Portsmouth City Council

Rehabilitation & Reablement Assistant

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Job summary

The Portsmouth Rehabilitation and Reablement Team is an integrated health and social care team, providing a short term Intermediate Care and rehabilitation service to vulnerable and disabled service users. The team consists of Rehabilitation and Reablement Assistants, Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists, Nurses and Social Workers.

As part of your daily routine, you will assist clients in a range of daily living tasks with transfers, mobility, washing and dressing, toileting, household tasks, meal preparation, social activity and access to the community. In this role you will always work to a rehabilitation philosophy enabling clients to be as independent as possible.

Main duties of the job

You will need to have an understanding of the needs of the client group and be able to work flexibly between the hours of 07:00 and 22:00 in order to meet the needs of the service. This includes working alternate weekends and have a full driving licence and your own transport as your role will involve visiting service users across the city on a daily basis within a specific time span.

About us

At Portsmouth City Council we're all about developing our staff, because we want to build a bigger and better city but we need the best employees to do so.

With a little over 207,000 residents and 8,000 businesses throughout this city, this unitary authority's main goal is to ensure the best care and development of all those within the city. From customer service to Multi-million pound projects, our residents are at the heart of everything we do.

As well as highly competitive pay you'll receive all the benefits of working within a local authority organisation, which ranges from flexible working hours to a fantastic pension which allows you the opportunity to pay in more for that greater return. Annual leave starts at 26 days going up to 30 days and staff discounts for travel and local shops. We wish to support all our staffs development throughout, if thats progression planning or involvement within the on the job apprenticeship scheme we will work together to drive your career.

Details

Date posted

24 August 2020

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£18,441 to £19,619 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

F0050-20-2736

Job locations

Milton Road

Portsmouth

PO3 6AD


Job description

Job responsibilities

Rehabilitation & Reablement Assistant

Ref no: 3175 - 4078

Salary: Band 4 £18,441 - £19,619 p.a. plus a 17% enhancement

37 hours per week, including early, late and weekend shifts

Permanent

Portsmouth City Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable adults, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

DBS Disclosure at Enhanced level will be required prior to any offer of employment and this post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.

The Service

The Portsmouth Rehabilitation and Reablement Team is an integrated health and social care team, providing a short term Intermediate Care and Rehabilitation Service to vulnerable and disabled service users. The team consists of Rehabilitation and Reablement Assistants, Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists, Nurses and Social Workers. The post holder will provide skilled support to maximise independence and to help the individual remain living in their own home for longer.

What is the purpose of Adult Social Care from a service user perspective?

Help me, when I need it, to live the life I want to live.

What is the role?

To work at all times to a rehabilitation philosophy enabling clients to be as independent as possible.

To assist clients in a range of daily living tasks, for example with transfers, mobility, washing and dressing, toileting, household tasks, meal preparation, social activity and access to the community.

To have an understanding and implementation of safe moving and handling, promoting health and safety for service users.

To report promptly and discuss significant changes in service users to appropriate professionals.

To maintain confidential, legible and accurate records.

Work jointly and effectively with others including internal and external staff.

To attend regular supervision sessions and participate in monthly staff meetings.

Who is the person?

You need to:

1. Have an understanding of the needs of the client group, promoting and supporting individuals' rights and choices.

2. Have the ability to be patient and sensitively assist service users to maintain their independence.

3. Have the required level of literacy and numeracy to enable you to accurately report and record.

4. Have well developed communication skills. The ability to converse at ease with customers and provide advice in accurate spoken English is essential for the post.

5. Be able to maintain confidentiality.

6. Be able to offer social and emotional support.

7. Be flexible and able to adjust to the ever-changing client needs.

8. Be able to work as an effective team member of the service.

9. Work flexibly between the hours of 7am and 10pm in order to meet the needs of the service. This includes working alternate weekends.

10. Ideally you will have a full driving licence and your own transport as your role will involve visiting service users across the city on a daily basis within a specific time span.

Closing time/date, midnight on Sunday 13th September 2020.

Applications received after this may not be considered.

General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)

As part of any recruitment process, Portsmouth City Council collects and processes personal data relating to job applicants. Portsmouth City Council is committed to being transparent about how it collects and uses that data and to meeting its data protection obligations under the General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR).

Completing and sending an application in for a vacancy is your consent for us to process your data for the purpose of recruitment. Your data is not used in any other way and you can withdraw your consent at any point in the recruitment process and we will destroy or delete your information.

For more detailed information on what we collect, how we use, store, delete data and your rights you can access a privacy statement on our Job board.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Rehabilitation & Reablement Assistant

Ref no: 3175 - 4078

Salary: Band 4 £18,441 - £19,619 p.a. plus a 17% enhancement

37 hours per week, including early, late and weekend shifts

Permanent

Portsmouth City Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable adults, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

DBS Disclosure at Enhanced level will be required prior to any offer of employment and this post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.

The Service

The Portsmouth Rehabilitation and Reablement Team is an integrated health and social care team, providing a short term Intermediate Care and Rehabilitation Service to vulnerable and disabled service users. The team consists of Rehabilitation and Reablement Assistants, Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists, Nurses and Social Workers. The post holder will provide skilled support to maximise independence and to help the individual remain living in their own home for longer.

What is the purpose of Adult Social Care from a service user perspective?

Help me, when I need it, to live the life I want to live.

What is the role?

To work at all times to a rehabilitation philosophy enabling clients to be as independent as possible.

To assist clients in a range of daily living tasks, for example with transfers, mobility, washing and dressing, toileting, household tasks, meal preparation, social activity and access to the community.

To have an understanding and implementation of safe moving and handling, promoting health and safety for service users.

To report promptly and discuss significant changes in service users to appropriate professionals.

To maintain confidential, legible and accurate records.

Work jointly and effectively with others including internal and external staff.

To attend regular supervision sessions and participate in monthly staff meetings.

Who is the person?

You need to:

1. Have an understanding of the needs of the client group, promoting and supporting individuals' rights and choices.

2. Have the ability to be patient and sensitively assist service users to maintain their independence.

3. Have the required level of literacy and numeracy to enable you to accurately report and record.

4. Have well developed communication skills. The ability to converse at ease with customers and provide advice in accurate spoken English is essential for the post.

5. Be able to maintain confidentiality.

6. Be able to offer social and emotional support.

7. Be flexible and able to adjust to the ever-changing client needs.

8. Be able to work as an effective team member of the service.

9. Work flexibly between the hours of 7am and 10pm in order to meet the needs of the service. This includes working alternate weekends.

10. Ideally you will have a full driving licence and your own transport as your role will involve visiting service users across the city on a daily basis within a specific time span.

Closing time/date, midnight on Sunday 13th September 2020.

Applications received after this may not be considered.

General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)

As part of any recruitment process, Portsmouth City Council collects and processes personal data relating to job applicants. Portsmouth City Council is committed to being transparent about how it collects and uses that data and to meeting its data protection obligations under the General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR).

Completing and sending an application in for a vacancy is your consent for us to process your data for the purpose of recruitment. Your data is not used in any other way and you can withdraw your consent at any point in the recruitment process and we will destroy or delete your information.

For more detailed information on what we collect, how we use, store, delete data and your rights you can access a privacy statement on our Job board.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Have the required level of literacy and numeracy to enable you to accurately report and record.

Experience

Essential

  • Have an understanding of the needs of the client group, promoting and supporting individuals' rights and choices.
  • Have the ability to be patient and sensitively assist service users to maintain their independence.
  • Have well developed communication skills. The ability to converse at ease with customers and provide advice in accurate spoken English is essential for the post.
  • Be able to maintain confidentiality.
  • Be able to offer social and emotional support.
  • Be flexible and able to adjust to the ever-changing client needs.
  • Be able to work as an effective team member of the service.
  • Work flexibly between the hours of 7am and 10pm in order to meet the needs of the service. This includes working alternate weekends.

Desirable

  • Ideally you will have a full driving licence and your own transport as your role will involve visiting service users across the city on a daily basis within a specific time span.
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Have the required level of literacy and numeracy to enable you to accurately report and record.

Experience

Essential

  • Have an understanding of the needs of the client group, promoting and supporting individuals' rights and choices.
  • Have the ability to be patient and sensitively assist service users to maintain their independence.
  • Have well developed communication skills. The ability to converse at ease with customers and provide advice in accurate spoken English is essential for the post.
  • Be able to maintain confidentiality.
  • Be able to offer social and emotional support.
  • Be flexible and able to adjust to the ever-changing client needs.
  • Be able to work as an effective team member of the service.
  • Work flexibly between the hours of 7am and 10pm in order to meet the needs of the service. This includes working alternate weekends.

Desirable

  • Ideally you will have a full driving licence and your own transport as your role will involve visiting service users across the city on a daily basis within a specific time span.

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Portsmouth City Council

Address

Milton Road

Portsmouth

PO3 6AD


Employer's website

https://www.portsmouth.gov.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Portsmouth City Council

Address

Milton Road

Portsmouth

PO3 6AD


Employer's website

https://www.portsmouth.gov.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Recruitment Consultant

Beth Elford

beth.elford@portsmouthcc.gov.uk

07842517501

Details

Date posted

24 August 2020

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£18,441 to £19,619 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

F0050-20-2736

Job locations

Milton Road

Portsmouth

PO3 6AD


Privacy notice

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