Rehabilitation Assistant - Tewkesbury

We love what we do and we think you will, too!

At Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust (GHC), we provide joined-up mental health, physical health and learning disability services to people of all ages across Gloucestershire. We run community hospitals and provide care and support in people’s own homes and in a range of other locations across the county.

We are on a mission to enable people to live the best life they can and we have a vision to work together to provide outstanding care. We put people at the heart of our services, focusing on personalised care by asking ‘what matters to you’.

We’re passionate about making sure that everyone can contribute to achieving our mission and we are continually working to support healthy and happy high-quality teams in all areas of the Trust.

Our application process aims to understand each candidates knowledge, skills and experience. We have found that candidates that use AI to generate their answers can lack specificity and fail to address key criteria outlined in the job description.

It is really important to personalise your application to convey your individual skills, knowledge, and experiences effectively and for us to understand why you are applying for this role with GHC. We discourage over reliance on AI-generated applications as it will lessen your chances of success in securing an interview with us .

Job overview

Our Home First & Reablement service supports people return home after a stay in hospital. This helps them continue their recovery in their own surroundings – regaining their ability to live as independently as possible.

This is an exciting time to join our service – we are expanding to continue to provide quality care and support and we are looking for enthusiastic and motivated individuals who want to work with people in their communities.

We are recruiting experienced and new to care Rehabilitation Assistants in Tewkesbury.

As a Health Care Support Worker, you will work closely with other health care professionals, delivering essential clinical and personal care. You will ensure that our service user needs are met and assist the team in maintaining high standards of care delivery.

Previous experience is desirable but not essential. If you are new to care and hold no experience in healthcare, then we offer a fantastic development opportunity with a structured development plan (including achieving the Care Certificate). You will progress from a pay band 2 to pay band 3 on achievement of the Care Certification.

This role is offered on a permanent basis.

Our service runs 24/7 and all our Rehabilitation Assistant roles offer core hours of 07.00-22.00.

The post currently available is -

Part time 21hrs per week - shift pattern 7am - 1pm, 4 days on 4 days off.

Main duties of the job

You don’t need any previous caring experience – all we ask is that you:

• enjoy working with people;
• understand what motivates people;
• are comfortable being involved in practical, sometimes personal and intimate care provision for people;
• have a desire to learn and develop skills;
• are able to work alone and in a team setting.

The support we provide includes washing, dressing, cooking meals, accessing community services, arranging delivery services, improving mobility and balance so patients can safely use steps or stairs, walk in and outdoors, or use transport.

As this is a community-based role a full Driving Licence valid for the UK and access to a vehicle insured for business use is essential.

The qualification, training & experience requirements for the role are underlined in the Job Description/Person Specification.

Working for our organisation

We have in excess of 5000 staff working over 50 sites, providing a diverse range of services. We strive to support an organisational culture that is welcoming, builds and celebrates inclusivity and diversity and provides a sense of belonging and trust.

The annual NHS Staff Survey gives our people the opportunity to tell us about their experience working at the Trust. For the 2023 survey just over 2800 colleagues gave us their views (58.5%). It was great to see from the results that colleagues are saying that:

• 89.7% believe they are making a positive difference to patients/service users;
• 73.3% would recommend the organisation as a place to work;
• 82.4% agree that care of patients and service users is the organisations priority;
• 76.7% would be happy with the standard of care for a friend or relative

Our results put us as 5th nationally as a Community, Mental Health and Learning Disabilities NHS Employer of Choice and 1st equal amongst all NHS Provider Trusts in the South West. However, we know we have more to do and will continue to drive forward our commitment to making GHC a Great Place to Work.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Promote people to live safely and confidently at home, working with the team, including:

o Providing practical, personal and intimate care whilst maintaining high levels of hygiene and health and safety

o Assisting the person to work on outcome focussed goals enabling them to relearn or develop new skills and abilities required for daily living.

o Monitoring progress and function of people within their reablement programme and contributing to the ongoing assessment of their rehabilitation needs by liaising with team colleagues and recording progress, in compliance with organisation policies and procedures

o Identifying when a safeguarding alert may need to be raised, ensuring the timely escalation of suspected abuse and self-neglect promptly

o Supporting people and where appropriate their families and carers, by advising them on all aspects of their Reablement plan including the correct use of equipment

o Adhering to all health and safety instructions. Report to line manager any incidents, emergencies or accidents.

o Connect people to community resources, promoting digital inclusion and the use of assisted technology e.g. telecare

o Be an active participant of your team, maintaining your own continuing professional development, to ensure you can deliver the best quality care and support to the people of Gloucestershire.

Person specification

QUALIFICATIONS

• GCSE level Pass or equivalent in Maths and English
• Care Certificate

• NVQ in a relevant topic (such as healthcare) or other relevant training
• Care Certificate

LENGTH AND/OR NATURE OF EXPERIENCE

• Experience of working with people, their families and carers who may be going through challenging experiences or difficult situations
• Experience of working in a health or social care environment providing personal and intimate care to people
• Practical experience of motivating people encouraging independence

When joining us, as well as becoming part of a team that makes a difference, we also offer:

• Free car parking at many of our sites
• 27 days leave plus bank holidays, increasing up to 33 days with long service
• A broad range of training and development opportunities, including apprenticeships up to Level 7 qualification.
• A multi-professional preceptorship programme for all Newly Qualified; Nurses, Nursing Associates, Internationally Educated Practitioners, Allied Health Professionals and Return to Practice Practitioners.
• Generous NHS pension and enhanced pay when if you work unsocial hours
• Flexible, family friendly and agile working opportunities
• Recognition and long service awards
• Fast Track physiotherapy
• Our Wellbeing line
• Access to discounts and salary sacrifice schemes; including Cycle to Work, Car scheme and discounts on travel, leisure and retailers.

Applicants are advised to apply early as if a large number of applications are received for this post, we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the advertised date. Good luck with your application.

For more information please see the attached 'Additional Information for Applicants' document.