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
NELFT are currently recruiting for a Band 4 Senior Rehabilitation Assistant to join their Community Rehabilitation Service, which is based across the boroughs of Havering and Barking and Dagenham. The work is community based and so being able to travel efficiently and effectively across the two boroughs is essential.
The Community Rehabilitation Service is a multi-disciplinary team and the successful candidate will work closely with therapists to provide assessment and rehabilitation in a community setting for those with a range of progressive or acquired neurological conditions.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will have completed an NVQ 3 / BTEC in Health & Social Care and have previous experience of working within a therapy setting or as a Rehabilitation Assistant. The role will involve supporting peers, senior staff and team leader and being an effective team member whilst working on their own initiative.
The team and Trust are fully committed to support development, providing appropriate training, supervision and appraisals.
The candidate should be motivated and enthusiastic and be able to demonstrate good interpersonal skills when communicating with patients, carers and members of staff.
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 on 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 (minimum payment of £4,551 and a maximum payment of £5,735).
Use of AI
Applications for this role should be written by the applicant. If artificial intelligence (AI) programmes are used then the application may be rejected due to this document being an important part of the assessment process. This does not prevent applicants seeking appropriate support with applications should they need to for the purposes of any declared disability.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Key responsibilities include: (please see Job Description for full responsibilities)
1. To be responsible for planning, organising and prioritising own workload in the day to day allocation of work.
2. To be responsible for triaging referrals to the Rehabilitation Assistants and allocating patients to Band 3 Rehabilitation Assistants within the team
3. To be able to work autonomously in the community, under the direction of the Therapists and always with access to support and supervision.
4. To be responsible for carrying out and monitoring treatment programmes with access to supervision from qualified therapy staff. Interventions may be individual, or group based.
5. To monitor patient’s progress, taking into account their environment and adjust own clinical interventions accordingly depending on the situation and own skills and knowledge.
6. Follow the therapist’s treatment plan and feedback on the patient’s progress and highlight need for re-assessment when needed.
7. Undertake initial therapy referral screening and assessments as directed by qualified staff.
8. To be responsible for competent use and maintenance of all equipment used, and to report defects in equipment.
9. To be skilled in communication, establishing and maintaining good relationship with patients, carers, members of the Stroke and Neurology Service and other agencies involved in patient care.
10. To maintain, update and develop personal, professional knowledge and skills achieving high standards of patient care at all times.
11. To undertake training, that will lead to new skills being developed, in order to develop services.
Please see the attached job description and person specification for more information about this role and working at North East London NHS Foundation Trust. We encourage you to refer closely to this when completing your application.
We welcome your application even if you do not meet all the criteria listed in the person specification. Any development needs to help you succeed in the role, can be discussed at the interview stage.
Person specification
Qualification
Essential criteria
12. NVQ3 in Health & Social Care
13. Demonstrates a commitment to further learning & development
14. Good standard of written and spoken English.
experience
Essential criteria
15. 1 years previous experience working as a Rehab Assistant in a physical setting
16. Experience of multi-disciplinary team working
Desirable criteria
17. Experience of working with computerised client records
knowledge
Essential criteria
18. An awareness of NHS priorities
19. Understanding of patient confidentiality
20. Ability to undertake manual handling procedures in line with Organisation Policy
21. Developed understanding of therapy and patient therapy
22. Health & Safety in a primary care setting.
skills
Essential criteria
23. Basic awareness of IT and IT skills
24. Effective communication skills both verbally and in writing
25. The ability to work autonomously and as part of a team
other
Essential criteria
26. To be able to travel efficiently and effectively across all sites within NELFT
27. to be aware of the Trust values
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:
28. 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.
29. 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.
30. 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.
31. 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.