Home Rehab Assistant: Enable Independence

Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust; Quarrington; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust is seeking a Promoting Independence Therapy Assistant (Sleaford) at Band 3 to support patients after hospital discharge in their homes. You will contribute to the Discharge to Assess pathway, delivering short-term assessment, recovery and rehabilitation with the local multiprofessional team, aiming to promote independence and safe equipment use.

Flexible working options are considered; the post emphasises learning and progression within a

Responsibilities

• Assist in the assessment and rehabilitation of individuals immediately post discharge from hospital with support from registered therapists.
• Provide reablement care to patients in their own homes.
• Work closely with all members of the multi-disciplinary team to promote independence and prevent dependence.
• Undertake environmental assessment within the person’s home working single handed and without direct supervision.
• Communicate effectively with patients, carers, health professionals and outside agencies where appropriate.
• Work at times in conjunction with other agencies to determine a person’s long term care needs.
• Participate in the delivery of complex care as prescribed by the qualified practitioner; plan and progress simple patient interventions with autonomous assessing and planning on a daily basis with indirect supervision of qualified practitioner.
• Be responsible for the safely of all equipment within their scope of practice.
• Identify needs and advice on equipment and resources, requisitioning where there is delegated authority and ensuring effective ongoing use of equipment is monitored.

Job description

Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust is seeking a Promoting Independence Therapy Assistant (Sleaford) at Band 3 to support patients after hospital discharge in their homes. You will contribute to the Discharge to Assess pathway, delivering short-term assessment, recovery and rehabilitation with the local multiprofessional team, aiming to promote independence and safe equipment use.

Flexible working options are considered; the post emphasises learning and progression within a