Rehabilitation Assistant

7 months ago

Gateshead, United Kingdom Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust Full time

This post is a Band 3 Rehabilitation Assistant, working within in Rapid Response multi-professional team within Gateshead. The post holder will work effectively within a multi-disciplinary/agency team attending to patients identified as requiring an urgent or rapid intervention to prevent their health and wellbeing deterioration. In addition, there will be planned activity to provide hands on care and holistic assessment to prevent avoidable admission to hospital, and/or long-term care and to maximise patient independence. This post is designed to support the Rapid Response Team Lead fulfil their objectives, ensuring the fundamentals of care are provided at the point of contact and will ensure delivery of a range of appropriate interventions to be able to meet the needs of the patients health and wellbeing, within the community setting.

Patients accessing the service will have complex needs and potentially numerous co-morbidities including frailty, palliative and EOL care needs. This post will contribute to the safe delivery of a Rapid Response Service working flexibly over 7 days per week. The post holder will support the Senior Team in the safe and effective delivery of their role in unscheduled, intermediate care, palliative and EOL care environment. Dimensions To provide support and appropriate interventions to patients in the community setting to improve their health and maximise their level of independence.

To work closely with the nursing, physiotherapist and occupational therapists to support programmes of rehabilitation, reablement, recovery and health promotion thereby reducing the need for unnecessary hospital admission/ attendance and long-term care. To ensure optimum health and wellbeing by encouraging nutrition, hydration and medical compliance of patients and maintain daily records according to Trust policy. To ensure that the highest level of patient care is achieved at all times in the most effective manner The duties will be carried out in the community setting under the supervision and guidance of a Therapist/Nurse however the post holder will be expected to work alone with access to professional advice and guidance when required. To carry an allocated patient caseload under the supervision of qualified staff and Supervise/motivate patients in activities relating to agreed treatment protocols.

The post holder will provide vital support to the Rapid Response Team with integrated seamless services within community settings working in partnership with local authorities, other health care providers, GP practices and the acute Trust, The post holder will work with the Rapid Response Team Lead, and the multidisciplinary team, they will also liaise with multiple stakeholders in order to ensure that the day to day co-ordination and delivery of service is in a timely and professional manner. The post holder will play a key role in supporting the Rapid Response Team, there will be a need to understand and undertake administration and co-ordination of tasks within the Rapid Response Team as and when required. The post holder will need to demonstrate the ability to use initiative, utilise IT systems and ensure effective and timely in a professional manner To work single-handed in the community to follow up/monitor identified clients. Undertake delegated tasks to contribute to the safe and smooth running of the service.

Support the Rapid Response Team with the day to day delivery of a range of therapy interventions to patients within the community setting. To support the point of contact ensuring patients receive care at the right time, right place, by staff with the right skills. Support the Rapid Response team lead in the development of any new ways if working that will ultimately improve patient care as and when required. Support the development and delivery of the community transformation Project including the implementation of robust working practices processes, audit and lessons learned.

The post will be based in Gateshead. The post holder will be expected to travel to patients living within the borough of Gateshead and locally, if the patient is registered with a Gateshead GP. The post holder will be expected to work flexibly over 7 days to deliver service needs General Professional Duties: To support training and development. To maintain personal professional competency and appropriate development.

To carry out the duties and responsibilities of the post in accordance with Trust policies. Required to comply with all relevant national and local statutory and mandatory requirements including Health & Safety and Infection Control The post will involve regular travel locally and the post holder will be required to work flexibly to support theRapid Response Team. This job description is not an exhaustive list of duties and responsibilities. The post holder will be asked to carry out other duties which are appropriate to the skills of the post holder and grade of the post as the priorities of

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