Reablement Officer - Care of the Elderly | East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 20 May 2024 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £22,383 per annum |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 19 June 2024 |
| Location: | Colchester, CO4 5BS |
| Company: | Colchester Hospital University NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | 6320216/432-HR347-24 |
Summary
We are looking for dynamic individuals to work on an innovative project across the Elderly Care wards at Colchester Hospital, providing reablement to patients during there inpatient stay.
Successful applicants will work with suitable patients to enable them to maintain and improve their mobility and functional Independence.
You will work closely with other Therapies and Nursing staff to the goal of discharging these patients safely to home with the appropriate level of support.
As a Reablement Officer you will be expected to assess our patient's needs and their eligibility for ward-based enablement whilst providing an appropriate assessment upon their level of needs. You will safely support patients in maintaining and improving their level of independence where possible and promote activity to prevent deconditioning.
You will work alongside therapy staff, patients, family and carers to best meet our patient's needs and assess the level of support that is required for patients to return to a domestic setting. You will also work closely with the clinical multi-disciplinary team and our Transfer of Care Hub to ensure that patients are discharged as soon as possible.
We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients’ own homes.
We are one of the largest NHS organisations in England, employing more than 12,000 staff.
We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options.
Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services.
Our philosophy is thatTime Mattersto everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients.
We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what’s widely regarded as the world’s best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients.
If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you.
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For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.
This advert closes on Wednesday 29 May 2024