Rehabilitation Support Worker

Care Plus Group; Grimsby; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Contributory pension

Lease car

Induction programme

CPD opportunities

Flexible working

Disability Confident employer

Job summary

Care Plus Group is seeking a Rehabilitation Support Worker to help people stay independent at home and support discharge from hospital. You will work with a wide range of professionals to enable users to regain confidence and skills, providing person-centered care and medication administration in line with policy.

The role benefits from a strong induction programme, extensive CPD opportunities and flexible working arrangements.

Qualifications

• Ability to effectively communicate with service users, families and colleagues.
• Demonstrated empathy and person-centered approach to care.
• Willingness to work as part of a multidisciplinary team.

Responsibilities

• Provide short-term enablement and support to service users at home.
• Collaborate with physiotherapists, occupational therapists, nurses and care managers to maximise independence.
• Assist with assessment-driven care and respond flexibly to changing needs.
• Administer medications in accordance with policy and maintain accurate records.

Skills

Communication skills

Empathy

Teamwork

Job description

Reablement at Home aims to support people with health and social care needs to stay in their own home rather than being admitted to hospital or into long term care. It also provides support to people when they are discharged from hospital, helps people to remain independent and helps to identify any on-going needs. The service operates 7 days a week, 365 days a year from 7.00am to 10.00pm working in liaison with other healthcare professionals to support those who are in most need, to get them back to living as independently as possible., The Rehabilitation Support Worker is a key role in the delivery of our quality service and as such we provide an extensive induction and training programme to ensure you feel empowered to deliver an effective, safe and enabling service to our service users.

You will work in partnership with physiotherapists, occupational therapists, nurses and care managers to enable service users to achieve their best quality of life. Providing short term enablement for Services Users who may need to regain their confidence and skills on discharge from hospital or after a short term health exacerbation at home. We encourage and support our Service Users to live as independent lives as possible and we always act in a manner that supports the care, protection, health and well-being of the Service User. The role requires that you undertake support that has been identified through an assessment process and act upon initial referral information but will respond flexibly to the patient/clients presenting needs. You will also be required to administer medication in accordance with Policy.

Care Plus Group is an employee owned Social Enterprise, established in 2011 to deliver NHS community health and social care services and employ over 800 people. A key feature of our organisation is the positive culture we have developed which is based on valuing, trusting, engagement, and involvement of our staff.

We consistently deliver high quality innovative services across NE Lincolnshire, reflected in an ongoing above 95% customer satisfaction feedback. Our services have received national recognition/commendations and Awards including winning a national HSJ award in November 2021. We hold the highest possible standard of ISO accreditation and are committed to reducing our carbon footprint.

We offer excellent terms and conditions including optional membership to a contributory pension scheme, Independent Provider closed access to the NHS pension scheme, lease cars, a full induction programme and an extensive range of CPD/development opportunities. We recognise continuous service from partner Health and Care organisations for the purposes of annual leave entitlement.

We are a supportive employer and operate in a way which supports family friendly and flexible working. CPG is an equal opportunities employer, committed to safeguarding the welfare of vulnerable adults and expect the same commitment from all staff and volunteers. As a Disability Confident employer, we will interview all disabled candidates who meet the essential criteria.