Job Description
Are you interested in Rehabilitation?
Would you like to part of a wonderful Community Rehabilitation team based in West Mendip Hospital in Glastonbury that provides intensive rehab in patients homes?
Would you like to have the opportunity to join us as a band 3 or 4 rehab assistant, depending on experience, with possible progression onto our physiotherapy apprenticeship provided with our organisation?
We’re building a Trust that reflects the communities we serve. We’re strongly committed to equality and diversity, both in our organisation and in the services we provide. We want everyone here to be proud of and valued by our community. So, we’ll support you, your health and wellbeing in every way we can, every day.
With our support, the support of your colleagues and by supporting them in return, you can develop and achieve your full potential. That support and respect includes offering you the option to work flexibly, enabling you to better achieve a genuine balance between your work life and your personal life.
Our people are key to our success, ensuring we deliver quality care and continue to innovate so we can be even better. So, while you’re looking after the people of Somerset, we’ll look after you with an attractive, competitive salary and benefits package.
If you do and you want more information, please contact Vicky Bull Mendip CRS Team Manager 07464494456
- To independently assess, treat, review and discharge service users within the Community Rehabilitation service whom are expected to achieve their goals.
- To take into account the cognitive, psychological, social, sensory, perceptual and motor as well as medical aspects of the individual’s presentation in order to formulate, carry out and adapt graded rehabilitation strategies.
- To work closely with the relatives, enablers and carers within Somerset to support the achievement of rehabilitation goals and onward self-management.
- The post holder will be expected to work independently but have access to a registered practitioner for supervision and for development of specific treatment or discharge plans in appropriate situations.
- Maintain a caseload of work, commensurate with experience and training.
- To support the ongoing development of enablers
- The post holder will work as part of a collaborative team consisting of both social care, NHS and enabling provider and care provider staff.
- To support patients onwards from either discharge from Hospital, or Admission avoidance pathways.
As an organisation, the NHS offers a wide range of benefits including flexible working, pension contributions, market leading annual leave allowance, career progression, and regular conversations, not to mention our Blue Light Card and NHS exclusive discounts.
The benefits of working in Somerset include the idyllic countryside, with our areas of outstanding beauty and stunning coastlines. You will get to enjoy these perks whilst still only being a stone's throw away from bustling city centres like Bristol, Bath and Exeter and only two hours away from London.
There are excellent educational facilities in the area and, when compared to other regions, house prices are reasonable. You will experience the best of both in Somerset, the countryside and the cosmopolitan - there is truly something for everyone!
1. Support individuals to remain independent in the community through strength based approaches and the use of patient centred goals. Enablers, carers and relatives need to be considered in this process.
2. Where appropriate, facilitate eligible social care needs, through assessment, alongside other multi-disciplinary professionals in line with The Care Act 2014.
3. Review and monitor plans with individuals and their support networks, making recommendations for adjustment as considered appropriate.
4. Inform, advise and support individuals and their support networks in accessing a variety of community services.
5. Protect individuals and their support networks from harm or abuse as far as possible, consulting with a professionally qualified member of staff or Manager whenever there are concerns in line with the Safeguarding requirements of The Care Act 2014.
6. Maintain and update appropriate administrative/IT records on individuals and their support networks as required by the service guidelines and provide timely information for evaluation updates.
7. Update and maintain awareness of new equipment and technology as part of continuing professional development.
8. As a fully autonomous practitioner take full responsibility, and legal accountability for, individual clinical decisions and actions
9. Plan and prioritise their own clinical workload, ensuring a prompt and efficient service using clinical judgement and service guidelines
10. Ensure all individuals and their support networks understand the ‘home first, home is best ’principles and process. Ensure the individual has given valid and informed consent.
11. Take into account an holistic/person-centred approach of the individual, in order to refer/signpost, to other services as necessary
12. When identifying resources, such as adaptive equipment, care and support; consider finance, eligibility and individual need.
13. Formulate appropriate person-centred goals based on individual need
14. Assess and evaluate the effects of the rehabilitation plan over time, altering the treatment approach as necessary and communicating this with individuals and providers
15. Contribute and facilitate where appropriate to the discharge planning process when individuals are discharged from the service.
16. To support patients within personal and domestic activities of daily living in relation to their goals and intervention plans.
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