Rehabilitation Assistant - Acute Medical Team
Band 3
Main area: Rehabilitation Therapy
Grade: Band 3
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref: 349-CSS-7012546C*
Site: Manchester Royal Infirmary
Town: Manchester
Salary: £24,071 - £25,674 Per Annum (Pro Rata)
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 27/02/2025 23:59
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 3 Rehabilitation Assistant in the Medical Therapy Team at Manchester Royal Infirmary. You will be working as part of a Therapy Team to assist the qualified Physiotherapists and Occupational Therapists in the provision of therapeutic care and rehabilitation.
You will be working predominantly with an older population of patients; therefore, you will need to have an empathetic nature, excellent communication skills, and any previous experience of working with dementia patients would also be beneficial. You will have the opportunity to work with the wider multidisciplinary teams and help in the planning of patient care. The role will also involve some administrative tasks and equipment management, general IT skills are required.
You should be able to work as directed by the qualified therapists but also be confident and competent in carrying your own caseload and reporting back to the team. You should therefore be able to demonstrate the ability to motivate patients to maximise their rehabilitation potential.
Main duties of the job
1. Assisting the qualified Physiotherapists and Occupational Therapists in the delivery of high-quality rehabilitation care to patients to facilitate safe discharges from hospital.
2. Working directly with patients to carry out treatment programmes as directed by the Physiotherapists and Occupational Therapist and reporting back.
3. Assisting the therapists with the more complex patients. Good moving and handling skills with patients.
4. Working with the wider multidisciplinary team and feeding information into and back from the therapy team.
5. Demonstrate excellent communication skills with patients, their families and the multidisciplinary team.
6. Be able to motivate and encourage patients with their therapy, and also have an empathetic nature.
7. Administrative tasks and equipment management, including note writing, data collection for audit purposes, and good general IT skills are required.
Working for our organisation
MFT is one of the largest NHS Trusts in England with a turnover of £2.8bn. 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.
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.
Person specification
Qualifications
* Evidence of achievement at GCSE pass level or equivalent
* Achievement of specialty-specific therapy competences within 1 year of appointment
* Health and social care related course
Skills/Knowledge
* Evidence of literacy and numeracy
* Evidence of effective, appropriate written communication
* Basic IT skills including word processing and email
* Demonstrate the ability to organise and plan own workload
* Demonstrate knowledge of safeguarding practices relevant to the clinical area
Knowledge & Experience
* Experience of working within a team
* Experience of communicating with a wide variety of people
* Experience of working in a healthcare/social care environment
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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