[ref. f9723520] NHS - Band 4 Therapies Rehabilitation Assistant
Job overview
The post holder will be an integral member of the Enfield Adult Community Physiotherapy and Adult Neurological Therapy teams.
The post holder will be developed to take short term responsibility for the effective planning and delivery of care to patients in co-operation with other team members and in communication with other clinical team leaders.
The post holder will be required to support clinicians in running gym based groups and education programmes and also to visit patients in their own homes to carry out prescribed treatment and assess for and provide appropriate O/T equipment or mobility aids directly or by prescription.
The post holder will work alone and will be required to use a degree of initiative while working within the parameters of the team’s policies and procedures.
The post holder may be required to work at times in other services dependent on integration and service need.
The post holder will be an integral member of the multi professional teams, which is in partnership with the voluntary sector in delivering and their carers.
The service provides multidisciplinary therapy (OT and Physiotherapy) and support to help patients engage in a rehabilitation or long term management programme to regain or retain their independence. The post holder will provide health care to clients under the supervision of the Senior Therapists within the team.
"This role may close early if we reach the max number of applicants"
Main duties of the job
Patient/clinical- To undertake clinical work delegated from the Occupational Therapists and Physiotherapists.
- To be responsible for a designated caseload of patients.
- To work effectively as a member of a team in providing a programme of community based therapeutic activities,
- To contribute to the effectiveness of team working through timely and appropriate communication between all work colleagues within Enfield Community Services and its partner organisations.
- To maintain accurate timely written records of all interventions and communications including letter writing, sketch plans and discharge reports.
- To use information technology for communication; voicemail, email and word processing and collecting data for performance indicators/ outcome measures on clinical information systems.
- To be responsible for accurate recording of required data on patient management systems eg RIO
- To be able to deliver and install temporary adaptive equipment in clients own homes.
- To be able to operate manual handling equipment i.e hoist, rota stands, mobility aids,
- To be able to perform therapeutic manual handling techniques with patients.
- To be able to operate computer systems after a period of training.
- The able to produce internal reports of client’s progress.
- To deal with a range of patients and carers who may be distressed.
Working for our organisation
NMUH North Middlesex University Hospital NHS Hospital Trust (NMUH) is one of London’s busiest healthcare providers, providing hospital care and community services for the 350,000 people living in Enfield, Haringey and beyond. Our specialist services include HIV, cardiology, blood disorders, diabetes, fertility, sickle cell and thalassemia.In addition to a full range of cancer diagnosis and treatment services, the Helen Rollason Cancer Support Centre is based on-site and provides services to support cancer patients’ wellbeing. We also provide community services and have a dedicated 0-19 service for children and young people in Enfield so that they can get the best possible start in life.
This includes health visitors and school nurses who are delivering the national Healthy Child Programme, which provides a structured framework for the delivery of key interventions to support the health and wellbeing of children and families from 0 to 5 and school aged children from 5-19.
The 0-19 service aims to improve pathways and partnerships with services in the hospital and deliver excellent care for the children and families. For more information, please access the following link: https://www.northmid.nhs.uk/
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Patient/clinical- To undertake clinical work delegated from the Occupational Therapists and Physiotherapists.
- To be responsible for a designated caseload of patients.
- To work effectively as a member of a team in providing a programme of community based therapeutic activities
Person specification
Education and qualifications
Essential criteria- • Relevant qualification e.g.
- Training courses relevant to care group.
- English qualification at GSCE or equivalent level
- Trusted assessors course
Skills and abilities
Essential criteria- • Ability to work autonomously & set own priorities
- Negotiation skills
- Word processing and PC skills
Experience
Essential criteria- • Experience at working at band 3 level in a physical rehabilitation setting or experience within a social care setting.
- Previous multi disciplinary therapy rehabilitation experience
- Evidence of working with and caring for adults either in an acute, community NHS or social care setting.
- Knowledge and experience of working with patients who have physical health disabilities / or impairments.
- Experience of using RiO
Other Requirements
Essential criteria- • A full UK driving licence • Car owner/driver for work purposes Ability to fulfil routine duties, both physically and mentally, including all aspects of moving and handling patients.