Rehabilitation Assistant

Job summary

Our Inpatient facilities are situated across two sites, Spinnaker Ward based at St Mary's is currently a 16 bedded Rehabilitation Ward, and Summerlee is currently a 40 bedded unit with rehabilitation beds alongside D2A beds.

Our vision is providing quality care which uses a person-centred approach, working closely with a wider multi-disciplinary team to achieve exceptional patient care and outcomes.

We are looking for a Rehabilitation Assistant to organise and deliver therapy activities as part of the agreed intervention plan for patients, under the supervision of a qualified Therapist.

In this role, you will assist Therapists in carrying out interventions, ensuring the smooth running of the service. You will provide support in management of risk, developing therapeutic relationships, supporting people to live meaningful and fulfilling lives.

We are looking for someone who can demonstrate excellent communication skills, using them to engage, persuade or negotiate with clients with complex, at times challenging needs to ensure they are provided with the most appropriate care and support.

Main duties of the job

• Undertake evidence-based Therapy interventions with patients, as agreed with a therapist, to ensure good clinical outcomes. The post holder will be required to work with the patient to gather information, highlighting the need for further assessment, and completing a clinical record of the intervention including the outcome.
• 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 (e.g., PMVA), to de-escalate challenging situations as required for the role.
• 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.
• Provide information on improving health and wellbeing and signposting to other agencies.
• Be aware of own limitations, seek support when the need arises, maintain professional boundaries at all times.
• This post requires the ability to travel between sites. It is preferable that the postholder is a car driver with a vehicle suitable for business use.

About us

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust provides joined-up mental and physical healthcare for around two million people across our communities. With over 13,000 staff working in the community and local hospitals, we deliver care at every stage of life, helping people live their best and healthiest lives.

Our mental health services include community-based support and early intervention in psychosis (EIP) for both adults and young people, alongside a network of specialist inpatient wards covering forensic, learning disability, eating disorder and older person's care.

We deliver extensive physical health services too, from urgent community response teams helping frail and older patients remain safely at home, to hospitals at home teams providing acute-level care in familiar surroundings. Our neurological services offer rehabilitation and treatment for conditions including Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson's Disease, Motor Neurone Disease, Head Injury, Cerebral Palsy and Stroke. Across Hampshire, our community hospitals provide inpatient rehabilitation as a step down from acute care, and our dedicated teams also staff Treetops Sexual Assault Referral Centre in Portsmouth, offering expert, compassionate support.

Everything we do is underpinned by our CARE values of compassion, accountability, respect and excellence

Employer details

Employer name

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address

St.Mary's Community Health Campus (Portsmouth)

Milton Road

Portsmouth

Hampshire

PO3 6AD

Employer's website

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

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Employer details

Employer name

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address

St.Mary's Community Health Campus (Portsmouth)

Milton Road

Portsmouth

Hampshire

PO3 6AD

Employer's website

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

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