Rehabilitation Team Lead

Sonderwell; Southampton; Hybrid; GBP 8,400 - 11,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

DBS paid for

Professional development

Job summary

Libertatem Healthcare Group, part of Sonderwell, seeks a Rehab Assistant with leadership duties to support a client with brain injury in achieving daily independence. You will supervise rehab activities, coordinate plans and liaise with the MDT and family to ensure safe, person-centred care.

You will lead scheduling, contribute to risk assessments, and support professional development while maintaining a supportive environment. DBS paid for and flexible hours offered.

Qualifications

• Experience working with clients with brain injury, neurological conditions or mental health.
• Ability to work independently in community/home settings with good time management.
• Some mentoring/supporting or leadership experience or willingness to step into this.
• Excellent communication with client, family and clinical team.
• Full valid driving licence and access to a vehicle.
• Proficiency in Word and Excel.
• Willingness to undergo Enhanced DBS check.
• Comfortable around animals, including cats and dogs.
• Willingness to participate in swimming with client as part of physio/leisure activities.

Responsibilities

• Support client with cognitive rehabilitation, communication strategies and activities of daily living.
• Provide daily emotional support.
• Act as point of contact with MDT and family.
• Oversee therapy programmes and ensure plans and tasks are followed.
• Supervise Rehab Assistants and provide session notes feedback.
• Organise and lead RA meetings, create agendas and invite MDT members.
• Plan and coordinate appointments, events and tasks.
• Research local vocational, recreational and leisure opportunities and report findings.
• Coordinate medication collection with GP/pharmacist and manage test results.
• Investigate incidents and near misses and follow up accordingly.
• Coordinate post/email communication and support a friendly working environment.

Skills

Brain injury experience

Time management

Mentoring / supervising

Communication skills

Driving licence

IT skills (Word & Excel)

DBS check willingness

Animal friendly

Swimming with client

Tools

Word

Excel

Job description

Hours: 18 hours per week (6 Hours Team Leader duties remote; 12 hours Rehab Assistant duties Monday 10:00 – 16:00; Friday 10:00 – 16:00 – Can be flexible on days for the right candidate)

About the Role

You will be supporting a client with a Traumatic Brain Injury to achieve the highest level of independence in everyday functional tasks, and encourage active participation in goal-directed rehabilitation interventions. This includes assisting with functional daily living activities, supporting with organisation and planning, communication needs and providing emotional support. This client lives independently with their cat, enjoys community volunteering and creative hobbies and spending time with friends and family.

You will also undertake leadership responsibilities, including supervising the other Rehab Assistant, updating the rehabilitation plan and risk assessments, managing the rota and client schedule, liaising with the multi-disciplinary team and client’s family.

What We're Looking For

Due to the client’s need, we’re seeking a rehab assistant with:

• Experience working with clients with brain injury, neurological condition or mental health
• Comfortable working independently in community/home settings, with strong time management
• Some prior experience mentoring, supervising, or informally leading others (or a clear readiness to step into this)
• Excellent communication skills with client, their family, and the wider clinical team
• A full, valid driving licence and access to a vehicle
• Good IT skills, including competent in using Word and Excel
• Enhanced DBS check (or willingness to undergo one)
• Comfortable around animals, including cats and dogs
• Comfortable going swimming with the client as part of physio/leisure activities

Key Responsibilities

Direct Support

• Support client with cognitive rehabilitation, communication strategies, and activities of daily living
• Provide daily emotional support

Team leadership

• To actas a point of contactfor themembers of the Multi-Disciplinary Team (MDT) and family members
• To overseeintroduction andfollowingof therapyprogrammesand ensureRehab Assistants arefollowingandcompletedall designated plans and tasks.
• Provide supervision to Rehab Assistants
• Provide feedback on session notes and Identifyany Rehab Assistant training needs
• Organiseand lead RA meeting, create agenda, invite relevant MDT members
• To plan and co-ordinate appointments,eventsand tasks
• To carry out background research into local vocational, recreational and leisure opportunities and present findings to wider professional team
• Oversee medication collection,liaisingwith GP/pharmacist. Ensuring appointments are booked and chase up test results.
• To follow up on any incidents and near misses and carry out investigations as and whenrequired.
• Toact as a point of contact for the rehabilitation assistants to support and co-ordinate dealing and actioningpost/email correspondencein a timely manner
• Supportive and friendly working environment.
• Opportunities for professional development and training.
• DBS Paid for.

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About Us

The Libertatem Healthcare Group, part of Sonderwell, was established to provide the very best levels of care and support for clients who have sustained Personal Injuries or suffered from Medical Negligence.Operating on a national basis, Libertatem Healthcare Group can provide your clients with care and support wherever they are located. Our care and support packages put our client’s independence at the very centre of everything we do.

The Libertatem Healthcare Group is rated OUTSTANDING with the Care Quality Commission and is a registered provider with CIW in Wales.

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