Hca/rehabilitation Assistant

(Healthcare Assistants in our Rehab Team)
Band 3
Location - South East Essex Area - Castlepoint, Rochford & Southend

Essex Partnership University Trust (EPUT) is currently looking to recruit HCA/Rehabilitation Assistants (Health Care Assistants in our rehab team) to join our community rehabilitation service.

The Collaborative Care Team is a multi-disciplinary therapy led team providing rapid assessment and rehabilitation for patients living within their own homes. The team support the facilitation of discharge and the prevention of admission for patients who require rehabilitation for a range of conditions including stroke, orthopaedic problems and neurological issues. The overall aim is to empower people to manage their recovery, re-educate and reskill to allow them to live as independently as possible.

As part of our friendly supportive team, you will be providing person centred care and supportive recovery. The service is provided across the whole of the South East Essex area including Castlepoint, Rochford and Southend and as such, it is essential that any applicant is able to travel efficiently and effectively across this area.

EPUT are looking for motivated staff who shares our Trust values of Care, Learn and Empower. In return, EPUT can offer you a range of benefits and development including;
- Season Ticket Loans
- NHS discounts for staff
- Excellent Training facilities and opportunities
- Buying and Selling annual leave scheme
- The opportunity to work bank shifts and expand knowledge and experience in other areas
- Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars and Cycle to Work
- Day One Flexible Employer

Join our Staff bank

What is Staff Bank?

Our EPUT NHS staff bank is an entity managed by the trust that hires clinical and non-clinical healthcare professionals to take on shifts at our trust hospitals and community settings. Here at EPUT we maintain our own bank of specialist staff to ensure that we are able offer safe and effective care at all times.

All our permanent staff are automatically enrolled onto the staff bank however this does not mean you have to work any additional shifts, but the option is there for you if you wish.

If you are joining our Trust in a fixed term role, please indicate on your New Starter Paperwork that you wish to join our staff bank.

To work as part of the multidisciplinary team and when necessary on own initiative.

To provide direct care and rehabilitation to the patients served by the team.

To act in a manner that protects and maintains the patient’s sense of dignity and respect, while observing their individual religious and cultural practices.

In accordance with EPUT confidentiality policy. Being aware that any information received whilst on duty if confidential.

Act as direct support to senior member of the team including the Team Leader, associate practitioners, nurse and therapists to ensure the effective service provision.

Not enough experience but still want to join EPUT as a Health Care Assistant?

We have a solution for you.

If you have been successful at the interview stage, but do not have enough experience for this role, you may be offered a position as a Band 2 Heath Care Assistant Apprentice. As part of the Band 2 HCA role you will be enrolled onto the Apprenticeship scheme, providing you with the opportunity to earn as you learn. This role enables you to gain valuable experience on the wards/community settings whilst working towards gaining your Care Certificate and naturally progressing into the guaranteed Band 3 HCA role.