Rehabilitation Assistant

Great things happen in our community hospital

we are looking for a friendly, motivated individual to join us. you will be working as a member of the inpatient therapy team to assist the therapists in assessing, planning and delivering rehabilitation programs to our service users.

Hours per week - 24

Do you enjoy
- working with people?
- helping to understand and motivate people?
- being involved in practical, sometimes personal and intimate care provision for people?
- talking to people?
- learning and developing skills?
- working as part of a team, whilst able to work on your own?

then this position is perfect for you

Rehabilitation Assistants work as part of a close team undertaking activities according to their individual goal plans, encouraging them to do as much as possible for themselves, to live well and safely.

Rehabilitation Assistants do this by motivating and inspiring people to re-learn daily skills and enhance their quality of life. You will provide practical and 'hands-on’ personal care as well as encouraging people and working with them to do the things that are important to them.

Team working and communication skills are essential. You will update written notes and electronic records. You will be fully trained to assist people to meet their needs, which can range from motivational support to personal care.

this will predominantly involve working in the inpatient hospital setting but may require visits to the service users' own homes or other settings

Successful applicants will have the opportunity to discuss the prospect of undertaking a Level 3 Healthcare Support Worker Apprenticeship alongside their substantive post, this apprenticeship would include the Level 3 Diploma in Clinical Healthcare.

At Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust, we are supportive of the people we care for in the community and aim to provide a fully responsive service to everyone who needs it. This is the same approach we take for our employees. We look to value the skills and experiences of those we work with, whether they are service users, carers, families or those looking to work with us.

Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust is part of the NHS. We treat NHS patients according to NHS principles and standards. The difference is the Trust is accountable to local people, rather than to Government, and so we are able to work closely with our community to develop services in the way that best suits the needs of local people.

The qualification, training & experience requirements for the role are underlined in the Job Description/Person Specification.

This post requires the post holder to be able to undertake all statutory and mandatory training and post holders must be able to undertake physical interventions. Fitness for physical intervention will be assessed by Occupational Health.

A valid UK driving licence plus the use of own transport for business purposes is essential. For qualifying staff the Trust has a Lease Car Scheme in place and also offers a popular Salary Sacrifice Car Scheme with our partner Tusker.

Please view the JD&PS attached to this vacancy for the detailed main responsibilities for this role.