Enablement Assistant

Job summary

We are committed to staff who are at the forefront of our patient care, as without you -- there would be no Solent. We are looking for likeminded individuals to drive our high standards of patient centred care and support our patients to rehabilitate, increase their independence and promote quality of life.

The Kite unit is a 10 bed neuropsychiatric rehabilitation service for people following an acquired brain injury, whose impairments are largely in the cognitive, behavioural or mental health spectrum, with the aim to enable patients rebuild their lives after a brain injury.

We also operate two level 3 rehabilitation units, a Level 2b Neurological Rehabilitation unit which provide a range of specialist rehabilitation. As part of Solent's exciting Futures project, we are moving all community rehabilitation units onto a single site with a new state of the art rehabilitation centre of excellence.

As an Enablement Assistant, you will assist the team to provide specialist healthcare, neuropsychiatry, rehabilitation and enablement services to adults with a cognitive impairment. This is achieved through a process of person-centred care to meet the needs of the individual and their family/carers.

We need you to work a variety of shifts, rotas are provided 6 weeks in advance with the possibility of a bank contract. We provide an induction period, pastoral care and support within your role and training and qualifications on offer to develop your career in a way that works around you!

Main duties of the job

*Actively promote recovery-focussed care with patients, in conjunction with other health professionals, including achievement of set goals.

*Support patients with their rehabilitation and recovery, respecting them as individuals, supporting them and understanding their right to express their needs.

*Facilitate and lead patient-focus groups and activities.

*Use appropriate approved conflict resolution and management of aggression techniques to de-escalate challenging situations as required for the role.

*Accurately assess, describe and record observations on progress or change in both patients' mental and physical state using appropriate assessment tools, escalating any concerns as appropriate.

*Undertake clinical and environmental risk assessments and document key risk areas, seeking guidance from more senior staff when dealing with cases indicating a high level of risk.

*To raise incidents appropriately via the reporting system in an accurate, objective and concise manner.

*To undertake escort duties to other hospitals or care settings as required.

*To ensure each client receives a high standard of care, privacy and dignity relating to their personal hygiene and appearance.

*To support senior staff to produce written reports relating to assessments, interventions and at the point of closure.

*To attend and contribute to team and client meetings regularly and to keep accurate and up-do-date records on the progress and care of individuals under the direction of the qualified nurse.

About us

Make a difference with us

If you are looking for somewhere you can make a real difference and are passionate about keeping people safe, well and out of hospital, a career with us may be just what you're looking for. At Solent NHS Trust, we strive to make a difference to the health and wellbeing of our communities.

We are proud to be an organisation which is focused on our people and we welcome people who share our values to come and work with us.

To deliver great care that is safe, simple and easy to access

To be a caring, flexible and supportive place to work

To deliver the best value for money

Our shared values support the development of a strong working culture. They breathe life into our organisation -- guiding and inspiring all of our actions and decisions. They enable us to be better at what we do and create a great place for our staff to work, whilst ensuring we provide the highest quality of care to our patients.

In creating our values, we spent time listening to our employees and members. Based on what people told us, we created our HEART values to reflect the deep belief that we are caring organisation at the centre of our community: Honesty, Everyone counts, Accountable, Respectful, Teamwork.

We are an accredited Real Living Wage employer.

We encourage and support our staff to be vaccinated as this remains the best line of defence against Covid-19.