Joining #TeamNELFT means you’ll become part of a welcoming and supportive working environment. We’re CQC rated Good, and we want you to join us on the journey towards an Outstanding rating. NELFT has sites across North East London, Essex, Kent and Medway. We provide community and mental healthcare services to adults and children within these areas.
The Trust has award winning equality and diversity initiatives and staff health and wellbeing activities. We invest heavily in your development, because when you are valued and supported, we provide the best care to our patients. We are a Level 3 Disability Confident Leader, have been featured in the Working Families Top 10 Employers benchmark for three consecutive years, and we have achieved a Carers UK Level 1 Accreditation. Along with our staff networks and training opportunities, we work hard to embed a just and compassionate culture here at NELFT.
Find out more about NELFT careers and what makes our Trust a great place to work, in this video
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a band 4 Senior Rehabilitation Assistant to support ITT. The successful candidates will have previous experience working in occupational therapy/physiotherapy community setting. They will also be passionate and motivated about care in the community.
Full training and competency programme will be provided and you will be supported by registered staff in the team to enhance your knowledge in this field and your ability to support falls patients.
On completion of competency programme, successful candidates will be able to manage their own non-complex caseload.
Main duties of the job
We are looking for an individual who has:
1. Relevant experience in a health and social care setting and base level of Occupational therapy/Physiotherapy knowledge
2. Knowledge of patient/client conditions relevant to community rehabilitation
3. Ability to work under own direction
4. Able to travel to meet the need of the role by car and hold full UK driving license.
Working for our organisation
Probationary Period
This post will be subject to a probationary period. Internal applicants are exempt from the probationary period (unless you are an internal applicant currently part way through a probationary period or currently a bank member of staff).
Starting with NELFT
NELFT place a great deal of importance on new starters being properly welcomed and inducted into the Trust. All new starters will join the Trust on the first Monday of each month and will undertake a comprehensive induction of up to two weeks which will include mandatory training, systems training and the allocation of equipment. As part of the process new starters will have the opportunity to also meet the executive team, senior managers and attend a number of drop in sessions focusing in engagement, health and wellbeing and key processes. The induction will be held at our head office in Rainham, Essex.
High Cost Area Supplement – London
This post also attracts payment for High Cost Area Supplement of 15% of the basic salary (with a minimum of £4,108 to a maximum of £5,177).
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for further details on this vacancy.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
5. Relevant NVQ Level 3 or equivalentCompleted
6. Relevant experience in a healthcare setting and base level of therapy knowledge
Desirable criteria
7. Associate Practitioner Course or relevant experience
Experience
Essential criteria
8. experince of working as a band 3 rehabilitaion assistant in a community setting
9. experience working with stroke patients
Desirable criteria
10. Minimum of two years at a band 3
11. Awareness of relevant therapy techniques
12. experience of working in adult social care
Knowledge
Essential criteria
13. An awareness of NHS Plan, NSF and clinical governance priorities
14. Knowledge of patient/client conditions relevant to the community setting
15. Knowledge of multi-professional working
16. Understand the need for professional conduct
17. IT skills relevant to post
Essential
Essential criteria
18. Completed/ In process of completing Associate Practitioner Course (Foundation Degree) or relevant experience
Desirable criteria
19. Awareness of relevant techniques
Benefits
We believe in bringing your authentic and best self to work, in order to deliver the best care to our patients. We are committed to supporting our employees holistically. Here is a snapshot of what is on offer at NELFT:
20. A long-standing and award-winning approach to equality and diversity with supportive networks for ethnic minority staff, staff with disabilities or long term/chronic conditions and LGBT staff.
21. A commitment to supporting colleagues to achieve a work life balance, through flexible working opportunities and our effortsto support our working parents and carers. This has resulted in us being recognised as a ‘Top 10 Family Friendly Employer’ from the Working Families Charity.
22. Proactive health and wellbeing support, including access to our employee assistance programme, staff psychological support, individual wellbeing conversations and a network of health and wellbeing ambassadors.
23. Detailed information about our wellbeing and benefits offer can be found in this link.
As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that’s a job share, part time hours or another flexible pattern.