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Care to join us as a Permanent Band 3 Intermediate Care Support Worker?
You will assist Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists and Community Nurses working under supervision to provide rehabilitation to patients within a rehabilitation unit to promote faster recovery from illness, prevent unnecessary acute hospital admissions, support timely discharge and maximise independent living within the recommended time frame of six to eight weeks.
As a Support Worker, you will take part in the Baywide Intermediate Care weekend rota and late duty rota within the zone.
Our vision is to provide safe, seamless high-quality care incorporating our Trust values.
You will make a difference by helping patients through recovery and returning back to health and independence.
There might be a requirement to support community rehabilitation, intermediate care and urgent care depending on the needs of the service.
The Torquay Health and Well-Being Team is a large but supportive team that enjoys mentoring team members and students and is passionate about delivering quality care to housebound patients.
We work in an integrated way with allied health care professionals within the locality. We are a motivated and caring team to both patients and colleagues. The team is flexible and promotes a healthy work/home life balance.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Catherine Merrick Job title: Occ Therapist - Intermediate Care Lead Email address: catherine.merrick@nhs.net Telephone number: 07825 027760.
Working days: Monday, Tuesday, and Friday.
Seniority Level
Entry level
Employment Type
Full-time
Job Function
Other
Industries
Hospitals and Health Care
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