Rehabilitation Assistant

7 months ago

Northampton, United Kingdom Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust Full time

The Northamptonshire Community Stroke Team (N-CST) has delivered a robust Integrated Community Stroke Service model (ICSS), as per the national guidelines, for over a decade.

N-CST continues to see patients within 48 hours of discharge home, for rehabilitation assessment and intensive goal-based rehabilitation.

The patients time with the team is needs based and patients can access any of the other services they require, regardless of time post stroke.

Rehabilitation is completed by a stroke specialist MDT, that includes Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists, Speech and Language Therapists, Nurses, Rehabilitation Practitioners, Rehabilitation Assistants and Admin staff. The team also has face to face exercise groups and six-month reviews.

This post involves working within the Community Stroke team in clients’ homes and residential homes under mínimal supervision providing rehabilitation and care.

Supporting therapists and nurses in the implementation of rehabilitation and reablement care packages to stroke patients in their own homes or place of residence to promote independence.

Contribute to the administration and day to day operation of the NGH Community Stroke Team

To work a variety of shift patterns which includes weekends, bank holidays on a rota basis.

Northampton General Hospital is one of the largest employers in the area and we are on an exciting journey. All of our divisions are committed to doing things better, with more efficiency as we update, modernise, and advance. We have also entered into a Group Model with neighbouring Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and become University Hospitals of Northamptonshire.

Our Excellence Values

Compassion

Accountability

Respect

Integrity

Courage

We want to recruit the best people to deliver our services across the University Hospitals of Northamptonshire and help to unleash everyone’s full potential. As an organisation, we value how we communicate and promote our vacancies to all communities.

We understand that we need to work with colleagues from diverse backgrounds and make sure the environment they work in is inclusive and collaborative.

We have active Networks that promote and support colleagues from all backgrounds. This ensures everyone feels supported and has a sense of belonging working for Kettering and Northampton General Hospitals.

Main

**Responsibilities**:
Supporting Patient Excellence

Follows rehabilitation plans as directed by a therapist or Nurse to provide goal-based rehabilitation to patients within their homes or place of residence.

Assess and make recommendations for equipment, home adaptations, care provision and on-going rehabilitation, reporting these to a Therapist, Registered Nurse, or care manager.

Deliver, fit, and demonstrate basic equipment to client and appropriate others, ensuring client safety.

Support patients through instruction and guidance in a range of therapeutic activities, under the direction of a therapist, in the achievement of identified treatment goals.

To involve clients and carers in the planning of care/rehabilitation programmes and encourage self-management where appropriate.

Build professional relationships with patients, their family and carers, through use of communication, reasoning and negotiating skills, respecting others’ views, culture, autonomy and individuality.

Able to communicate effectively with patients who have speech, cognitive or behavioural issues and implement ways of promoting effective communication.

Listens actively to clients to establish an understanding of their needs to help them make informed decisions about their care.

Gains client trust and consent prior to procedures so can administer planned care.

To be an advocate for clients i.e., making team members aware of any concerns if it is in the client’s best interest.

In an emergency, institutes an immediate response including CPR where necessary.

Supporting Clinical Excellence

Performs basic assessments, using evidence-based knowledge to recognise abnormalities in client’s condition or home situation and identifies when to report back to the appropriate professional.

Assists in helping to prevent unnecessary hospital admission, promotes timely and safe discharge, proactive case management and client self-care of various chronic conditions, including stroke.

Independently carry out visits to patient’s homes planning day and following a timetable, making changes based on urgent need as appropriate

Provides regular feedback to the Nurse, Therapist, Care Manager or community team members to allow them to review and adapt care/treatment plans accordingly.

Seeks advice and supervision from a Therapist, Nurse or Care manager in a timely fashion to inform analysis and reasoning when complex patient situations are identified.

Communicate effectively with patients, carers, members of the multi-disciplinary team and other agencies.

Contributes to client goal planning sessions a

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