Integrated Care Worker (Rehab) Development role

NHS; Ely; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

A health and social care organization is seeking an Integrated Care Worker (Rehab) for a permanent role in Ely. The successful candidate will assist in providing high-quality healthcare to patients within their own homes, focusing on independence and avoiding hospital admissions. Candidates should have an NVQ Level 2 or equivalent and experience in a healthcare environment. The position requires independent travel across the county and offers a salary range of £24,465 to £26,598 per annum.

Qualifications

• Experience in a healthcare or care environment.
• Caring for adults and older people with health conditions.

Responsibilities

• Use skills from Nursing and Allied Health Professionals under supervision.
• Deliver personal care and medication prompts to patients.
• Evaluate patient responses to care and communicate findings.
• Assist with mobility, exercises, and daily living activities.
• Maintain documentation of each patient contact.

Skills

Commitment to high quality care

Competent use of English language

Ability to document accurately

Flexibility to accommodate patient needs

Experience using SystmOne or similar

Education

NVQ Level 2 and/or Care Certificate

Job description

Go back Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust

Integrated Care Worker (Rehab) Development role

The closing date is 01 January 2026

Would you like to work for an organisation that will support you in your role, training you to deliver the highest standards of health care and provide you with the opportunity to develop your career in care, nursing, or therapy?

If you would like to be part of a team who are making a difference in our community then we have a job for you. We are offering a permanent contract in Ely.

The Home First Intermediate Care Service supports patients to achieve their optimum independence by earlier discharge from hospital, and avoidance of hospital admission. You will assist in the delivery of high standards of health care and support patients within their own homes by following prescribed packages of care and therapy.

The vision of the service is to provide outstanding, patient focused, community-based health care and therapy, optimising peoples potential to achieve their goals by supporting earlier discharge from hospital; early assessment for care needs and avoidance of hospital admission.

Our operating hours are 7am to 10pm, 7 days a week.

Please note this post may be offered as a Band 2 Development post depending on qualifications and experience. You will be supported fully to develop into a Band 3.

Main duties of the job

Please note for this role you will be required to travel independently around the county meeting strict time deadlines. You will need to hold a full UK driving licence* and have use of a vehicle. You cannot use public transport for this role as this is not a reliable form of transport and will not allow you to meet service needs. Please confirm in your application that you meet the specified criteria.

• With training, use skills from the professional areas of; Nursing, Allied Health Professionals and Medicines Management to undertake delegated tasks.
• Apply competency-based treatment techniques/care to patients with specific conditions under the supervision of a qualified practitioner, following a prescribed treatment/care plan.
• Providing care to patients with deterioration in their health or function with a particular focus on admission avoidance to acute hospitals.
• To deliver functional assessments, personal care, medication prompts, including mobility and appropriate exercise, personal and domestic ADLs, equipment provision
• To carry out duties delegated and supervised by registered professionals
• To provide a high standard of care
• To manage own caseload of patients who require ongoing management and support with complex needs

*DVLA have a number of reciprocal arrangements with overseas countries, for further information please visit the DVLA website

About us

Cambridgeshire & Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust is a health & social care organisation dedicated to providing high quality care with compassion to improve the health & wellbeing of the people we care for, as well as supporting & empowering them to lead a fulfilling life.

Our clinical teams deliver many NHS services not only via inpatient and primary care setting but also with the community. These services include Children, Adult & Older Peoples mental & physical health, Forensic & Specialist mental health, Learning Disabilities, Primary Care & Liaison psychiatry, Substance misuse, Social care, Research & Development.

To achieve our goal, we look to recruit high calibre candidates that share our vision & values. As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applications from all sectors of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including disabled people & members of our ethnic minorities & LGBTQ+ communities.

For further information on CPFT, please visit our website at www.cpft.nhs.uk

Please be advised we reserve the right to close adverts earlier than the closing date should we receive sufficient applications.

Regrettably, we cannot offer sponsorship for all our job roles. If you apply for a role that we cannot offer sponsorship for, unfortunately, your application form will be rejected from the process.

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of responsibilities

• Make judgements on patients response to prescribed treatment/care plans, and report findings to a qualified professional in line with competency framework.
• Overcome barriers to understanding, e.g. patients with hearing or cognitive impairment.
• Communicate with patients/carers by exchanging factual information, reassurance, tact and empathy.
• Establish and maintain appropriate working relationships with colleagues, patients, carers and other health care professionals.
• Be responsible for ensuring equipment is used safely, following relevant training, and that it is maintained appropriately.
• Work under guidance on specified tasks, taking direction from registered and non-registered staff as appropriate, with regular clinical support and supervision by a qualified practitioner.
• Promote patient independence and self-management
• To maintain appropriate and timely documentation of each patient contact

Person Specification

Education / Qualifications

• NVQ Level 2 and/or Care Certificate or equivalent level of knowledge and experience

Experience

• Experience of working in a healthcare environment or care environment
• Experience of caring for adults and older people with physical and/or mental health conditions

Skills & Abilities

• Able to demonstrate commitment to high quality care and service provision
• Competent use of English language (spoken and written)
• Ability to record messages and information in an accurate and concise way.
• Work flexibly to accommodate patient/service needs.
• Experience of using SystmOne or similar systems

Physical Requirements

• Able to travel around their work base locality

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust

£24,465 to £26,598 a yearper annum pro rata