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Main area Rehabilitation Grade Band 3 Contract Permanent Hours Part time - 32.5 hours per week (Monday - Friday 08:00-16:00) Job ref 349-LCO-7022641C
Site Charlestown Health Centre Town Manchester Salary £24,071 - £25,674 per annum, pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing Today at 23:59
Job overview
The Community Neuro Rehab Team are currently recruiting a part-time, Band 3 Rehabilitation Assistant who is passionate about providing care to residents in their own home.
The service provides therapy for patients who have a neurological condition e.g. Parkinson's Disease, Multiple Sclerosis or Motor Neurone Disease, who may have just been discharged from hospital or be living within the community. The successful candidate will work with a team of Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists, Speech and Language Therapists and Nurses as well as the wider Multi-Disciplinary Team to provide treatment and intervention as prescribed by a qualified clinician.
The successful applicant 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 the ability to travel across the north of Manchester to be able to complete home visits.
The service operates 8am - 4pm, Monday-Friday.
Main duties of the job
1. To provide rehabilitation treatment plans to patients referred into the Community Neuro Rehab Team including Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy, Speech and Language Therapy and Nursing.
2. To take an active part in the delivery and evaluation of therapy programmes developed to meet patients' needs under the indirect supervision of a therapist.
3. To work as part of a team within the service and to maintain clinical skills and competencies.
4. To work without direct supervision undertaking tasks delegated by a qualified health care professional.
Working for our organisation
MFT is one of the largest NHS Trusts in England with a turnover of £2.8bn & 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.
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.
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
* NVQ Level 2 in direct care (or equivalent)
Experience
* Experience of working in Hospital or Community Department
* Previous experience of working in a Rehabilitation Team
* Previous experience of Lone working
Knowledge and Skills
* Experience of Team working
* Ability to organise own workload
* Knowledge of essential care skills
* Experience of moving and handling patients
Other
* Ability to travel across the city to complete visits
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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.
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