Rehabilitation Assistant - Surrey Downs H&C | Surrey Downs Health and Care
| Posting date: | 19 April 2024 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £26,405 - £28,976 per annum pro rata inc fringe hcas |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 19 May 2024 |
| Location: | Epsom, KT18 7EG |
| Company: | Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6244715/343-SDHC-6114891 |
Summary
Surrey Downs Health & Care
The community neuro physiotherapy team have an exciting opportunity available for an enthusiastic technical instructor to join the team. This is a great opportunity to join a dynamic, supportive and friendly team.
The role would involve working both on site and within patients homes, delivering high quality patient rehabilitation. You will work closely with physiotherapists to provide exercise and rehabilitation programmes. This opportunity would suit someone with previous experience working as a Therapy Assistant or Technical Instructor. The successful candidate will be supported with training and supervision.
Applicants that have current HCPC or are awaiting HCPC registration as a qualified practitioner will not be considered for interview.
Applicants are required to be a car driver and have access to a car for work purposes. Please do not apply if this is not the case.
• To carry own patient caseload, assessing and treating patients as allocated by senior therapist. Monitor patient and progress according to patient care plan, in order to maximise each individual patient’s functional ability.
• To carry out routine assessments as well as more skilled assessments (selected neuro pts ,simple stairs assessments, discharge from acute settings in conjunction with the Stroke Supported Discharge Team)
• To undertake specific skilled support work to aid the rehabilitation of patients living in their own homes. Where patients have complex needs, this is carried out in conjunction with qualified clinicians
• Enable the delivery of effective and efficient rehabilitation teamwork to patients whilst providing appropriate support and communication to relatives and carers.
• To participate in creating a culture of patient centred rehabilitation and enablement rather than being cared for and use every opportunity to promote a healthy lifestyle and prevent accidents
Surrey Downs Health and Care deliver care closer to people’s own communities through our Primary Care Networks, Community Hospitals, Specialist Services and our innovative partnership of local NHS organisations.
Surrey Downs Health and Care has a track record of providing person centered care that goes beyond organisational boundaries to do what is best for the individual. This partnership includes:
• The three GP federations GP Health Partners, Dorking Health Care and Surrey Medical Network representing practices that operate in the Surrey Downs area
• CSH Surrey
• Epsom and St Helier’s University Hospitals NHS Trust
• Surrey Council County
Historically, there have been boundary lines between the organisations that provide care to people in their homes, in GP surgeries and in hospitals, but we have always been united in our mission to provide great care to the people who need us.
It’s on those grounds that the Surrey Downs Health and Care was formed – we want local people to receive the care that they need in the right environment. By bringing together our expertise, we can improve patient care and enable local people to access the right support, care and treatment more easily than ever before.
In bringing this partnership together, we are working to the same set of values that will translate into better care for our residents.
1. To carry out assessments of patients’ needs as directed by Neuro Clinicians
- Walking aid assessments, bathing assessments and assessments for
specific pieces of equipment as requested by therapy or nursing staff.
- More in depth assessments of patients deemed suitable by Neuro
Clinicians these may include certain routine neuro patients, more complex generic assessments of patients needs, initial assessment of patients discharged from Acute settings to check they are safe and determine any unmet needs which can then be addressed
- To be able to identify more complex issues that need assessment by
qualified clinicians
2. To implement therapy programmes both to individuals and provide feedback to therapists
- To carry out programmes devised by therapists using a range of techniques which the post holder has been deemed competent to do.
- To plan patient care plans for the approval of the appropriate neuro clinician and implement them, reviewing patient progress and adapting the plan as needed.
- Provide feedback at all stages of patients progres
- To work jointly with neuro clinicans in cases which are complex
- To be responsible for assessing and managing clinical risk in relation own caseload, seeking guidance where appropriate
- Will not attempt any procedure without appropriate training and being deemed as competent to carry it out
3. To contribute to the evaluations of therapeutic interventions including planning discharge
- To set SMART goals with patients, adapting them as the patient
progresses.
- To be able to monitor progress with appropriate outcome measures,
adjusting treatment as appropriate.
4. To be able to prioritise work load
- To plan day-to-day workload
- To be able to identify factors involved in making decisions with regard to
prioritisation
- To be able to prioritise the referrals to rehabilitation assistants on a daily
basis.
5. To provide support to clients, their carers and other professionals involved in a patients care
- To use listening skills and be aware of the issues and of how to respond to
questions and anxieties. This requires empathy, sensitivity and good
interpersonal skills, especially when a patient has barriers to understanding.
- To liaise with family, carers or other involved with a patients care in order to teach exercise programmes for them to supervise.
6. To participate within the multi-disciplinary team within the Neuro Service
- To attend weekly patient review meeting and make contributions to goal
setting, and the review process.
7. To participate in writing progress notes
- To maintain timely patient progress notes
- To abide by the record keeping standards of SDHC
8. To be involved in service projects and developments
- To contribute to and support any projects for improving the Neuro service
9. To keep clinical skills updated by attending study days and training
10. To maintain personal and professional development
- To take part in CPD
- Attend in-service training above.
- To participate in SDHC’s appraisal scheme and formulate a personal
development plan
- To participate in Clinical supervision
11. To fulfil any specific tasks as requested by the Team Leader or other therapists
12. To maintain complete confidentiality of all information concerning patients that may be known or acquired in the course of work.
13. To adhere to all policies and procedures of the Neuro Rehabilitation Service and
SDHC.
This advert closes on Thursday 2 May 2024