Reablement Assessment Officer

Career Choices Dewis Gyrfa Ltd; Cardiff; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A community health service provider in Cardiff seeks a Reablement and Bridging Assessment Officer. This role involves assessing individuals' needs at home and creating reablement plans to help them live independently. Candidates should have experience with physical disabilities and knowledge of health care requirements. The position offers a full-time schedule with a salary of £18.85 per hour, with some homeworking and community work involved.

Qualifications

• Experience working with clients with physical disabilities and/or older people.
• Understanding of clients' medical conditions and emotional needs.
• Knowledge of manual handling equipment and techniques.

Responsibilities

• Assess individuals' needs in their home and produce reablement plans.
• Utilize strength-based approach to meet service users' goals.
• Identify when additional professional input is needed.
• Review reablement progress in a timely manner.
• Complete domiciliary care medication assessments.

Skills

Assessment skills

Effective communication

Good organisational skills

Proactive coping with change

Education

NVQ/HSC Level 4 or above in Health and Social Care Management

Willingness to work towards Trusted Assessor level 3 qualification

Job description

Job Overview

Job Category: Social Care & Health Non-Qualified – Location: County Hall, Cardiff. Hours Per Week: 37.00 – Start Date: Immediate – Start Time: 09:00 – End Time: 17:00 – Salary: £18.85. Candidate required to start asap. 37 hrs p/w on a rota basis.

Role Summary

Role will involve some homeworking/working in the community and in the office.

Responsibilities

• The Reablement and Bridging Assessment Officer is responsible for assessing the needs of individuals in their own home, working with them to produce a reablement plan.
• Utilise a strength-based approach to ensure the service can meet the individuals’ needs and their reablement goals.
• Determine wider holistic outcomes and make appropriate referrals to support with these, enabling the person to live independently in their own home.
• Identify when other professional input is required e.g., Health, Social Worker or Third sector agencies etc.
• Maximise independence and achieve Service User defined outcomes/goals within defined time periods, reviewing reablement progress in a timely manner, closing cases at the appropriate time and completing onward referrals to appropriate services if required.
• Be a highly effective communicator, intuitive and responsive to changes, informing service users and support staff of changes as they occur, ensuring a smooth delivery of service.
• Complete domiciliary care medication assessments and reviews as required.

Education & Training

• Educated to NVQ/HSC (or equivalent) Level 4 or above in Health and Social Care Management or equivalent professional qualification.
• Willing to work towards Trusted Assessor level 3 qualification or equivalent Occupational Therapist qualification.

Experience / Knowledge

• Experience of working proactively with clients with physical disabilities and/or older people, preferably in a caring and/or rehabilitation environment.
• An understanding of the physical and emotional needs in relation to clients’ medical conditions.
• Experience of equipment and adaptations.
• Knowledge and skills of manual handling equipment and techniques.

Skills and Abilities

• Assessment skills complying with policies, procedures and statutory regulations.
• Demonstrate a person-centred, strength-based, outcomes-focused approach.
• Effective communication in writing or verbally, with colleagues, clients, carers, outside agencies etc.
• Organise workload, set priorities, demonstrating good organisational skills in order to effectively manage time and work independently.
• Cope proactively with change.