Rehabilitation Co-therapist

Merseycare; Liverpool; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking organization dedicated to providing exceptional care for individuals with acquired brain injuries. This role offers the opportunity to work within a multi-disciplinary team, helping patients on their rehabilitation journey. You'll engage with service users, assist in their care, and facilitate their participation in therapeutic activities. The environment promotes inclusivity and values diversity, making it an ideal place for those passionate about making a difference in people's lives. If you are enthusiastic, compassionate, and eager to support individuals in their recovery, this position is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• NVQ Level 2/3 or willingness to work towards it is essential.
• Good standard of education required.

Responsibilities

• Provide care for adults with acquired brain injury in rehabilitation.
• Assist therapy team and facilitate patient engagement in programs.
• Monitor and document patients' safety and well-being.

Skills

Effective communication

Teamwork

Flexibility

Documentation skills

Compassionate relationship building

Education

NVQ Level 2 / 3

Good standard of education

Job description

Main area: Brain Injury Rehabilitation

Grade Band: 3

Contract: Permanent

Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Internal rotation)

Job ref: 350-MHC6849195

Site: Sid Watkins building, Aintree hospital site

Town: Liverpool

Salary: £24,071 - £25,674 per annum

Salary period: Yearly

Closing: 29/12/2024 23:59

Interview date: 15/01/2025

Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust celebrates diversity and promotes equal opportunities. We are committed to challenging and eliminating racism and other forms of discrimination and advancing and promoting equality of opportunity in the provision of services and creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We believe that everyone has the right to be treated with dignity and respect.

We take positive action to support disadvantaged groups and encourage applications from ethnic minorities, disabled and LGBTQIA+ people that are under-represented in our workforce. We also welcome applications from reservists and ex-armed forces personnel.

Job overview

Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust, Brain Injury Rehabilitation Centre is a Headway Accredited Service and strives to deliver perfect care for the people we serve.

We are seeking to recruit a highly enthusiastic and motivated person, who has a positive and forward-thinking attitude towards working with service users who have an acquired brain injury and present with cognitive, behavioural, and emotional problems.

The successful candidate will work within a multi-disciplinary team which includes a Psychiatrist, Psychologists, Physiotherapists, OT’s, Speech Therapists, Social Workers, and Nursing Staff.

Previous experience as an RCT is not essential; what is most important is that the candidate is able to clearly demonstrate positive values and beliefs about working collaboratively with service users and their families.

Main duties of the job

1. To provide care for adults with an acquired brain injury in an inpatient rehabilitation setting.
2. Assist therapy team with the delivery of rehabilitation programmes.
3. Help facilitate patients engaging in prescribed rehabilitation programmes.
4. Help patients maintain safety by carrying out prescribed supportive observations.
5. Escort patients in the local community as part of their rehabilitation programme.
6. Escort patients to appointments at other hospitals or clinical facilities.
7. Complete NEWS 2.
8. Report to Nurse in Charge, medical staff, or therapy staff as appropriate.
9. Act as witness to medication.
10. Support patients to engage in both therapeutic and recreational activities.
11. Facilitate patients’ access to food and drink and document same.
12. Assist in the monitoring of patients’ sleep patterns and document same.

Working for our organisation

Mersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical health and mental health services in the North West, serving more than 1.4 million people across our region.

We offer specialist inpatient and community services that support physical and mental health, including brain injury services. Our commitment to ‘perfect care’ ensures that we support our staff to do the best job they can.

Flexible working requests will be considered for all roles.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

1. To contribute to the delivery of a planned programme of care under the direct supervision of the qualified nurse.
2. To carry out individual rehabilitation programmes as defined by the team, under supervision or direction.
3. To report general observations and provide feedback to the qualified nurse both verbally and in written formats.
4. To carry out physical aspects of rehabilitation under the direction of the physiotherapist, speech therapist, occupational therapist, and/or nurse as required.
5. To assist the qualified nurse in administering medication to service-users.
6. To maintain accurate charts that contribute to the assessment of a service-user's physical condition.
7. To use skills and techniques gained during mandatory training to de-escalate situations.
8. To escort service users, as directed by the qualified nurse.

Person specification

QUALIFICATIONS

• NVQ Level 2 / 3 or willingness to work towards.
• Good standard of education.

KNOWLEDGE/EXPERIENCE

• An understanding of diversity and how it affects practice.
• Previous experience of working within a team.
• Experience of working in a care setting.
• Experience of individuals with Mental Health problems.
• Experience/understanding of working in a rehabilitation setting.
• Knowledge and understanding of acquired brain injury.

VALUES

• Accountability
• Support
• Responsive to service users
• Engaging leadership style
• Transparency and honesty
• Discreet

Skills

• Able to communicate effectively.
• Understanding of issues of confidentiality.
• Ability to work as a member of a team.
• Flexibility and ability to build compassionate relationships.
• Documentation and recording skills.

Please ensure you check the email account from which you apply for all correspondence. Only those applicants who demonstrate clearly how they meet our person specification will be shortlisted for interview.

As a Disability Confident Employer, we offer a guaranteed interview scheme for applicants who consider themselves to be disabled who meet the minimum criteria for the role.

We reserve the right to close any vacancy earlier than advertised in exceptional circumstances.