Rehabilitation Support Worker

Sirona care & health CIC; Yate; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent community health provider in Yate is seeking a Rehabilitation Support Worker to provide essential support in their rehabilitation unit. Successful candidates will facilitate daily rehabilitation activities, communicate effectively with service users, and work closely with a multidisciplinary team of healthcare professionals. This position offers a chance for professional growth and development while ensuring quality patient-centered care in a supportive team environment.

Benefits

NHS benefits

27+ days' annual leave

Participation in the NHS Pension Scheme

Qualifications

• You should have an NVQ level 3 in Health & Social Care or be willing to work towards it.
• Ability to communicate effectively with service users.
• Experience in a health or social care setting is required.

Responsibilities

• Encourage rehabilitation techniques to promote independence.
• Provide one-to-one and group rehabilitation under supervision.
• Assist with a range of clinical and therapy-led activities.

Skills

Teamwork

Communication

Patient care

IT proficiency

Independence

Education

NVQ level 3 in Health & Social Care

Numeracy and literacy level 2 or equivalent

Tools

EMIS

Job description

Please note, we cannot offer a Certificate of Sponsorship for this role. If you currently require a visa to work in the UK, there must be a minimum of 14 months remaining until the expiry date. If you do not disclose your expiry date within your application, it may not be considered.

Are you looking to develop your career in Rehabilitation? We are looking for a Rehabilitation Support Worker to join Skylark, our 30 bedded rehabilitation Unit in Yate. You will benefit from the expertise of Physiotherapists and Occupational Therapists, while working as part of a multi-disciplinary team. In post, you will be supporting the therapy team through managing our service users who have been recently discharged from an acute hospital setting and are undertaking a period of assessment and rehabilitation.

Our goal is to ensure our service users and their families have the best experience being supported by us through excellent communication and initiative.

We're an incredibly supportive team who are committed to your ongoing clinical development, education and further study.

Main duties of the job

• Promote optimum independence through encouraging rehabilitation techniques.
• As a rehab support worker you will be a key figure in completing the day to day rehabilitation with patients under the instruction of the lead therapists. You will be required to provide feedback on the service users' progress and help to ensure that the service users achieve their maximum potential.
• Undertake a range of delegated clinical and therapy led activities to support the service users on the caseload.
• To provide safe, patient centred, effective and evidence-based clinical activities.
• The post holder will work under direct supervision and be responsible to senior therapists providing one to one and group rehabilitation.
• You will work within the Adult Service to deliver a full range of health and social care activities, both acute and long term, supported by a robust competency framework to adults within the complex assessment beds.
• You will be part of an integrated multi-disciplinary team (MDT), which includes nurses, physiotherapists, occupational therapists and other Allied Healthcare Professionals.
• The Service operational Hours are between 08:00 and 18:00 (flexible working can be discussed) with future possibility for weekend cover.

About us

Ever dreamt about a career that sparks excitement and fosters your professional growth? Picture yourself waking up eager to make a real difference in our community, surrounded by teams who value your unique ideas. It's time to turn your dream into reality! We are Sirona care & health - England's largest provider of Adult's and Children's Community Services and we'd love for you to join us in Bristol, North Somerset or South Gloucestershire. Agenda for Change Salary, full NHS benefits, 27+ days' annual leave, and participation in the NHS Pension Scheme - just a glimpse of the benefits we offer. Whether you're starting your journey in healthcare, looking for a fresh challenge within the NHS, or contemplating a career change, don't be daunted by the prospect of something different - we create development opportunities for all our colleagues and apprentices. Interested? View our benefits leaflet which you can find as an attachment on this vacancy.

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description for a full list of duties and responsibilities before applying for this position.

If you refer to qualifications or employment within your supporting statement, that has not been included in your Qualifications, Training or Employment History, this information may be discounted.

All interviews will take place in person (unless to accommodate for a reasonable adjustment)

Supporting Information

• Please tell us why you have chosen to apply for this role with Sirona care & health?

Qualifications and Training

• NVQ level 3 in Health & Social Care or willingness to work towards
• Numeracy and literacy level 2 or equivalent
• Full driving licence and access to car in work time (with business use car insurance)

Skills, Knowledge & Experience

• Able to work as part of a multidisciplinary team but also to act on own initiative
• Please provide an example where you have communicated effectively with service users to resolve an issue
• Experience of direct patient care in a health or social care setting
• Able to use a variety of IT systems e.g. email, EMIS
• What range of equipment have you used to aid service users?
• Assessing service users functional skills for everyday tasks
• Recent relevant experience within a rehabilitation setting

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.