Reablement Team Leader (Discharge to Assess)

Manchester City Council; Manchester; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A local government body in Manchester is seeking a Reablement Team leader D2A Assessor to join its Reablement service. This role involves conducting holistic assessments for customers in their homes, ensuring they receive appropriate support to regain independence. The successful candidate will work collaboratively with health services and manage a team to ensure high standards are maintained. A flexible approach is essential as the position includes weekend duties.

Qualifications

• Experience in conducting home visits and assessments.
• Ability to work in a flexible environment including weekends.
• Understanding of CQC standards for community services.

Responsibilities

• Conduct home visits for holistic assessments of customer needs.
• Develop and deliver effective reablement services.
• Manage the day-to-day running of the service as required.

Skills

Holistic assessment skills

Flexibility in scheduling

Collaboration with health services

Job description

Reablement Team leader D2A Assessor

This is an exciting opportunity to join Manchester’s Reablement service as a Reablement Team leader D2A Assessor. As a D2A assessor you will work within the Manchester Local care Organisation (MLCO) as a Manchester City Council Employee.

The Reablement Team offer an efficient and consistent approach to support which maximises potential for individuals to achieve reductions in care but also ensures consistency and high standards of service delivery.

As a D2A Reablement assessor you will undertake home visits to carry out holistic assessments, reviews and observations of customers, in order to determine customer needs. You will take a flexible approach to working, which includes a weekend rota to enable timely assessments and discharges from acute/non acute healthcare settings.

Working collaboratively with directorate/service colleagues and health service colleagues, you will develop and deliver effective reablement and prevention services and implement a city wide approach in relation to the provision of community based services in line with the Care Quality Commission (CQC) standards.

You will work alongside a team of reablement staff that provide direct care to customers in their homes in order to help them regain or maintain their independence and ensuring that the capacity of the team is managed effectively, through rota and performance management, in order to ensure demand for reablement services can be met.

You will support the day to day running and management of the service if required, to support the wider reablement team and according to senior management decisions.