Integrated Support Worker - Rehabilitation Rye Memorial Hospital | East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust

East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust; Playden; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in Playden seeks a B3 Integrated Support Worker to assist nursing and therapy teams. The role involves supporting patients in daily activities and rehabilitation programmes, contributing to the delivery of high-quality care at Rye Memorial Hospital. The successful candidate will be instrumental in helping patients regain independence during their recovery. Comprehensive benefits are included.

Benefits

Staff development opportunities

NHS pension enrolment

Onsite psychological support

Onsite parking at low cost

Qualifications

• Experience assisting nursing and therapy teams.
• Ability to support elderly and disabled patients.
• Familiarity with rehabilitation practices.

Responsibilities

• Support rehabilitation services across a 7 day period.
• Help patients with independence in daily tasks.
• Assist with prescribed exercise programmes.

Skills

Support nursing and therapy teams

Assist patients with daily tasks

Perform wound care tasks

Implement exercise programmes

Work independently

Job description

We have an exciting opportunity for a B3 Integrated Support Worker to support the delivery of our rehabilitation strategy for Intermediate Care Services at East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust. This B3 role will support our nursing and therapy teams to provide high quality rehabilitation to patients accessing our service at Rye Memorial Hospital.

The ESHT Rehabilitation strategy is focused on improving the quality and performance of our acute and community services to deliver high quality rehabilitation across East Sussex. This is a dynamic and changing environment, and the strategy is working to support our staff, teams and the organisation as a whole to make meaningful changes that bring about improvements in rehabilitation for the benefit of our population. The role of the band 3 Integrated Support Worker is key in delivering our strategy.

• To support the nursing and therapy teams to deliver rehabilitation over a 7 day working period.
• To support patients to become more independent with daily tasks to include washing and dressing, continence and kitchen tasks.
• To support patients with exercise programmes prescribed by a qualified therapist.
• To support nursing with wound care and venepuncture tasks.
• To support link roles associated with dementia, continence, nutrition and hydration, wound care.

A wide range of staff benefits are available to our staff including staff development, enrolment in the NHS pension scheme, auto-enrolment to our Temporary Workforce Service, access to onsite nurseries. staff restaurants and accommodation.

In addition to an internal Occupational Health department, all staff also have access to free psychological support through our confidential Employee Assistance Programme. Onsite parking is available from only £50 a year.

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