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Main area Rehabilitation Grade Band 3 Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Monday - Friday 08:30-16:30) Job ref 349-LCO-7108404*
Site Wythenshawe Offices Town Wythenshawe Salary £24,625 - £25,674 Per annum (pro rata) Salary period Yearly Closing 22/04/2025 23:59
Job Overview
The Integrated Community Rehabilitation Services (ICRS) in South Manchester Local Care Organisation are currently recruiting a Band 3 Rehabilitation Assistants who is passionate about providing care to residents in their own home. There will be the opportunity to work with a variety of services that make up the ICRS as assistants will rotate. These services include, Community Therapy Team, Community Falls, Post Covid and Community Neuro Rehab Team.
ICRS provides therapy for patients with a wider range of conditions who may be struggling to access care in an out-patient setting. The successful candidates will work with a team of Physiotherapists and Occupational Therapists as well as the wider Multi-Disciplinary Team to provide treatment and intervention as prescribed by a qualified clinician.
The successful applicants will possess experience of working within health or social care teams, show good communication skills and be dedicated to providing high quality care to patients.
They will also need to have a UK driving license and access to a vehicle to travel across South Manchester to be able to carry out home visits.
Main duties of the job
1. Work with a diverse group of patients with complex medical conditions
2. Take an active part in the delivery and evaluation of evidence-based home exercise and therapeutic programmes under the indirect supervision of a therapist
3. Work as part of a team to develop and maintain clinical skills and competencies
4. Work without direct supervision undertaking tasks delegated by a qualified health care professional
5. Support patients to achieve their goals and promote independence and healthy lifestyles
Working for our organisation
MFT is one of the largest NHS Trusts in England with a turnover of £2.8bn and 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.
Detailed Job Description And Main 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
Essential criteria
* NVQ Level 2 in direct care (or commitment to complete)
Experience
Essential criteria
* Previous experience in caring for patients in a health or social care setting
* Ability to work as part of a team
Desirable criteria
* Experience of working with frailty
Knowledge and skills
Essential criteria
* Able to teach practical skills
* Experience of moving and handling patients
* Good communication skills
* Organisational skills
* IT skills
Desirable criteria
* Experience of lone working in the community
Other
Essential criteria
* Flexible and adaptable
* UK driving licence and access to own vehicle
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Further details / informal visits contact
Name Sarah Fawcett
Job title Physiotherapist
Email address Sarah.fawcett@mft.nhs.uk
Telephone number 0161 529 6718
Additional information
Name Sarah Lowe
Email sarah.lowe@mft.nhs.uk
Telephone number 0161 529 6718 #J-18808-Ljbffr