Job summary
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We are looking for a self-motivated and enthusiastic individual to join our well established and highly respected team.
As a Rehabilitation Support Worker, you will be responsible for providing clinical assistance and support to the team of qualified occupational therapists and physiotherapists. This will include carrying out activities of daily living, exercise programmes and issuing relevant equipment, ensuring the highest standard of patient care. You will be able to refer to the qualified therapists for guidance and supervision where necessary.
You will have the chance to work in the following acute ward areas: -
Musculoskeletal Outpatients
Respiratory (including medical, respiratory, surgery and amputees)
Older People's Services
Stroke
We are looking for a committed person with excellent communication skills who has previous experience in the health or social care setting
Main duties of the job
To assist the therapy team in providing a high standard of service to patients referred from a variety of settings. Including supporting the multi-professional team in the assessment and implementation of treatment programmes and care plans for patients.
The post holder will work with patients from all areas of the acute hospital including elective orthopaedics, musculoskeletal outpatients, surgery, medical, amputees, older peoples services and the stroke unit.
Under the supervision of an occupational therapist or physiotherapist the post holder will be expected to assist the Health Care Professionals in the assessment and treatment of patients. This will involve patients who may have complex and varying physical and psychological presentations.
Agreed treatment programmes / care plans will be carried out by the post holder, at times working alone within the patient's home.
To work under supervision. Supervision takes the form of regular instruction, guidance, training and support. Access to advice and support from an occupational therapist or physiotherapist is available whenever required. Work is routinely evaluated.
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About us
About Barts Health
Our group of hospitals provide a huge range of clinical services to people in east London and beyond.
We operate from four major hospital sites (The Royal London, St Bartholomew's, Whipps Cross and Newham) and a number of community locations, including Mile End hospital. Around 2.5 million people living in east London look to our services to provide them with the healthcare they need.
The Royal London in Whitechapel is a major teaching hospital providing local and specialist services in state-of-the-art facilities. Whipps Cross in Leytonstone is a large general hospital with a range of local services. Newham in Plaistow is a busy district hospital with innovative facilities such as its orthopaedic centre. Mile End hospital is a shared facility in Mile End for a range of inpatient, rehabilitation, mental health and community services. And St Bartholomew's in the City, London's oldest hospital, is a regional and national centre of excellence for cardiac and cancer care.
As well as district general hospital facilities for three London boroughs, Tower Hamlets, Waltham Forest and Newham, we have the largest cardiovascular centre in the UK, the second largest cancer centre in London, an internationally-renowned trauma team, and the home of the London Air Ambulance. The Royal London also houses one of the largest children's hospitals in the UK, a major dental hospital, and leading stroke and renal units.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and theperson specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For bothdocuments, please view the attachment/s below.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and theperson specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For bothdocuments, please view the attachment/s below.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Formal technical qualification, e.g. City & Guilds, or Health Care NVQ or equivalent skills acquired through in-service development or experience
Experience
Essential
- Appropriate experience of working in a therapy/nursing assistant role
- Experience of working as part of a team.
Desirable
- Acute NHS experience in either therapy or nursing assistant role
Knowledge
Essential
- Willingness and ability to be trained and successfully assessed in competencies in an area within 6 months of appointment
- Understanding and ability to apply risk management Understanding of legal responsibilities of the service and the associated code of ethics.
- Understanding of clinical governance and its implication for services
- Understanding and compliance with Data Protection
Skills
Essential
- Ability to work alone in supportive settings
- Ability to teach practical skills to clients and carers
- Ability to work under pressure
- Ability to present information both orally and written in a clear and logical manner
- Ability to keep accurate and legible patient notes
- Demonstrate understanding of clinical governance and its implication for services.
- Understand and apply risk management
- Understand legal responsibilities of the service and the associated code of ethics.
- Ability to cope with working in a challenging environment and with emotional or aggressive patients/carers
- Information Management & Technology Skills
Other
Essential
- Understanding and compliance with Data Protection
- Ability to carry out moderate effort throughout the working day and carry out concurrent activities
- Ability to use own initiative
- Commitment to nondiscriminatory practice.
- Ability to gain patient's trust
- Ability to engender confidence & feeling of safety in patients about their care
- Be able to demonstrate flexibility and reliability
- Demonstrate ability to work as an effective team member
Desirable
- Car driver - full driving license
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Formal technical qualification, e.g. City & Guilds, or Health Care NVQ or equivalent skills acquired through in-service development or experience
Experience
Essential
- Appropriate experience of working in a therapy/nursing assistant role
- Experience of working as part of a team.
Desirable
- Acute NHS experience in either therapy or nursing assistant role
Knowledge
Essential
- Willingness and ability to be trained and successfully assessed in competencies in an area within 6 months of appointment
- Understanding and ability to apply risk management Understanding of legal responsibilities of the service and the associated code of ethics.
- Understanding of clinical governance and its implication for services
- Understanding and compliance with Data Protection
Skills
Essential
- Ability to work alone in supportive settings
- Ability to teach practical skills to clients and carers
- Ability to work under pressure
- Ability to present information both orally and written in a clear and logical manner
- Ability to keep accurate and legible patient notes
- Demonstrate understanding of clinical governance and its implication for services.
- Understand and apply risk management
- Understand legal responsibilities of the service and the associated code of ethics.
- Ability to cope with working in a challenging environment and with emotional or aggressive patients/carers
- Information Management & Technology Skills
Other
Essential
- Understanding and compliance with Data Protection
- Ability to carry out moderate effort throughout the working day and carry out concurrent activities
- Ability to use own initiative
- Commitment to nondiscriminatory practice.
- Ability to gain patient's trust
- Ability to engender confidence & feeling of safety in patients about their care
- Be able to demonstrate flexibility and reliability
- Demonstrate ability to work as an effective team member
Desirable
- Car driver - full driving license
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
