If you are looking for somewhere you can make a real difference and are passionate about keeping people safe, well and out of hospital, a career with us may be just what you’re looking for.

In the Portsmouth Rehabilitation and Reablement Team, we strive to make a difference to the health and wellbeing of our communities.

We do this by delivering personalised support to enable people to stay well by supporting peoples journey out of hospital and supporting people who are at risk of a hospital admission by developing and implementing their own plans for health and wellbeing. We do this by providing a;

• Responsive crisis service that is built around place, with wrap around support to optimally manage their crisis needs at home and avoid unnecessary admissions
• A city-wide service that ‘pulls’ patients into the community and avoids unnecessary admissions to the acute by coordinating resources and providing a single point of access for step up / step down provision, ensuring all services are effectively utilised
• An intermediate care offer, providing rehabilitation, reablement and recovery support, in people's home flexible to the demands of the city

You will work as a member of a multidisciplinary team alongside service users to promote independence and daily living skills. The team consists of Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists, Nurses, Social Workers and Rehab Assistants who work together in an integrated way to provide co-ordinated, person-centred support to promote independence and to improve quality of life.

This role will 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.

We have lots of exciting opportunities to offer candidates that want a friendly and supportive environment to grow and build their career.

For more information on this post, please contact Jo Willis or Lyn Ball, Community Matrons on joanne.willis@solent.nhs.uk or lyn.ball@solent.nhs.uk

We will contact you via NHS Jobs if you are shortlisted for interview.Candidates selected for interview will be contacted before the given interview date; therefore you should check your emails regularly including junk mail folders.