Community Rehabilitation Assistant

Dorset HealthCare University NHS Foundation Trust; Christchurch; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Dorset HealthCare University NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Community Rehabilitation Assistant to join the Christchurch and Bournemouth Intermediate Care team. The role involves delivering rehabilitation in patients' homes within the CBIC remit and working flexibly across an eight-to-eight service seven days a week.

You will work with a multidisciplinary team to prevent hospital admissions and support earlier discharges, undertaking training for venepuncture and ECGs and completing the Care

Qualifications

• Completion of the Care Certificate is necessary.
• Be eligible to work in the UK without visa sponsorship.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high-standard rehabilitation-focused care to individuals in their own homes.
• Facilitate independence by re-educating and adapting tasks under supervision.
• Undertake training to perform clinical skills such as venepuncture and ECGs.

Skills

Rehabilitation concepts

Venepuncture

ECGs

Education

Care Certificate

Job description

Are you looking for an opportunity to develop your skills and would like to work in an Intermediate Care Team? We have an exciting opportunity for for someone who is keen to be part of a team which is at the forefront of developments in the NHS.

We are looking for a Community Rehabilitation Assistant to join the Christchurch and Bournemouth Intermediate Care team (CBIC). We are a team of Occupational Therapists, Nurses, Physiotherapists, Assistant Practitioners and Community Rehabilitation Assistants. We are able to offer flexible working options including compressed working days within our 8am-8pm service over 7 days per week.

The team works to prevent avoidable hospital admissions, enable earlier discharges from hospital and provide acute rehabilitation for a wide variety of conditions. The team is integral to the Dorset Healthcare Frailty Hospital at Home service and the successful candidate will be working within this service regularly as part of their remit. The team's caseload comprises of a wide variety of medical problems including orthopaedic, cardiac, neurological, respiratory and multi pathology.

Please note visa sponsorship for this role is unfortunately not available. Ensure you hold valid right to work in the UK and will not require sponsorship if successful.

The role will include delivering a high standard of rehabilitation-focussed care to individuals in their own homes. The successful candidate will be expected to facilitate independence of patients' functional abilities by implementing re-education and adaptation of tasks under the guidance of qualified staff. The successful candidate would also be expected to undertake training to be able to carry out clinical skills such as venepuncture and ECGs.

Completion of the Care Certificate is necessary for this.

At Dorset HealthCare we’re on a mission to empower people to make the most of their lives through our outstanding, joined-up healthcare services. We’re a dynamic, forward-looking Trust, running 12 community hospitals, specialist inpatient facilities and a wide range of integrated community and mental health services for a population of almost 800,000 people.

We do things differently here – it’s one of the reasons the CQC rated us ‘outstanding’ in 2019. It’s also why 95% of patients across our services say they have a good or very good experience of our services and 89% of staff feel they can really make a difference. Whether you’re looking to work with us in one of our bustling market towns, vibrant urban locations, thriving seaside spots, or among the rolling hills of Dorset, there are lots of ways you can make a difference in our communities.

Our 7,000-strong workforce is at the heart of what we do and our success is a testament to our brilliant people. We're all about building a workplace for the future, we believe in equal opportunities and we celebrate diversity. We’re an inclusive workplace, where everyone is welcome, everyone can be authentic, and we are all encouraged to be the best version of ourselves.

Working with us you’ll be part of a strong team, challenge yourself, build a career, and teach us what we don’t know. And you’ll be working towards our vision to create healthier lives, empowered citizens and thriving communities.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Lucy Kazembe Job title: Acting Team Lead Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 01202 705533

Suzy Sparrowe

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