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 as a Children's Rehabilitation Assistant at a leading NHS Trust. In this role, you will work alongside qualified therapists to support children and young people through a range of therapeutic activities, including the use of a hydrotherapy pool. Your empathetic nature and strong communication skills will help motivate and encourage young patients as they achieve their goals. Join a dedicated team committed to providing exceptional care and support, and enjoy the benefits of working in a dynamic environment that values inclusion and professional development.

Qualifications

• GCSE pass in Maths and English required.
• Experience in Health & Social Care or relevant work experience preferred.

Responsibilities

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

Skills

Communication Skills

Empathy

Basic IT Skills

Interacting with Children

Education

GCSE in Maths

GCSE in English

Health & Social Care Course

Tools

Electronic Patient Record System

Word Processing Software

Email

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 a range of specialities to achieve their individualised goals using a wide range of therapeutic activities. This will include the 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, 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.

Main duties of the job

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.

Working for our organisation

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’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.

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.

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 & Person Specification attachments under the ‘Supporting Documents’ heading. 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. 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 & 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.