Job summary
An number of exciting opportunities have arisen for enthusiastic, motivated individuals to join the Newport Community Resource Team (CRT) as Support Workers - Reablement. Newport CRT is a multi-disciplinary service provided by Aneurin Bevan Health Board and Newport Social Services.
The CRT provides support to adults, over the age of 18 living in Newport who want to stay independent, within their own homes. The team comprises of an Intermediate Care Consultant, Specialty Doctor, Rapid Response Nurses, Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists, Falls practitioners, Mental Health Practitioners Speech & Language Therapist Reablement Technicians and Support Workers.
Main duties of the job
You will work as part of a team providing a person centered approach with Reablement Therapies and Care service working in people's own homes and will support the assessment and provision of therapeutic interventions and activities for each individual.
Previous experience of working with people in a care delivery capacity is desirable.All posts are subject to an enhanced Criminal Record Bureau check.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.
About us
Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is a multi-award winning NHS organisation with a passion for caring. The Health Board provides an exceptional workplace where you can feel trusted and valued. Whatever your specialty or stage in your career, we have opportunities for everyone to start, grow and build your career. The health board provides integrated acute, primary and community care serving a population of 650,000 and employing over 16,000 staff.
We offer a fantastic benefits package and extensive training and development opportunities with paid mandatory training, excellent in-house programmes, opportunities to complete recognised qualifications and professional career pathways including a range of management development programmes. We offer flexible working and promote a healthy work life balance, provide occupational health support and an ambitious plan for a Wellbeing Centre of Excellence to support you at work.
Our Clinical Futures strategy continues to enhance and promote care closer to home as well as high quality hospital care when needed. This includes the Grange University Hospital which provides specialist and critical care and is the newest addition to the clinical futures strategy opening in November 2020. Join us on our journey to pioneer new ways of working and deliver a world-class healthcare service fit for the future.
Job description
Job responsibilities
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac.
Job description
Job responsibilities
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Experience working as part of a team, or ability to do this. Experience of working formally or in a voluntary capacity with older people, people with disabilities
Desirable
- Experience of working with people in a care delivery capacity
- Previous, recent experience working as health care assistant, home carer or support worker/therapy assistant
- Experience of office administration and/or evidence of having administrative skills.
- Experience of providing rehabilitation support
- Previous experience of working in the community
- Previous experience of working in intermediate care services
Values
Essential
- Additional demonstrable qualities that may be beneficial to the role, e.g. care, compassion, competence, communication, courage and commitment.
Aptitude and Abilities
Essential
- Ability to listen to people and take account of their expressed needs and establish rapport
- Ability to treat people with dignity, respecting their wishes and privacy
- Ability to support people in making informed choices and ensure that they are involved in all stages of decisions regarding their care
- Ability to promote independence with a specific interest in the rehabilitation of adults to achieve independence
- Ability to work without direct supervision, to use initiative appropriately, and to seek guidance and support appropriately
- Ability to reflect on practice, willingness to learn and problem solve
- Self motivated, and ability to motivate clients
- Ability to organise self, and to prioritise workload
- Ability to maintain satisfactory records and documentation relevant to role
- Good communication skills, written and verbal
- Ability to work co-operatively and effectively as part of multi-professional team
- Basic IT skills, or willingness to develop these
- Must be able to travel between sites in a timely manner
Desirable
Qualifications and/or Knowledge
Essential
- QCF/NVQ/GNVQ Level 3 or equivalent in Health and/or Social Care
Desirable
- Agored Level 3 Diploma units
Other
Essential
- The physical ability to perform and cope with all aspects of manual handling as demanded by the job role.
- The ability to adapt to changes in work routine.
- The ability to move between sites within ABUHB or patients' residences as required by the job role.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Experience working as part of a team, or ability to do this. Experience of working formally or in a voluntary capacity with older people, people with disabilities
Desirable
- Experience of working with people in a care delivery capacity
- Previous, recent experience working as health care assistant, home carer or support worker/therapy assistant
- Experience of office administration and/or evidence of having administrative skills.
- Experience of providing rehabilitation support
- Previous experience of working in the community
- Previous experience of working in intermediate care services
Values
Essential
- Additional demonstrable qualities that may be beneficial to the role, e.g. care, compassion, competence, communication, courage and commitment.
Aptitude and Abilities
Essential
- Ability to listen to people and take account of their expressed needs and establish rapport
- Ability to treat people with dignity, respecting their wishes and privacy
- Ability to support people in making informed choices and ensure that they are involved in all stages of decisions regarding their care
- Ability to promote independence with a specific interest in the rehabilitation of adults to achieve independence
- Ability to work without direct supervision, to use initiative appropriately, and to seek guidance and support appropriately
- Ability to reflect on practice, willingness to learn and problem solve
- Self motivated, and ability to motivate clients
- Ability to organise self, and to prioritise workload
- Ability to maintain satisfactory records and documentation relevant to role
- Good communication skills, written and verbal
- Ability to work co-operatively and effectively as part of multi-professional team
- Basic IT skills, or willingness to develop these
- Must be able to travel between sites in a timely manner
Desirable
Qualifications and/or Knowledge
Essential
- QCF/NVQ/GNVQ Level 3 or equivalent in Health and/or Social Care
Desirable
- Agored Level 3 Diploma units
Other
Essential
- The physical ability to perform and cope with all aspects of manual handling as demanded by the job role.
- The ability to adapt to changes in work routine.
- The ability to move between sites within ABUHB or patients' residences as required by the job role.
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.
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).
Additional information
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.
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).
