Rehabilitation Assistant

Job description

Job responsibilities

To provide physiotherapy and occupational therapy intervention as part of a specific treatment plan agreed and documented by physiotherapist/occupational therapist.

To undertake tasks in delivering patient care and rehabilitation as directed by the service professionals in a range of settings.

To work independently in the designated clinical area/patients home following an agreed treatment plan.

To instruct patients and carers, providing direction and guidance on a range of physiotherapy or occupational therapy and mobility/functional activities, as directed by the physiotherapist or occupational therapist

To undertake skilled support work with patients individually or in a group with or without supervision of a physiotherapist or occupational therapist

To follow departmental and Trust guidelines for obtaining consent and use diplomacy and gentle persuasion to enhance patients compliance in treatment programmes.

To work with family members, carers and support workers to enable them to carry out treatment programmes planned by the physiotherapist or occupational therapist

Manage own workload allocated by the physiotherapist or occupational therapist

To work as a member of the multidisciplinary team and liaise with the team effectively to ensure co-ordinated approach to patient care and attend meetings as delegated by senior clinicians/manager.

Maintain comprehensive and accurate records of work undertaken, including documenting in line with Trust and service standards.

To attend in-service training, clinical supervision and team meetings as required

Have the ability to handle patients with mobility problems, in an enabling way. This may include the use of hoists, sliding sheets, wheelchairs, mobility aids etc.

• To participate in a 5-day work week (Monday to Friday)

Organisational

Maintain equipment; identifying defects, hazards and equipment failure and notifying the relevant manager

Manage own caseload and work only within own scope of practice.

To maintain up to date electronic diary and outcomes of all appointments as required by the service

Be responsible for the patients safe use of mobility aids by training them and identifying the risks.

To maintain the safety of designated clinical environment according to local policy and regulations and aware about the emergency procedures.

To assist in risk assessments and comply with Trust policies on incident reporting

To adhere to Trust appraisal and performance review programme to identify personal development plans and training needs.

To participate in data collection and statistics as directed by the lead physiotherapist or occupational therapist

To attend mandatory and relevant training as and when required

General

To assist in simple administrative procedures as required by the Clinical Service Lead as part of everyday activity

Administration responsibilities include all general office tasks, such as photocopying, computer data input, filing and answering the telephone in a polite and courteous manner.

To maintain accurate and comprehensive clinical records and all documentation processes (e.g. reporting incidents and near misses and clinical notes).

Organising, maintaining and delivering of equipment required by the service.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• Previous experience as a Band 2 or 3 rehab assistant or equivalent demonstrated experience to provide care.

Education and Qualifications

Essential

• Numeracy and Literacy skills required to keep accurate records and administer medicines (if appropriate)

Desirable

• NVQ L3 or equivalent

Skills and Knowledge

Essential

• Able to communicate with the multi-disciplinary team, update others in the team and use handover effectively. Speaking face to face but also by telephone
• Maintaining accurate, timely, concise and legible clinical records both electronic and handwritten which adhere to the CNWL policies
• Able to maintain electronic patient records Use Microsoft Word to draft letters and reports
• Contribute to the implementation of care plans by helping to assess patients, develop, implement and evaluate a care plan
• Able to work on your own but follow the directions of care plans and Band 4 staff or registered staff
• Work well with other members of the team including communicating effectively, being kind and considerate, reliable and enthusiastic.
• Help others in the team achieve their objectives and deliver safe, effective care

Desirable

• Empowering and working in partnership with the people using our Services

Attitudes, aptitudes, personal characteristics

Essential

• Caring for the people who use our services, their families and carers, and other staff
• Respectful of others and genuinely treating them how you would want to be treated
• Able and willing to work with service users, family and carers, and other staff in a way which empowers and supports others and makes them feel better about themselves
• Able and willing to work in partnership with service users, their friends and family as well as other health care professionals

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust

Address

RBKC Community Independence Service

Kensington Town Hall

Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea

W8 7NX

Employer's website

https://www.cnwl.nhs.uk/work (Opens in a new tab)