Job summary
The Calderdale Community Rehabilitation Team provides assessment, treatment and advice to adults with a rehabilitation need and goal, with staff and service users working together to achieve patient-centred goals. The service comprises 3 geographically based teams within the Calderdale area.
The role will support qualified allied health professionals to deliver a high quality therapy service within Calderdale community.
The service supports patients who may have complex neurological conditions such as Motor Neurone Disease and Stroke, acquired brain injury, long term neuro-degenerative conditions, patients with acute and chronic musculoskeletal problems, fallers, frailty, orthopaedic conditions including post-surgery, and complex multi pathology conditions which may include patients with dementia or learning disabilities.
The Community Rehabilitation Team is a multi-disciplinary team, and consists of Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy, Speech and Language Therapy, Dietetics, Falls Prevention Workers and others support staff. The different disciplines work together in an integrated manner to provide the best treatment for patients.
Main duties of the job
The Post holder will:
- Undertake highly skilled, delegated, rehab support work.
- Work as part of the multi-disciplinary team, and will work under the instruction of our qualified Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy, Dietitian and Speech and Language Therapy clinicians.
- Work to agreed competencies and protocols and guided by the registered practitioners, the post holder will be key in support of the treatment and care of patients and also their carer/relatives where relevant.
- Be working under indirect supervision of the registered practitioners in the team.
- Undertake delegated work following a rehabilitation plan devised by the registered practitioner or Assistant Practitioner
- Work as part of the wider Health and Social Care Team linking with staff from the hospital, Primary and Social Care. This may involve providing support to other community therapy services to support capacity and demand.
- The post holder will be required to undertake lone working in line with Trust policy.
- Administrative duties and general patient care across departments are required.
- The post holder will be expected to demonstrate self-directed development and practice
- Due to the nature of the role the successful applicant would hold a full UK driving licence and have access to a vehicle. However, if this is not possible due to a disability defined by the Equality Act 2010 then reasonable adjustments would be considered.
About us
We employ more than 6,500 staffwho deliver compassionate care from our two main hospitals,Calderdale Royal Hospital and Huddersfield Royal Infirmary as well as in community sites, healthcentres and in patients' homes. We also are incredibly proud to have almost 150 volunteers here at CHFT.
We provide a range of services including urgent and emergency care; medical; surgical; maternity; gynaecology; critical care; children's and young people's services; end of life care and outpatient and diagnostic imaging services.
We provide community health services, including sexual health services in Calderdale from Calderdale Royal and local health centres. These include Todmorden Health Centre and Broad Street Plaza.
We continue to modernise and invest in our health services to build on our strong reputation.Foundation trusts are public leaders in improving quality in health services. They are part of the NHS- yet decisions about what they do and how they do it are driven by independent boards. Boardslisten to their Council of Governors and respond to the needs of their members - patients, staff andthe local community.
Foundation trusts provide what the health service wants, yet are also free to invest quickly in thechanges to the local community needs, in striving to be the best, and in putting their patients first.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Activities will include:
- Implementing treatment to protocols, and based on competencies.
- Monitoring progress and feeding back to the registered practitioner or assistant practitioner
- Making minor adjustments to treatment programmes within pre-determined limits
- Assisting registered practitioners with complex treatment.
- May involve ordering and issuing pre-determined basic equipment to protocols and established guidelines, and instructing the patient/carer on the safe use of equipment
- May include leading and assisting with group exercise and advice sessions.
- Provide information and advice to individuals on eating to maintain optimum nutritional status, and monitoring progress.
- Provide support to individuals to develop their communication skills
- Provide support to individuals to develop their skills in managing dysphagia.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Activities will include:
- Implementing treatment to protocols, and based on competencies.
- Monitoring progress and feeding back to the registered practitioner or assistant practitioner
- Making minor adjustments to treatment programmes within pre-determined limits
- Assisting registered practitioners with complex treatment.
- May involve ordering and issuing pre-determined basic equipment to protocols and established guidelines, and instructing the patient/carer on the safe use of equipment
- May include leading and assisting with group exercise and advice sessions.
- Provide information and advice to individuals on eating to maintain optimum nutritional status, and monitoring progress.
- Provide support to individuals to develop their communication skills
- Provide support to individuals to develop their skills in managing dysphagia.
Person Specification
QUALIFICATIONS / TRAINING
Essential
- English and Math GCSE grade 9-2 (A*-E) or equivalent or high level of literacy and numeracy skills demonstrated within application
- Competence based level 3 Qualification e.g. NVQ or Diploma in Care or The Care Certificate issued by an employer
- Willingness to undertake any training or development relevant to the role
Desirable
- Evidence of competency-based training in relevant field
KNOWLEDGE, EXPERIENCE & EXPERTISE
Essential
- Recent experience of working in a rehabilitation or reablement environment
- Recent relevant experience working in a multidisciplinary team in health/social care setting
- Recent relevant experience of dealing with adult clients with complex needs and their carers
- Willing and able to participate in competency work-based training programme
- Understanding of rehabilitation and re-ablement principles
- An understanding of the needs and issues concerning illness and disability
- An understanding of the issues when working in the user's own home.
- Recent relevant experience of instructing adults to perform practical tasks
- IT literate (email/internet/electronic patient records)
- Good time management skills and able to work to deadlines
Desirable
- Recent relevant experience of working in a community setting
COMMUNICATION AND RELATIONSHIPS (INCLUDING MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITIES)
Essential
- Able to work on own following agreed protocols, seeking help appropriately, particularly around unforeseen circumstances
- Able to use initiative but be aware of limitations of role
- Problems solving/decision making skills based on patient/client needs
- Good communication skills
- Ability to work well in a team
Person Specification
QUALIFICATIONS / TRAINING
Essential
- English and Math GCSE grade 9-2 (A*-E) or equivalent or high level of literacy and numeracy skills demonstrated within application
- Competence based level 3 Qualification e.g. NVQ or Diploma in Care or The Care Certificate issued by an employer
- Willingness to undertake any training or development relevant to the role
Desirable
- Evidence of competency-based training in relevant field
KNOWLEDGE, EXPERIENCE & EXPERTISE
Essential
- Recent experience of working in a rehabilitation or reablement environment
- Recent relevant experience working in a multidisciplinary team in health/social care setting
- Recent relevant experience of dealing with adult clients with complex needs and their carers
- Willing and able to participate in competency work-based training programme
- Understanding of rehabilitation and re-ablement principles
- An understanding of the needs and issues concerning illness and disability
- An understanding of the issues when working in the user's own home.
- Recent relevant experience of instructing adults to perform practical tasks
- IT literate (email/internet/electronic patient records)
- Good time management skills and able to work to deadlines
Desirable
- Recent relevant experience of working in a community setting
COMMUNICATION AND RELATIONSHIPS (INCLUDING MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITIES)
Essential
- Able to work on own following agreed protocols, seeking help appropriately, particularly around unforeseen circumstances
- Able to use initiative but be aware of limitations of role
- Problems solving/decision making skills based on patient/client needs
- Good communication skills
- Ability to work well in a team
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.
