Rehabilitation Support Worker | East London NHS Foundation Trust

Provides daily support, promoting those on the caseload toachieve their personalised therapeutic rehabilitation goals, inclusive of personal care, meal and bedtime preparation and functional/physical activities. These goals may require the use of moving and handling equipment.Works within the multidisciplinary team in a Primary Care setting including clients' homes, residential homes, acute settings, clinics and the office.Assists and carries out delegated duties in line with the provision of evidence-based practice, to assist with implementing and progressing set therapeutic care plans and chronic disease management reviews.Work a variety of shift patterns which includes weekends and bank holidays on a rota basis. Core working hours are 8-4pm and 1-9pm, 7 days a week.Requires a car and full drivers license and able to travel the county of Bedfordshire.Responsible for implementing and supporting rehabilitation plans written by Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists and Nurses.Promotes and encourages client self-care and independent health promotionProvides regular feedback to the Therapy or Assistant Practitioner case holder, Coordinator, community Nurse and the wider multidisciplinary team to promote consistent and progressive management of the client's 4-6 week rehabilitation program.Contributes to multidisciplinary goal planning sessions/meetings, showing initiative in areas where competent and as agreed by senior staff.Assists the wider team with the prevention of unnecessary hospital admission, promotes timely and safe discharges and supports proactive, therapy led case management.Ensures accurate and timely record keeping.Works autonomously and undertakes lone working in the community.Where barriers to understanding exists, staff will need to use tact, motivational, negotiating and reassurance skills. Information received and given may be sensitive and will need to be handled in an empathic and professional manner maintaining confidentiality within Trust Policies and professional codes of conduct.To involve clients, family and carers in the planning of care/rehabilitation programs and encourage self-management where appropriate.to communicate effectively with all members of the Integrated Community Service and partners.Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive - so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations.Visit clients within their place of residency to support rehabilitation programs, devised by qualified professionals and Therapy Assistant Practitioners.Promotes empathy, understanding, compassion and a safe environment for all clients and colleagues.Gains client, family and carers consent prior to completing client-centred activities.Listens actively to clients to establish an understanding of their needs to help them make informed decisions about their care.Encourages independent self-care and health promotionMonitors client's progress, providing prompt truthful and sensitive feedback to client, family, carers, the case holder and the wider multidisciplinary team.To form professional relationships with clients and communicate condition related information to them in a way that respects their views, autonomy and culture.To be an advocate for clients and their best interest.Recognise risks to clients, family or carers, escalating and discussing concerns with the case holder, identifying and completing an incident report and/or Safeguarding alert as required.Recognises potential communication barriers and implement ways of promoting effective communication.Manages unpredictable and/or volatile situations effectively.Works closely with all members of Community Health Services and partner services.Completes initial and refresher trainings in observation taking, medicines management, SEPSIS and NEWS 2.Completes trainings identified by senior staff or the Trust to remain compliant with ever changing demands and directives.Assist and perform relevant diagnostic procedures as requested by appropriate clinicians.Assists with prescribed medication according to Trust policy.Identify relevant basic equipment and feedback to case holder with appropriate clinical reasoning.Deliver, fit and demonstrate basic prescribed equipment to client and appropriate others, ensuring client safety.Safely undertakes moving and handling as well as positioning of clients using appropriate equipment as part of rehabilitation program, adhering to the Trusts Moving and Handling Policy.Continually completes risk assessments for client, self and others.Undertake clinical procedures within own scope of competencies, safely and precisely utilising a variety of clinical interventions and equipment.Performs basic assessments, using evidence-based knowledge to recognise abnormalities in client's condition or home situation and ensures a timely handover to the appropriate professional.In an emergency situation, the knowledge and skills for immediateresponse including CPR can and will be applied, escalating to the appropriate healthcare professional or emergency services.Maintains client confidentiality at all times.Respects clients as individuals and ensures their dignity and privacy.Promotes health and wellbeing enabling clients to access information and resources appropriate to their needs.Ability to travel by car across the county of Bedfordshire #J-18808-Ljbffr