Rehabilitation Support Worker | Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust
| Posting date: | 04 April 2024 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £27,129 - £28,649 Per annum, inclusive of HCA |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 04 May 2024 |
| Location: | London, EN48QZ |
| Company: | Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6201579/824-NORTH-8447 |
Summary
At Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust we believe in excellent care at the heart of the community. We encourage and expect all staff to actively promote and adhere to the Trust’s values in every aspect of their work. An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 3 Rehabilitation Support Worker to join our Barnet Integrated Community Service by providing a high quality service to our housebound patients by facilitating earlier hospital discharges and preventing unnecessary hospital admissions.
As a Band 3 Rehabiliation support worker you would be responsible for providing safe, personalised and effective care to patients who require community therapy care by working alongside the community nursing team to deliver clinical and administrative duties. Your main duties will include providing a number of clinical activities and holistic care under the direct delegation of a registered therapist using a wide range of clinical skills and interventions within a home environment. You will need to possess excellent Communication skills and be a team player. You will also need to have good IT skills to support the systems in place.
Just as we care about our patients’ wellbeing, we care about yours!
We can offer you:
• A comprehensive induction into the community service followed by a local induction to introduce you to the role
• Car lease scheme *T&C’s apply
• Flexible working options
• Annual travel card loan
• Training, support and development in your career
To have a full look at our benefits and what it’s like working for us please go here:https://www.clch.nhs.uk/job/pay-and-benefits
• To contribute to the on-going assessment of a patient by completing the appropriate paperwork for allocated patients, recording and reporting all clinical and behavioural information to the nurse/therapist for action and planning purposes.
• To undertake, and report back on delegated clinical activities that have previously been signed competent. E.g.: vital signs, gait/mobility training, falls prevention groups, increasing independence through activities of daily living
• With the appropriate training the RA will plan, design and deliver higher level strength and balance groups for patients/clients with a history or high risk of falls who have been identified as suitable for group exercise by the Falls Specialist Therapists.
• Within the remit of the higher level strength and balance group, review clients’/patients’ exercise programmes.
Please refer to Job description and personal Specification for outline of skills, knowledge and experience required.
This advert closes on Friday 12 Apr 2024