Rehabilitation Support Worker

Job description

Job responsibilities

Key Responsibilities:

1) To develop therapeutic relationships with service users who have a diagnosis of FND. To use a variety of skills to overcome barriers presented by patients due to their neurological deficits while maintaining appropriate professional and therapeutic boundaries.

2) To forge good working relationships with the day programme staff as well as other, relevant staff members in the wider trust.

3) To collaborate with the Physiotherapist in order to provide consistent physiotherapy interventions to patients, often without direct supervision, as directed by the physiotherapist.

4) To deliver self-management sessions in collaboration with the assistant psychologist under supervision of the Physiotherapist and Cognitive Behavioural Therapist

5) To deliver educational group presentations on topics relevant to FND.

6) To provide feedback demonstrating competent observation skills.

7) To organise and run group intervention sessions such as gardening group and physiotherapy workshops without direct supervision from senior staff.

8) To complete community-based sessions as directed e.g. outdoor mobility rehabilitation sessions, community visits as part of rehabilitation programme. To follow unit protocols regarding lone-working and community leave.

9) To join team meetings e.g. morning handover, reflective meetings, proactively contributing ideas, observations and reflections.

10) To liaise with other staff and agencies involved in the care of the service user as required, for example with carers/family/social services and other FiND staff.

11) To assist with collecting outcome measures and other relevant data.

12) To proactively collaborate with the admin staff at the programme in order to complete departmental administration as required, such as ordering food for patients.

13) To comply with risk assessments when working with service users, and to be able to identify risks/risky behaviour and alert appropriate staff. To contribute to the development of risk management plans for patients by reporting to the multi-professional team any incidents of risk to the patient or risk to others as a result of the behaviour or actions of patients.

14) To maintain the dignity of service users at all times. To maintain patient confidentiality at all times both on and off duty.

15) To be capable of working in clinical situations which require concentration, and which may be distressing and/or emotionally demanding.

16) To complete necessary clinical documentation in accordance with Trust and professional guidelines. The post holder is legally responsible for all records they gather, create or use as part of their duties whether paper based or on computer. The post holder has a legal duty of confidence to service users.

17) To be proactive in personal and professional development by participating in supervision and agreed training and development sessions. To seek advice and further training, if appropriate, before carrying out any duty you are unsure of.

18) To be responsible for limiting their actions to those in which they are competent to undertake. The post holder must inform their line manager and/or clinical supervisor should they feel any doubts about their competency during the course of their duties.

19) To be responsible for the planning and prioritisation of own workload and activities following the direction and guidelines given by the supervising Physiotherapist.

20) To have a personal duty of care for Trust equipment and facilities. To lead on maintaining regular cleaning of the Physiotherapy equipment in line with Infection Prevention and Control Guidelines.

21) The post holder has a statutory duty of care for their own personal safety and that of others who may be affected by their acts or omissions. The post holder is required to co-operate with management to enable South London and Maudsley to meet their own legal duties and to report any hazardous situations or defective equipment.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Good general education (minimum GCSE Maths and English grade A-C)

Desirable

• 2:1 Honours Degree in Psychology or equivalent

Experience

Essential

• Experience of working in a health care setting
• Experience of working with diverse presentations and complex needs

Desirable

• Experience of working in a rehabilitation setting, knowledge of the rehabilitation process
• Experience of working in a psychology setting
• Experience of working alongside Physiotherapists
• Experience working within a multi-disciplinary team

Skills

Essential

• Excellent communication skills, including a good standard of written documentation
• Ability to work as a member of a team
• An ability to form positive relationships with service users and their families/friends/carers to promote their rehabilitation
• Experience of disseminating education or knowledge through presentations

Desirable

• Experience of communicating with clients with cognitive or communication difficulties

Knowledge

Essential

• Understanding of issues of confidentiality
• An interest in and knowledge about mental health, Functional Neurological Disorders and neuropsychiatry
• An interest in both physiotherapy and psychology

Desirable

• Awareness of relevant services/resources

Other

Essential

• Ability to demonstrate a non-judgemental and professional attitude
• A proactive commitment to undertake continuing professional development
• Ability to work on one's own initiative and problem solve, under the distant supervision of a therapist in a range of settings
• Able to recognise and work within own competence level
• An ability to assist with basic practical tasks which promote the service users rehabilitation, for example assisting with manual handling or escorting a client in the community

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

South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Bethlem Royal Hospital

Monks Orchard Road

Beckenham

BR3 3BX

Employer's website

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