Rehabilitation Assistant

1 month ago

Manchester, United Kingdom Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust Full time

Job summary

The Community Rehabilitation Team are currently recruiting two Band 3 Rehabilitation Assistants who are passionate about providing care to residents in their own home. One post is part time and one post is full time.

The service provides therapy for patients with a wider range of conditions who would may be struggling to access care in an out-patient setting. The successful candidates will work with a team of Physiotherapists and Occupational Therapist as well as the wider Multi-Disciplinary Team to provide treatment and intervention as prescribed by a qualified clinician.

The successful applicants will possess experience of working within health or social care teams, show good communication skills and be dedicated to providing high quality care to patients.

They will also need to have a UK driving license and access to a vehicle to travel across the north of Manchester to be able to carry out home visits.

Main duties of the job

To provide rehabilitation treatment plans, to patients referred into the community rehabilitation services including physiotherapy, occupational therapy and falls management.

To work with a diverse group for patients with complex medical conditions.

To take an active part in the delivery and evaluation of care packages developed to meet patients needs under the indirect supervision of a therapist.

To work as part of a team within the service and to maintain clinical skills and competencies.

To work without direct supervision undertaking tasks delegated by a qualified health care professional.

About us

MFT is one of the largest NHS Trust In England with a turnover of £ & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We're creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.

Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 28,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you'll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.

We've also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.

We're proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What's more, we're excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.

At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.

Job description

Job responsibilities

To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. So that youre even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, youll need to take time to read the Candidate Essentials Guide that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how we care for you as you care for others. Most importantly, it also contains critical information youll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.

COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst COVID-19 vaccination is not currently a condition of employment, we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated. If you are unvaccinated, there is helpful advice and information available by searching on the NHS England website where you can also find out more about how to access the vaccination.

Diversity Matters

MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at .

Were looking forward to hearing from you

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

NVQ Level 2 in direct care (or equivalent)

Desirable

NVQ Level 3 in direct care

Experience

Essential

Experience of working in Hospital or Community Department

Desirable

Previous experience of working in a Rehabilitation Team Previous experience of Lone working

Knowledge and Skills

Essential

Good communication skills Experience of Team working Ability to organise own workload Knowledge of essential care skills Experience of moving and handling patients

Other

Essential

UK Driving license and access to a vehicle for work

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