equivalent experience
  • English and Maths GCSE/Good standard of education

Experience

Essential

  • Relevant experience in delivering direct patient care in a health or social care setting.

Desirable

  • Experience of working in a rehabilitation setting.

Skills/Knowledge

Essential

  • Effective oral and written communication skills
  • Basic IT Skills
  • Able to work in a team
  • Able to work independently
  • Awareness of the needs of a multicultural, socially diverse population.
  • Awareness of responsibilities related to Safeguarding Vulnerable adults and children

Personal Qualities

Essential

  • Good interpersonal skills
  • Demonstrates awareness of the needs of individuals' minority groups

Other Job Requirements

Essential

  • Car driver.
  • Ability to work Flexible hours eg Weekends / Bank Holidays
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • NVQ Level 3 in Health & Social Care or equivalent experience
  • English and Maths GCSE/Good standard of education

Experience

Essential

  • Relevant experience in delivering direct patient care in a health or social care setting.

Desirable

  • Experience of working in a rehabilitation setting.

Skills/Knowledge

Essential

  • Effective oral and written communication skills
  • Basic IT Skills
  • Able to work in a team
  • Able to work independently
  • Awareness of the needs of a multicultural, socially diverse population.
  • Awareness of responsibilities related to Safeguarding Vulnerable adults and children

Personal Qualities

Essential

  • Good interpersonal skills
  • Demonstrates awareness of the needs of individuals' minority groups

Other Job Requirements

Essential

  • Car driver.
  • Ability to work Flexible hours eg Weekends / Bank Holidays

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

Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS FT

Address

EICT East Ann Marie Howes Centre

20 Platt Brook Way

Birmingham

B26 2DU


Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS FT

Address

EICT East Ann Marie Howes Centre

20 Platt Brook Way

Birmingham

B26 2DU


Employer's website

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

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Clinical Team Lead

Samantha Clough

samantha.clough4@nhs.net

01213030190

Details

Date posted

10 September 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£24,937 to £26,598 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

820-7412414-COM

Job locations

EICT East Ann Marie Howes Centre

20 Platt Brook Way

Birmingham

B26 2DU


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