Reablement Workers

The Methodist Church in Britain; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 26,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

26 days annual leave

Pension

Employee assistance programme

Mileage reimbursement

Uniform provided

Training provided

Job summary

Cheshire East Council is advertising ten permanent Reablement Worker posts in its Community Reablement Services. The roles support clients at home, helping regain independence after illness or hospital discharge and coordinating with Social Care and NHS teams.

You will undertake assessments, attend initial visits, and provide health monitoring and rehabilitation tasks while developing risk assessment and equipment provision skills.

Qualifications

• Empathetic, compassionate, person-centred hands-on care.
• Good communication and teamwork.
• Flexible, reliable and honest.
• Able to work independently.
• Commitment to delivering high-quality care and support.

Responsibilities

• Help people regain independence after illness or hospital discharge.
• Rebuild personal care and daily living skills in people’s own homes.
• Work with Social Care and NHS teams.
• Carry out assessments for long-term care needs.
• Attend initial care visits.
• Deliver same-day support through the Prevent, Reduce, Enable rapid response service to prevent hospital admissions.
• Carry out basic health monitoring such as blood pressure and temperature checks.
• Deliver low-level healthcare tasks and rehabilitation exercises.
• Develop skills in risk assessment and equipment provision.

Skills

Empathetic care

Communication & teamwork

Flexible & reliable

Independent worker

Commitment to quality care

Job description

Ten permanent Reablement Worker posts in Cheshire East Council's Community Reablement Services, working alongside Social Care and NHS teams. The work helps people regain independence after illness or hospital discharge, rebuilding personal care and daily living skills in their own homes. Hours range from 15 to 37 a week across mornings, afternoons and evenings, with alternate weekends and a rapid response service giving same-day support. The post requires a clean driving licence with business use car insurance.

What the job involves

• Help people regain independence after illness or hospital discharge
• Rebuild personal care and daily living skills in people's own homes
• Work with Social Care and NHS teams
• Carry out assessments for long-term care needs
• Attend initial care visits
• Deliver same-day support through the Prevent, Reduce, Enable rapid response service to prevent hospital admissions
• Carry out basic health monitoring such as blood pressure and temperature checks
• Deliver low-level healthcare tasks and rehabilitation exercises
• Develop skills in risk assessment and equipment provision

Skills & knowledge

• Empathetic, compassionate, person-centred hands-on care
• Good communication and teamworking
• Flexible, reliable and honest
• Able to work independently
• Commitment to delivering high-quality care and support

Checks & eligibility

• Clean driving licence with business use car insurance
• Access to a vehicle

What's offered

• 26 days annual leave rising to 31 after five years, excluding bank holidays
• Salary sacrifice schemes for green cars and white goods
• Career average public pension at 1/49th of pensionable pay
• Employee assistance programme
• Discounted Everybody Leisure membership
• Time and a half for alternate weekends and bank holidays, double pay on Christmas Day and Boxing Day
• Mileage paid at 52.2p per mile (over 1000cc) or 46.9p (under 999cc/electric)
• Uniform, DBS and full training provided