Rehabilitation Assistant
Job overview
The Community Neuro Rehab Team are currently recruiting a part-time, Band 3 Rehabilitation Assistant who is passionate about providing care to residents in their own home.
The service provides therapy for patients who have a neurological condition e.g. Parkinson's Disease, Multiple Sclerosis or Motor Neurone Disease, who may have just been discharged from hospital or be living within the community. The successful candidate will work with a team of Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists, Speech and Language Therapists and Nurses as well as the wider Multi-Disciplinary Team to provide treatment and intervention as prescribed be a qualified clinician.
The successful applicant will possess experience of working within health or social care teams, show good communication skills and be dedicated to providing high quality care to patients.
They will also need to have the ability to travel across the north of Manchester to be able to complete home visits.
The service operates 8am - 4pm, Monday-Friday.
Main duties of the job
To provide rehabilitation treatment plans, to patients referred into the Community Neuro Rehab Team including Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy, Speech and Language Therapy and Nursing.
To take an active part in the delivery and evaluation of therapy programmes developed to meet patients needs under the indirect supervision of a therapist.
To work as part of a team within the service and to maintain clinical skills and competencies by working .
To work without direct supervision undertaking tasks delegated by a qualified health care professional.
Working for our organisation
MFT is one of the largest NHS Trusts in England with a turnover of £2.8bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We’re creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.
Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 30,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you’ll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.
We’ve also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.
We’re proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What’s more, we’re excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.
At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you’ll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the ‘Supporting Documents’ heading. So that you’re even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, you’ll need to take time to read the ‘Candidate Essentials Guide’ that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification.This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how ‘we care for you as you care for others’. Most importantly, it also contains critical information you’ll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.
Diversity Matters
MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post.As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at [email protected].
We’re looking forward to hearing from you!
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria- NVQ Level 2 in direct care (or equivalent)
- NVQ Level 3 in direct care
Experience
Essential criteria- Experience of working in Hospital or Community Department
- Previous experience of working in a Rehabilitation Team
- Previous experience of Lone working
Knowledge and Skills
Essential criteria- Good communication skills
- Experience of Team working
- Ability to organise own workload
- Knowledge of essential care skills
- Experience of moving and handling patients
Other
Essential criteria- Ability to travel across the city to complete visits