Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council

Care Assistant - Reablement Nights

The closing date is 05 August 2025

Job summary

Do you have a passion for working with people in an Adult Social Care or Health setting?

Sandwell MBC and South West Birmingham NHS Trust are working in partnership to provide short term reablement at Harvest View, an integrated Social Care and Health Centre which opened in December 2022. The centre is an 80 bedded reablement centre based on Harvest Road, Rowley Regis.

We are recruiting to aNight Care Assistantpost. This will be an exciting opportunity to work in a service supporting individuals to regain their skills and confidence so that they can return home.

Main duties of the job

Are you genuinely driven with a desire to make a real difference in people's lives? Are you a great team player and a confident communicator, who cares passionately about providing person-centred care and support? Are you passionate about empowering & supporting service users to achieve the required independence? If so, we want to hear from you!

As a Reablement Care Assistant you will work with the service user through their person-centred plan and treatment programme in conjunction with the Therapy team and Management team.

Other duties and responsibilities include:

Assisting to reduce long term care needs by promoting independence.
Assisting in reducing readmissions to the acute trusts.
Undertaking duties as part of a Integrated workforce.
Promoting service user well-being and independence.
Contributing to all aspects of the physical and emotional care needs of service users
Involvement in, and promotion of, the emotional and psychological needs of service users to instil confidence by encouraging feelings of security and personal worth.

Working Hours - 35 hours per week

You will be required to work from 9.15pm until 7.15am, which will include working weekends and bank holidays on a rota pattern.

About us

Sandwell is situated at the very heart of the West Midlands, just a stones throw from Birmingham. A large, diverse, metropolitan borough, Sandwell offers exciting opportunities for all in a friendly, supportive environment. Sandwell is made up of six towns - Oldbury, Rowley Regis, Smethwick, Tipton, Wednesbury and West Bromwich. The borough has 1,200 hectares of parks, playing fields and local green space and more than 30 miles of canals.

We offer something for everyone, with an incredibly wide range of career opportunities, at any stage of your career, from apprentices to senior managers.

Date posted

22 July 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£24,790 to £25,992 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

F0093-SAND8999

Job locations

28 Harvest Road

Rowley Regis

West Midlands

B65 8EJ

Job description

Job responsibilities

Support service users in order to help them maintain or achieve independence and self-determination. Whilst thismay entail acceptable risk taking, due regard must be given to service users safety.

Participation in the planning of person-centred care programmes and the preparation of case reviews.

To act as a Keyworker, implementing care plans and treatment programmes in conjunction with the Therapy Team and Management Team and record their progress, providing recommendations within the review process.

To assist service users in all aspects of their physical care where necessary, with special emphasis onencouraging their independence.

Involvement in and promotion of the emotional and psychological needs of service users to instil confidence by encouraging feelings of security and personal worth.

To support service users to participate in domestic tasks (e.g. cooking, laundry, care of linen and clothes,washing up and other kitchen duties, cleaning and bed making) with a view to regaining independence.

Ensure effective and safe use of equipment and other aids that have been assessed and provided to individuals.

Assist with the control of infection including the safe disposal of clinical waste, working within infection control policies and procedures

As a member of a team to promote a consistent approach needed to meet the Units objectives.

To have regard at all times to the comfort, well-being and self-respect of all service users.

Work collaboratively with individuals, families, carers, communities and other professionals to ensure the best outcomes are reached for individuals.

Ensure that all activity is accurately documented in the appropriate records for continuity of care in accordance with policies and procedures.

To comply with all Divisional, Departmental and Council Policies and Procedures.

Report any accidents/complaints/untoward incidents to the Management Team in a timely fashion and in accordance with existing policies and procedures

To report any incident of ill treatment to a resident, to the Manager and, if not satisfied with appropriateness of the action taken, to Senior Management.

To participate in the operation of the Councils Appraisal Scheme.

Championing and executing an open culture of Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) throughout the council which reflects the councils policy, values and behaviours.

Such other duties as may be appropriate to achieve the objectives of the post to assist the Service Area in the fulfilment of its objectives commensurate with the post holder's salary grade, abilities and aptitudes.

The post holder must at all times carry out his/her responsibilities with due regard to the Council's policy, organisation and arrangements for Health and Safety at Work.