Stroke Care Advisor
4 weeks ago
Would you like to be part of a friendly and dynamic Community Stroke Team supporting Stroke survivors to live well in their homes and communities?
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Guys and St Thomas' Community Stroke Team as a Band 5 Stroke Care Advisor. Our Community Stroke Team is part of the Guys and St Thomas' Community Neuro-Rehabilitation Service and consists of a Deputy Clinical Lead, Clinical Psychology, Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists, Speech and Language Therapists, Stroke Care Advisor, Community Stroke Nurse, Stroke 6-month reviewer, Occupational Therapy Apprentice and Rehabilitation Support Workers.
We are a forward thinking and dynamic service and our community services as a whole were rated as ‘outstanding’ on our last CQC report.
The Stroke Care Advisor works with the community stroke and neuro-rehabilitation teams to help Lambeth residents who have had a stroke; promoting well-being and independence and supporting stroke survivors, their families and carers to access a variety of services in the community. We follow a self-management model, encouraging patients to participate actively in their rehabilitation and to continue on their own after our input has finished.
This post would be suitable for someone who has experience of working with stroke survivors and/or adults with physical and cognitive impairments. Effective communication and interpersonal skills are essential to the role as well as having experience of working as part of a team and the ability to work independently. You will require good organisational and IT skills in order to effectively manage your own time and workload. We have community bases around Lambeth and also utilise agile working.
Please note you do not need to be able to drive for this position. If you do drive, there are pool cars available or you can use your own car. You would otherwise use public transport, own bicycle, or walk. Travel expenses for work-related travel are reimbursed.
**Interview date**: week commencing 20th March 2023
Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust comprises five of the UK’s best known hospitals - Guy’s, St Thomas’, Evelina London Children’s Hospital, Royal Brompton and Harefield - as well as community services in Lambeth and Southwark, all with a long history of high quality care, clinical excellence, research and innovation.
The Integrated Local Services directorate provides a range of community and inpatient health services for adults within the communities of Lambeth and Southwark, with some services also provided in Lewisham. Our hospital
- based inpatient and outpatient services provide care for adults from across the region.
We have around 22,700 staff, making us one of the largest NHS Trusts in the country and one of the biggest employers locally. We aim to reflect the diversity of the communities we serve and continue to develop new and existing partnerships with local people, patients, neighbouring NHS organisations, local authorities and charitable bodies and GPs.
We strive to recruit and retain the best staff as the dedication and skills of our employees lie at the heart of our organisation and ensure that our services are of the highest quality, safe and focused on our patients.
Job Summary
- To work as an autonomous stroke advisor with a holistic approach in supporting patients with stroke recovery.
- Supporting people who have experienced a stroke, and their families, to adjust to their new situation.
- To carry out assessments of individual care needs for people with stroke and their carers.
- Support and establish peer group and social activities for the local stroke community
- To be responsible for the collation of data of service users known to the Neuro Rehabilitation service in Lambeth that are referred for stroke advisor input
- To maintain an effective referral process and administrative practice working collaboratively with the multidisciplinary stroke rehabilitation team.
- To record data relevant to the Lambeth community stroke service and be actively involved in analysing the reports for local and national services.
- To work autonomously and in conjunction with team colleagues across a variety of locations within the community setting, including in clients' homes, in order to meet the individual needs of adults living with stroke with physical and/or communication disabilities.
- To work across borough, accessing and recording information using mobile devices, and coming into offices for meetings or specific events.
- The post holder must use Skyguard and other personal protective equipment as determined by the service to ensure safety in general and to protect lone workers in particular.
- To support clients' carers in finding suitable ways of conducting their role and identifying areas in which they might need support.
- To represent the department in internal and external meetings as appropriate and to take part in training and mentoring/supervision of
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