Rehabilitation Support Worker - Intermediate Care -Secondment

East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust; Bexhill-on-Sea; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional healthcare provider in Bexhill-on-Sea is seeking a Rehabilitation Support Worker to enhance rehabilitation services across multiple facilities. The role involves supporting the therapy team to deliver high-quality care and requires the ability to work weekends as part of a rota. Ideal candidates will possess requisite qualifications and experience in health or social care settings. This position offers a salary range of £24,937 to £26,598 per annum, pro rata.

Qualifications

• Experience in health or social care settings through work or volunteering.
• Demonstrates NHS values and commits to personal/professional development.

Responsibilities

• Support multi-disciplinary professionals in rehabilitation programmes.
• Provide individual or group interventions as per assessments.
• Work in a 7-day service covering weekends on a rota basis.

Skills

Health care support experience

Commitment to professional development

Education

GCSE grade 4 or GCE C and above

Level 2 functional skills or NVQ level 2

Level 3 apprenticeship or NVQ level 3

Job description

Rehabilitation Support Worker - Intermediate Care - Secondment

We have an exciting opportunity for a Rehabilitation Support Worker to support the delivery of our rehabilitation strategy for Intermediate Care Services at East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust. This role will support our therapy team to provide high quality rehabilitation to patients accessing our service across our 3 sites Rye Hospital, Bexhill Irvine Unit and Eastbourne Milton Grange, independent transport to travel will be required.

The ESHT Rehabilitation strategy is focused on improving the quality and performance of our acute and community services to deliver high quality rehabilitation across East Sussex. This is a dynamic and changing environment, and the strategy is working to support our staff, teams and the organisation as a whole to make meaningful changes that bring about improvements in rehabilitation for the benefit of our population. The role of the band 3 Rehabilitation Support Worker is key in delivering our strategy.

Main duties of the job

To support multi-disciplinary professionals in providing a comprehensive rehabilitation programme in order to achieve the highest attainable level of independence for each client within an agreed timescale

To provide individual or group interventions as identified by the health professional assessment.

To work as part of the trust wide Intermediate Care Rehabilitation Service covering Rye Hospital, Irvine Unit and Milton Grange.

To work as part of a 7-day service over weekends and Bank Holidays on a rota basis

To hold a case load of non-complex cases under the supervision of a senior team member.

About us

We are proud to provide 'Outstanding' care and be a great place to work

We provide safe, compassionate and high quality care to half a million people living or visiting East Sussex. We are one of the largest organisations in East Sussex, the only integrated provider of acute and community care in Sussex. Our extensive services are provided by 7000 + members of staff working from acute hospitals in Hastings and Eastbourne, three community hospitals in Bexhill, Rye and Uckfield, over 100 community sites and in people's own homes.

In 2020 the Care Quality Commission rated us as 'Good' overall, and 'Outstanding' for being caring and effective. The Conquest Hospital and our Community Services are rated 'Outstanding'. Eastbourne DGH rated 'Good'.

In 2020, the Trust launched its ambitious 'Building for our Future' programme. This once in a lifetime programme aims to repair, redevelop and expand our hospitals, transforming the environment in which we provide care for generations to come.

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the job description attached.

If you have any questions about this position please do not hesitate to contact us.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• GCSE grade 4 or GCE C and above
• Level 2 functional skills or health care support worker apprenticeship / NVQ level 2 in relevant subject
• Level 3 apprenticeship for example senior health care support worker or similar and / or NVQ level 3 in relevant subject or equivalent level of knowledge and experience

Experience

• Experience in health or social care settings such as employment, work experience volunteering or placements
• Demonstrate the values of the NHS and commitment to personal and professional development

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.

£24,937 to £26,598 a year per annum, pro rata