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An exciting opportunity has arisen for a motivated and enthusiastic individual to join our team as a Vocational Rehabilitation Assistant in the Community Head Injury Service. This fixed-term position is until the 14th June 2025, working 37.5 hours per week.

Under the supervision of Occupational Therapists and a Placement Consultant, you will support adults with acquired brain injuries to achieve their vocational rehabilitation goals in one-to-one and group therapy sessions in various settings, including clients' homes, Brookside Clinic, and community settings.

Main Duties of the Job

The role is based at the Community Head Injury Service, Brookside Clinic, delivering specialized vocational rehabilitation programs as agreed between the client and the Occupational Therapists or Placement Consultant. You will work closely with an interdisciplinary team to deliver client-centered assessments and interventions. Your responsibilities will include assisting clients to prepare for work through rehabilitation, coaching, and liaising with employers, occupational health, human resources, and job centre staff.

The post holder must possess high-level communication skills to establish therapeutic relationships with individuals who have complex difficulties. Administration tasks will also be involved on a daily basis, requiring computer proficiency as documentation is electronic.

This position is integral to the team and essential to the delivery of a specialist vocational rehabilitation service for individuals living with acquired brain injuries.

Working for Our Organisation

As part of our Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust family, you will benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression.

Alongside NHS benefits, including generous annual leave entitlement and pension scheme, you will have access to NHS discount schemes. We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce.

What We Stand For

Our vision is to provide outstanding care, support healthy communities, and be a great place to work. Our mission is to provide personal and compassionate care every time.

We are committed to increasing diversity at all levels within the trust. We believe a diverse workforce can have a positive effect on both staff wellbeing and patient outcomes.

We welcome applications from black, Asian, and minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ candidates, candidates with disabilities, and care-experienced candidates.

We make employment decisions by matching our service needs with the skills and experience of candidates, regardless of age, disability, gender, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation.

Person Specification

Education, Qualifications & Training

Essential Criteria

• RQF Level 3 health or care-related qualification
• Level 2 functional skills
• Care Certificate
• Once employed, the Healthcare Assistant Practitioner apprenticeship, as well as statutory and mandatory in-house training
• Good level of education to GCSE standard
• Grade C GCSE or equivalent in English
• NVQ level 3 in Health Care or equivalent level 3 qualification in a relevant topic
• Current driving license with access to a car for work
• DBR – Enhanced level of disclosure

Desirable Criteria

• Vocational training

Experience

Essential Criteria

• Previous experience of working in a healthcare setting and/or working with people with a brain injury, neurological diagnosis, special needs, or learning disability
• Experience of a role in Healthcare at Band 3 level allied health professional or equivalent
• Experience of managing a caseload, to support clients to develop skills to overcome barriers due to their disabilities

Desirable Criteria

• Previously worked as an Occupational Therapy Assistant / Job Coach / Support Worker / Personal Assistant
• Experience of training others in practical skills
• Experience of working with external organisations to support people to manage a range of meaningful roles and activities

Skills, Abilities & Knowledge

Essential Criteria

• Competency in basic IT skills
• Clear, concise verbal and written communication required for effective liaison with inter-disciplinary team, clients, families & others.
• Able to maintain accurate, concise clinical records
• Good organisational skills with attention to detail e.g. self-autonomy, client related, caseload
• Must have a good understanding of how to work effectively as part of a team
• Able to know own limitations and seek advice
• Self-motivated and able to use own initiative
• Able to work creatively to help clients overcome barriers to vocational rehabilitation
• Motivated, compassionate and empathetic to vulnerable clients and people
• Flexible and adaptable to change
• To have ability to form good working relationships with staff, clients & others
• Ability to work independently within a range of environments
• To use initiative and be resourceful
• To demonstrate a commitment to lifelong learning

Desirable Criteria

• Good problem-solving skills To be able to come up with ideas & solutions when looking at difficulties and the barriers our clients face.
• To have knowledge of health and safety and risk management
• To demonstrate resilience in challenging situations

Special Circumstances

Essential Criteria

• Able to use own car and willing to transport clients when required to community activities and work-based placements

PPE requirements: Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust requires all colleagues to wear appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) in accordance with our infection prevention and control procedures.

COVID-19 and Flu vaccinations remain the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues, and of course our patients from the viruses when working in our healthcare settings. We encourage our staff to be vaccinated when recommended.

If you are successful at interview, we will require you to complete a Covid-19 risk assessment document.

Application deadline: This post will close on the closing date stated at midnight. If we receive a large number of applications or there is a change in circumstance, we may be required to close a job before the closing date.

Application information: If you are offered a job, information will be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system.

Shortlisting: The monitoring and safeguarding sections are not made visible to the shortlisting panel. The safeguarding section may be made visible to the interview panel, dependent on the role being recruited into.

Travel expenses: It is Trust policy that travel expenses for interview will not be reimbursed.

Smoking: All Trust sites are NO SMOKING. Smoking in all areas of the buildings and premises is prohibited.

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