Rehabilitation Co-ordinator – Symptom Management Service - Aneurin Bevan University Health Board

apartmentAneurin Bevan University Health Board placeCwmbran calendar_month 

We encourage applications from all with protected characteristics and from those in the Armed Forces Community. Applicants are invited to apply in Welsh, any application submitted through the medium of Welsh will not be treated less favourably than applications made in English.

If you are successful at interview for this post you will receive your conditional offer of appointment and information pack via email.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy at any time. Therefore we encourage early applications to ensure consideration for this post. If you are short listed for this post, you will be contacted via your email account you used to apply for this post, therefore please check your account regularly.

Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board support flexible working.

Please note that this vacancy may be withdrawn at any time should it be filled via the internal redeployment process

Job overview

The Symptom Management Service supports people coping with the impact of health conditions in their lives; including, Long Covid, Chronic Fatigue, Fibromyalgia and Chronic Pain. The clinical pathway is focused on working with people to identify and support their needs, in partnership with GP’s, psychologists, specialist teams and community services.

The Rehabilitation co-ordinator will play a crucial role in supporting patients with energy limiting condition and chronic pain, working alongside the co-ordinators in the MSK Hub and in partnership with Leisure and NERS.

Main duties of the job
  • The Rehab Co-ordinator is a key member of the Symptom Management Service administrative and clinical team.
  • The post holder will support the work of the Symptom Management Service pathway in the development of additional supported self-management approaches.
  • The post holder will take responsibility for collaborating with Health Board clinical teams, Local Authority leisure and National Exercise on Referral Teams (NERS) to support the rollout self-management approaches to people with both long term and energy limiting conditions.
  • Will be responsible for supporting people to access self-management approaches, for example ESCAPE Pain, combined dietetics and physical activity groups
  • The post holder will work independently to defined policies and procedures and be responsible for managing own workload.

Working for our organisation

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 speciality 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. Join us on our journey to pioneer new ways of working and deliver a world-class healthcare service fit for the future.

Detailed job description and main 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.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.

Person specification

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Previous experience of working directly with the public on health-related behaviour change
  • Previous experience in a health and/or social care environment
Desirable criteria
  • Knowledge of NHS clinical information systems in use across the Health Board (CWS, WPAS, Adastra etc)

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • NVQ Level 3 health and fitness qualification PLUS knowledge of specialist functional terms, organisational policies and procedures and knowledge and experience to deal with non-routine issues such as problem solving for an area of work or developing alternative or additional procedures equivalent to Diploma level to include evidence of managing and updating patient information and content
Desirable criteria
  • Health or fitness qualification or experience
To work in the UK, all candidates who are not UK or Republic of Ireland (RoI) nationals require sponsorship to obtain either a Health and Care visa or Skilled Worker visa, unless you have permission to work via another route. Non UK / RoI candidates wishing to apply should self-assess the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship by visiting Work in the UK.

If you are eligible for the Health and Care visa, application costs are lower and you do not need to pay the annual Immigration Health Surcharge.

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