Job summary Do you like providing hands on care and support to people? Do you enjoy empowering them to be as individual as possible? Do you enjoy working independently? If so, then come join us in Intermediate Care. Committed to outstanding levels of care, you will be working as part of a multidisciplinary team which consists of Rehab Support Workers, OTs, Nurses and Physiotherapists to support patients in their own homes. This will be either to avoid hospital admissions or support patients on discharge from hospital. You will receive lots of training to help you reach your full potential in the health and care setting, including your Senior Healthcare Support Worker Apprenticeship (L3). You will need to be confident working on your own in patients' homes, able to escalate issues and concerns for patient safety and be happy promoting patients' independence by utilising rehab techniques as well as providing personal care to patients who are convalescing as well as to palliative patients. Excellent communication skills are essential. You must be able to travel independently between patients' homes across the area in a timely manner (eg car) and will need business insurance. You will be rostered 37.5hrs over five shifts per week between 8am-9pm, seven days a week. Please note that we are unable to provide visa sponsorship for this position. Applicants must have the right to work in the UK. Main duties of the job Lone working with patients in their own homes Providing personal care support and rehab to patients Providing care to patients who are end of life and support to their family Supporting development of the service Work shifts between 8am-9pm, seven days a week Independent car driver with business insurance Support within skill set to wider community services as required To work within scope of practice, only delivering treatments to patients in which you have been assessed as competent About us Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust provides NHS hospital servicesforaround 900,000 people across Berkshire, Hampshire, Surrey and south Buckinghamshire. As well as delivering excellent general hospital services to local people, we provide specialist heart attack, vascular, stroke, spinal, cystic fibrosis and plastic surgery services across a much wider area. We have three main hospitals - Frimley Park in Frimley near Camberley, Heatherwood in Ascot and Wexham Park near Slough. Our threecore values, and the behaviours that support them, guide everything we do and set out what we expect of our staff in the way they treat patients, visitors, service users and each other,Committed to Excellence,WorkingTogether and Facing the Future. We are also proud to host the Defence Medical Group South East at Frimley Park with military surgical, medical and nursing personnelworkingalongside the hospital's NHS staff providing care to patients in all specialties Date posted 17 January 2025 Pay scheme Agenda for change Band Band 3 Salary £25,329 to £26,958 a year per annum INCL HCAS Contract Permanent Working pattern Full-time Reference number 151-RO16-G Job locations Fleet Community Hospital Fleet GU51 4LZ Job description Job responsibilities To provide high quality clinical care to patients under the indirect supervision of Nurses and Therapists in Intermediate Care To undertake rehab with patients to help them gain independence while living in their own home Ensure high standards are maintained in a safe environment, which promotes equality and sensitivity for all individuals To participate in continuous professional development and other team activities Carry out a range of clinical and non-clinical duties For a full list of responsibilities, please see the attached job description. Job description Job responsibilities To provide high quality clinical care to patients under the indirect supervision of Nurses and Therapists in Intermediate Care To undertake rehab with patients to help them gain independence while living in their own home Ensure high standards are maintained in a safe environment, which promotes equality and sensitivity for all individuals To participate in continuous professional development and other team activities Carry out a range of clinical and non-clinical duties For a full list of responsibilities, please see the attached job description. Person Specification Qualifications Essential GCSE maths and English (or equivalent) Level 2 Apprenticeship in Care (or relevant subject) or a minimum of 1yr experience in health and social care setting Desirable Care certificate Level 3 Apprenticeship in Care (or relevant subject) Competencies Essential Moving and handling of patients Work safely with minimal supervision Good interpersonal and communication skills both verbal and written Desirable Knowledge of some medical conditions / exercise therapy Experience Essential Previous experience in care eg as HCA or therapy technician Desirable Previous community experience Previous therapy experience Person Specification Qualifications Essential GCSE maths and English (or equivalent) Level 2 Apprenticeship in Care (or relevant subject) or a minimum of 1yr experience in health and social care setting Desirable Care certificate Level 3 Apprenticeship in Care (or relevant subject) Competencies Essential Moving and handling of patients Work safely with minimal supervision Good interpersonal and communication skills both verbal and written Desirable Knowledge of some medical conditions / exercise therapy Experience Essential Previous experience in care eg as HCA or therapy technician Desirable Previous community experience Previous therapy experience 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 details Employer name Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust Address Fleet Community Hospital Fleet GU51 4LZ Employer's website https://www.fhft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)