Children's Rehabilitation Assistant

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust; Manchester; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity awaits a motivated Rehabilitation Assistant at a leading children's hospital. This role involves supporting children with various needs through therapeutic activities, including hydrotherapy. You will collaborate with qualified therapists, ensuring a nurturing environment while also handling essential non-clinical tasks. Join a forward-thinking organization that values inclusion and offers exceptional career development opportunities. With a commitment to sustainability and innovation, this position is perfect for those looking to make a meaningful impact in children's rehabilitation.

Qualifications

• GCSE pass in Maths and English or equivalent required.
• Experience in health and social care or relevant work experience is essential.

Responsibilities

• Support children with injuries and complex needs in achieving their goals.
• Perform non-clinical duties including cleaning and administration.

Skills

Communication Skills

IT Skills

Interacting with Children

Administrative Duties

Infection Control Policies

Education

GCSE in Maths and English

Health and Social Care Course

Tools

Electronic Patient Record System (Hive)

Job description

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Main area: Children's Rehabilitation Assistant - Respiratory & Rehabilitation

Grade: Band 3

Contract: Permanent

Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Mon - Fri)

Job ref: 349-CSS-6969209*

Site: Royal Manchester Children's Hospital

Town: Manchester

Salary: £24,071 - £25,674 Per Annum (Pro Rata)

Salary period: Yearly

Closing: 17/02/2025 23:59

Job overview

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 various specialities to achieve their individualised goals using a wide range of therapeutic activities, including the use of the hydrotherapy pool.

Alongside 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, able to adapt their communication style to children and young people with various needs, including cognitive difficulties, and 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 possess an empathetic nature.

Main duties of the job

You will undertake treatment programmes with patients as delegated by a qualified healthcare 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.

Working for our organisation

MFT is one of the largest NHS Trusts in England with a turnover of £2.8bn and is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We’re creating an exceptional integrated health and social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year. Bringing together 10 hospitals and community services from across Manchester, Trafford, and beyond, we champion collaborative working and 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 and staff experience, operational effectiveness, and drive 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 and 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, providing equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing, and shaping the future of our organisation together.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you’ll need, take a look at the Job Description and 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 at [e-mail].

We’re looking forward to hearing from you!

Person specification

Qualifications

• Evidence of achievement at GCSE pass grade or equivalent in Maths and English
• Evidence of achievement in a Health and Social Care course OR education course or evidence of work experience in a relevant field

Knowledge and skills

• Evidence of experience of interacting with children
• Evidence of effectively communicating with a wide variety of people
• Evidence of experience in completion of administrative duties within appropriate timescales
• Evidence of application of infection control policies, relevant to the role
• Evidence of proficiency in IT skills including word processing and email
• Proficient written communication skills
• Evidence of ability to take direction and be aware of own limitations, seeking support from appropriate professionals when necessary

Employer certification / accreditation badges

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.