Reablement Assistant

**Band 3**:
**Main area**
- Reablement Assistant
- **Grade**
- Band 3
- **Contract**
- Permanent
- **Hours**
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (12 hour Day or night shifts)
- **Job ref**
- 343-6336094-FM-MT-HM**Site**
- St Helier
- **Town**
- Carshalton
- **Salary**
- £27,129 - £28,649 pro rata pa Inc. HCAS (Outer)
- **Salary period**
- Yearly
- **Closing**
- 12/06/2024 23:59At Epsom and St Helier Hospitals, above all we value respect. We put respect at the heart of all we do, by living up to our shared behaviours of kindness, professionalism, positivity and teamwork. This enables us to provide great patient care and make ESTH a great place to work. When you sign up to work with us, you sign up to this and we welcome applicants who share our values

**Job overview**:
**Reablement Assistant Band 3**:
Are you looking for a fresh challenge and keen to work in a Multi Disciplinary team where your ideas and opinions are valued?

We are looking for an enthusiastic and dynamic Band 3 Reablement Assistant to join us on the new Richard bright Community ward based at St Helier Hospital in Carshalton.

**Interview Date: TBC**:
**Main duties of the job**:
The successful applicant will be working alongside physiotherapists, occupational therapists, nurses, pharmacist and a GP to deliver high quality patient care and rehabilitation enabling patients to achieve their therapy goals and promote independence prior to discharge home.

Key responsibilities will include carrying out therapy plans as per OT/PT recommendations and working as part of the MDT to ensure patients safe and timely discharge home.

**Central to this role are**:

- Strong communication skills
- Experience of working autonomously and as part of a team
- Background experience within health or social care
- Interest in rehabilitation

**Working for our organisation**:
Sutton Health and Care (SHC) is an innovative joint venture launched in April 2018 between local partner health and social care organisations, in which Sutton Community Services will be fully integrated to support the deliver a new care model for the people of Sutton. Hosted by Epsom and St Helier University NHS Trust the model ensures the breaking down of traditional organisational barriers to enable the provision of care that is wrapped around the patient. An Alliance Board representing all partners has been formulated to support consensus decision making. SHC vision is to deliver seamless excellent coordinated care that is person centred and of high quality care for people at risk of an unrequired hospital admission, and for those that required admission ensure they are supported promptly to get them home again as quickly as possible after hospital admission.

Our vision is to promote independence and health, to deliver high quality, to provide care within the heart of the patient’s community. This is achieved through leadership and clinical excellence for our staff and involvement, self-care and personalisation for our patients

**Detailed job description and main responsibilities**:
**Person specification**:
**Education/qualification**:
**Essential criteria**:

- NVQ Level 3 health related study or equivalent experience
- Written, verbal and numeric skills to GCSE or similar level

**Desirable criteria**:

- Cavendish Care Certificate

**Experience**:
**Essential criteria**:

- Experience of a caring role
- Experience of working as a member of a team within health or social care
- Experience in patient documentation

**Desirable criteria**:

- Worked as a therapy or healthcare assistant

**Skills/Abilities/ Knowledge**:
**Essential criteria**:

- Demonstrate ability and willingness to learn new skills
- Demonstrate the understanding of the role of rehabilitation assistant

**Desirable criteria**:

- Demonstrate organisational and time management skills

**DBS**: We are committed to safeguarding children and adults who are at risk of abuse. As such, if this post will have access to children or vulnerable adults, you will be required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check. However, all employees have a responsibility for safeguarding children and vulnerable adults in the course of their duties and for ensuring that they are aware of the specific duties relating to their role.

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