Job summary
This is an exciting opportunity to work alongside our team of therapists delivering high quality holistic therapy to our clients throughout their rehabilitation journey.
While you are supporting our clients through their journey, STEPS will support you with a fantastic benefits package:
1. Free onsite parking for night workers
2. Discounted travel pass scheme
3. Company sick pay scheme
4. Enhanced holiday entitlement of 33 days holiday (pro rata)
5. Life assurance scheme (four times your annual salary)
6. Private medical cover
7. Critical Illness Cover (three times your annual salary)
8. Income protection scheme (75% in the case of illness or incapacity for up to five years)
9. Paid time to complete mandatory training
10. Free specialist internal training
11. Cycle to work scheme
12. Discounted Gym Memberships
13. Blue light card
14. Vivup benefits platform
15. Access to support 24/7 through our Employee Assistance Programme
16. 1% employee pension contribution with 7% employer contribution
17. Benefit from supernumerary shifts as part of onboarding before commencing with your usual shift pattern
Main duties of the job
You will be responsible for providing acupunctureto support clients undergoing rehabilitation to help support with painmanagement, sleep, anxiety and promote physical and emotional wellbeing.
About us
STEPS is a purpose-built 23-bedroom, unique rehabilitation facility,able to deliver high-quality care from a range of medical and rehabilitationspecialists on Abbeydale Road, Sheffield. It is a unique environment thatprovides rehabilitation to clients who have suffered serious injuries anddebilitating neurological illnesses.
STEPS has been designed to feel non-clinical, comfortable and homely andwe hope you will agree STEPS is like no other care facility you will haveworked in. Our specialists work collaboratively under one roof and clients canaccess a wide range of therapies and specialist robotic and VR rehabilitationequipment. You will be working within our interdisciplinary team comprised of Consultantsin rehabilitation medicine; spinal injuries, amputations, anaesthetics, plasticsurgery and pain management, physiotherapists; occupational therapists; speechand language therapists; neuro-psychologists; neurologic music therapist;prosthetic and orthotic specialists and amongst other nurses experienced incomplex care. This is an excellent opportunity to develop professionally andexpand your experience in an exceptional setting.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To work with and support aninter-disciplinary team of nurses, rehabilitation assistants, physiotherapists,speech and language therapists, psychologists and occupational therapistsdelivering care and rehabilitation.
Provide acupuncture within their individualsphere of competency, to meet client needs and in line with professionalprocedures and guidelines communicating sensitive condition related informationin an empathetic and reassuring way.
Work as part of a complementary therapy teamto assess client needs and in partnership with the client devise a treatmentplan to meet those needs.
Inform clients, carers and the STEPS teamabout the benefits and side effects of acupuncture as appropriate
Monitor and review the effectiveness of thetherapy given and modify as necessary
To work autonomously with support availablefrom a senior therapist as required.
Identifying any additional support needs andrefer to other health specialist as required.
To maintain accurate and contemporaneousdocumentation according to STEPS standards including clinical notes andreports.
To complete and update clients' reports whererequired within a timely manner.
To apply manual handling principles asoutlined by legislation and department procedures.
To provide supervision, support and guidanceto other members of the interdisciplinary team.
To contribute to service developmentinitiatives and always promote high quality care for clients.
To escalate issues as required followingSTEPS guidance and operating procedures.
To be compliant with the clinical governancerequirements operating within STEPS procedures.
To participate in clinical audits andresearch as and when directed by a supervising therapist.
To assist in carrying out procedures relatingto the personal care and nutritional needs of clients and assist in dealingwith emergencies as required.
To be flexible and able to offer support toother clinical areas as required.
To be able to deliver joint sessions withother therapists.
Thisjob description is an outline which reflects the present requirements of thepost and is not intended to be an exhaustive list of duties.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
18. A minimum of 2 years' experience
19. Experience of working with people with care and/or rehabilitation needs (paid or voluntary)
Desirable
20. Experience working with people with complex care needs
21. Experience communicating with people with complex communication needs and ability to adapt accordingly
22. Client record/note keeping experience
23. Understanding of CQC (Care Quality Commission) Regulations, the Health and Social Care Act
24. Experience of working to clinical procedures and processes
25. Demonstrable experience and working knowledge of the Data Protection Act, Client Confidentiality, Equality and Diversity, and Safeguarding
26. Delivering basic first aid
Qualifications
Essential
27. Degree in Acupuncture / BAAC Certified
Desirable
28. Safeguarding Level 2 / 3 training
29. Care Certificate
30. First Aid Training
Skills & Attributes
Essential
31. Competent user of a range of IT software packages and ability to learn new systems quickly
32. To be able to deliver care in a way which is positive, engaging, respectful, and mindful of client dignity at all times
33. Excellent problem-solving skills, and a dynamic approach
34. Excellent communicator both written and verbal / demonstrate excellent listening skills
35. Able to form key working relationships with colleagues, understand the dynamics of interdisciplinary working