Rehabilitation Assistant - Acute Medical Team
Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 3 Rehabilitation Assistant in the Medical Therapy Team at Manchester Royal Infirmary.
You will be working as part of a Therapy Team to assist the qualified Physiotherapists and Occupational Therapists in the provision of therapeutic care and rehabilitation. You will be working predominantly with an older population of patients; therefore, you will need to have an empathetic nature, excellent communication skills and any previous experience of working with dementia patients would also be beneficial.
You will have the opportunity to work with the wider multidisciplinary teams and help in the planning of patient care. The role will also involve some administrative tasks and equipment management; general IT skills are required.
You should be able to work as directed by the qualified therapists but also be confident and competent in carrying your own caseload and reporting back to the team. You should therefore be able to demonstrate the ability to motivate patients to maximise their rehabilitation potential.
Main duties of the job
1. Assisting the qualified Physiotherapists and Occupational Therapists in the delivery of high-quality rehabilitation care to patients to facilitate safe discharges from hospital.
2. Working directly with patients to carry out treatment programmes as directed by the Physiotherapists and Occupational Therapist and reporting back. Assisting the therapists with the more complex patients. Good moving and handling skills with patients.
3. Working with the wider multidisciplinary team and feeding information into and back from the therapy team.
4. Demonstrating excellent communication skills with patients, their families and the multidisciplinary team.
5. Being able to motivate and encourage patients with their therapy, and also having an empathetic nature.
6. Performing administrative tasks and equipment management, including note writing and data collection for audit purposes; good general IT skills are required.
About us
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.
Job 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 resourcing@mft.nhs.uk. We're looking forward to hearing from you!
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Evidence of achievement at GCSE pass level or equivalent
* Achievement of specialty-specific therapy competences within 1 year of appointment
* Health and social care related course
Skills/Knowledge
* Evidence of literacy and numeracy
* Evidence of effective, appropriate written communication
* Basic IT skills including word processing and email
* Demonstrate the ability to organise and plan own workload
* Demonstrate knowledge of safeguarding practices relevant to the clinical area
Knowledge & Experience
* Experience of working within a team
* Experience of communicating with a wide variety of people
* Experience of working in a healthcare/social care environment
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Employer name
Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
£24,071 to £25,674 a year Per Annum (Pro Rata)
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