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Children's Rehabilitation Assistant | Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 06 February 2025 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £24,071 - £25,674 Per Annum (Pro Rata) |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 08 March 2025 |
| Location: | Manchester, M13 9WL |
| Company: | Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6969209/349-CSS-6969209 |
Summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a motivated and hard-working Rehabilitation Assistant to join our therapy service at Royal Manchester Children's Hospital (RMCH).
Working under the direction of qualified therapists you will support children and young people with a range of injuries, illnesses and complex needs across a range of specialities to achieve their individualised goals using a wide range of therapeutic activities. This will include use of the hydrotherapy pool.
Alongside the clinical support to the patients the post involves a significant amount of daily non-clinical duties including cleaning equipment, organising servicing of equipment and administration duties.
The successful candidate will be a confident communicator being able to adapt their communication style to children and young people with a variety of needs, including cognitive difficulties and be able to work well in a team.
Basic IT skills are essential for this role which involves some office-based duties as well as keeping electronic records and inputting information accurately into online databases.
You will be able to motivate and encourage children and young people with their therapy and have an empathetic nature.
You will undertake treatment programmes with patients as delegated by a qualified health care professional and report back to them. Patients will be seen in both inpatient and outpatient settings.
There will be a requirement to work flexibly to cross cover, supporting across teams for planned and unplanned absence.
There is an expectation to achieve therapy competencies within 6 months of appointment for which we will provide access to training. There will be support for lifelong learning and a commitment to annual appraisals.
MFT is one of the largest NHS Trusts in England with a turnover of £2.8bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We’re creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.
Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 30,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you’ll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.
We’ve also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.
We’re proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What’s more, we’re excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.
At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you’ll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the ‘Supporting Documents’ heading. So that you’re even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, you’ll need to take time to read the ‘Candidate Essentials Guide’that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how ‘we care for you as you care for others’. Most importantly, it also contains critical information you’ll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.
Diversity Matters
MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team atresourcing@mft.nhs.uk.
We’re looking forward to hearing from you!
This advert closes on Monday 17 Feb 2025
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