Senior Rehabilitation Support Worker - Surrey Downs H&C
Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust
Home First supports the approach of "why not home, why not today?" Wherever possible, patients should be supported home for ongoing assessments; where this is not possible, alternative pathways are available. Staying in hospital for longer than necessary has a negative impact on patient outcomes, and ensuring patients are given the chance to continue their lives at home is vital for their long-term wellbeing.
The Recovery @home service forms an integral and essential part of Discharge to Assess, being available to provide timely care and support to facilitate discharge from hospital and onward assessment and identification of need. The team will work closely with health and social care services.
The service provides a 7-day/week service from 8am to 8pm working across both community and hospital settings. Staff are required to work flexibly over the full week.
Main duties of the job
The Senior Rehab Support Worker role will function as part of the new and exciting Recovery At Home team by overseeing and supporting care and rehabilitation delivery within a community setting. The Recovery at Home service aims to provide a seamless service and to support discharges from hospital or prevent admission to hospital. The post holder will undertake a range of delegated tasks and will report to the Team Lead. This role will be supported to develop skills and abilities to work with this client group to provide the appropriate level of care.
You will be responsible for consulting with patients and determining their needs, developing care plans, coordinating patient-care services, and working with colleagues to evaluate interventions. Working as part of a multidisciplinary team, community teams, and Social Prescribers, you will be a key part of our patient support team.
Job responsibilities
* Complete skilled screening assessment for clients referred to the service, prioritising in consultation with the wider Multi Disciplinary Team (MDT).
* Carry a delegated caseload of clients with a range of needs, within a defined clinical/technical area of expertise, and be responsible for their assessment and treatment.
* Undertake skilled therapeutic technical rehabilitation using innovation, reporting client progress back to the wider MDT and making minor alterations to client treatment progress, receiving guidance from the registered staff when required including Physio, OT, nurses, and medical team.
* Work independently in the implementation and evaluation of occupational therapy and physiotherapy interventions for clients within the specified clinical/technical area of competency and in a variety of settings.
* Provide effective feedback to the wider MDT, including changes in the patient's condition and any relevant information appropriate to the patient care.
* Assist the MDT in evaluation of client intervention and rehabilitation progress using appropriate outcome measures and evaluation tools.
* Utilise skills to identify need for, fit, and review specialist equipment and adaptations to promote independence, rehabilitation, and mobility with patients.
* Provide planned therapeutic activities and to work alongside other staff utilising personal skills to provide excellent client care and deliver treatment programmes on a one-to-one basis or in groups.
* Complete risk assessment and continually evaluate risk throughout rehabilitation in relation to all aspects of safety regarding self, client, and colleagues.
Person Specification
Education and Training
* Educated to NVQ 3 level or equivalent in a relevant subject i.e. Administration, IT or Health/Social Care or equivalent level of qualification or significant equivalent previous proven experience.
* Additional relevant training to diploma level or equivalent through short courses or experience.
* Intermediate knowledge of IT systems, databases, and software programmes such as Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint.
* Knowledge and experience of AIS and EMIS.
Experience/Knowledge
* Demonstrable experience in dealing with the public and dealing with sensitive and confidential information.
* Experience of working within the NHS, social care, or the voluntary sector.
* Knowledge of health and social care or the voluntary sector.
Skills
* Clear communicator with excellent verbal, writing, data entry, and presentation skills; capable of constructing and delivering complex and clear information/instructions to staff and service users.
* Able to work on own initiative, organising and prioritising own and others' workloads to changing and often tight deadlines.
Other
* UK full driving license and access to a car with business insurance.
* Local knowledge of the area.
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
Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust
Address
£31,081 to £33,665 a year Per-annum pro rata inc outer HCAS
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Part-time
Reference number
343-SDH&C-6970563
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