The Neurological Community Team is looking for an enthusiastic Band 4 Rehabilitation Assistant to work within the stroke pathway.
The successful candidate will:
* Work within a supportive multidisciplinary team
* Hold your own caseload of patients who have suffered an acute stroke, providing assessment and treatment for the Patients rehabilitation journey.
* Implement treatment plans based around the Patients own goals.
* Be based at Queen Victoria Memorial Hospital within the beautiful Welwyn countryside, but working from home is encouraged
* Be part of a fully integrated multidisciplinary team which includes Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists, Speech and Language Therapists, Psychologists, Nurses and Rehabilitation Assistants
* Have clear structures in place to support your CPD and to provide support and supervision
* Have a full valid driving license and access to a car to use regularly for business purposes is essential (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010).
Main duties of the job
As a Band 4 Rehabilitation Assistant you will be working within a multi-disciplinary team of health and social care professionals, providing appropriate assessments and rehabilitation to patients with neurological conditions.
Additional responsibilities include:
* To undertake a clinical caseload using knowledge and skills from theoretical and practical experience.
* To work without direct supervision on own caseload within a specified clinical area undertaking tasks delegated by a qualified clinician.
* To act as a first contact in certain situations.
* To participate in clinical supervision, and service-level education to ensure that clinical practice is maintained to a high standard.
About us
A big thank you for considering joining us at Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust.
You'll find it a great place to work with many benefits offered to you as a member of our staff.
We put our patients, their families and carers at the centre of our vision - Outstanding Services and Healthier Communities.
Our staff are proud to be Innovative, Caring and Agile in their work to help achieve the Trust vision.
We welcome diversity in our workforce and are interested in applicants from all backgrounds.
We don't want you to miss out so we'd like you to know that if we have a high level of interest in this role, the vacancy may close prior to the advertised closing date, so please make your application as soon as possible. Apply now.
You've made a great decision to apply to join HCT - we're looking forward to taking the next steps of the journey with you.
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Job responsibilities
Please see Job description and Person Specification attached for full details of the role and requirements of the post.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Degree/Foundation Degree/Diploma in Health & Sports Science or similar; or NVQ 3 or equivalent with experience of working as a Rehabilitation Assistant (B3) with demonstration of related competencies.
* Experience of working in a rehabilitation setting.
* Basic English language and mathematical skills.
* NHS experience.
* Course in Healthcare or similar.
* Experience of working with older or disabled adults.
Skills
* Previous experience or knowledge of health & rehabilitation.
* Demonstration of theoretical knowledge of those with frailty, disability and complex needs and application in practice.
* Ability to work to clear protocols and guidelines within role boundaries.
* Ability to problem solve.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
£25,147 to £27,596 a year Per anum, Pro rata
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