Job Introduction
We have an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic and motivated Advanced Rehabilitation Assistant to join our new Early Supported Discharge service, working with our dynamic team at Gravesham Community Hospital. As a member of the Early Supported Discharge Team for Stroke patients and other Neurological conditions, you will play a crucial role in delivering high-quality care within the community setting. This is an excellent opportunity for a passionate individual to make a real impact in the lives of patients and contribute to the ongoing development of our service.
Gravesham Community Hospital is located a short distance from St Georges Shopping Centre and is surrounded by well-known food establishments and local coffee shops making it an ideal location to be based from.
This is a full time position. The Early Supported Discharge service operates 8am - 4pm Monday - Saturday.
A full driving licence and access to a vehicle is essential in order to carry out community visits to patients in their homes and visit other bases.
Main Responsibility
- To actively work as a member of the multi-disciplinary team (MDT) within the Stroke and Neurological Teams to provide high quality care working across occupational therapy, physiotherapy, speech and language therapy, dietitian, and nursing intervention to the patients.
- To actively participate in patient’s individual rehabilitation/programmes of care under the guidance of an appropriate professional.
- To take responsibility for completion of basic assessment processes under the supervision of the relevant members of the MDT – to undertake Trusted Assessor Training.
- To provide and promote a high standard of rehabilitation of patients.
- To work autonomously as well as part of a team.
- To be able to use and take initiative to seek additional work to assist the team as a whole (eg team administration tasks, being the first point of contact for patients, families and other health professionals, assisting in the maintenance of service equipment).
- To provide care to patients in their own homes, group work and inpatient unit.
- To work across services with the Community neuro rehab team and the inpatient ward as service demands dictate.
Further information including a full list of responsibilities and requirements can be found in the attached job description.
The Ideal Candidate
The ideal candidate will have / be:
- NVQ3 in Health and Social Care Level 3 or equivalent
- Previous experience of working as a Band 3
- Understanding of the health and social needs of the local community.
- Understanding of the relevant issues of working in the community including lone working.
- Understanding of issues of confidentiality and information governance.
- Acts on own initiative and problem solves.
- Works independently and carries out directed tasks with patients in their own home.
- Seeks supervision and advice when necessary.
Package Description
You will feel valued as an Advanced Rehabilitation Assistant working within our Early Supported Discharge Service at HCRG Care Group, receiving access to exclusive rewards and benefits including:
- A salary of £24,000 - £26,500 with group pension
- Membership of My Reward Hub, giving you access to discounts on every day purchases like grocery shopping as well as cashback and voucher offers for treats for you and those special to you
- Access to your wages as you earn them to help cover life’s emergencies and avoid overdraft fees or high interest rates
- Online and face to face help with your mental and physical wellbeing – from healthy recipes and activity challenges through to post trauma support, legal, debt and life management help, as well career coaching and counselling
- Access to eLearning, bespoke career pathways and opportunities for continuing professional development through our ‘Outstanding’ learning and development team, The Learning Enterprise
- An open, just culture where you’re encouraged to have and implement ideas which can help us deliver our purpose: changing lives through transforming health and care – backed up by at least £100,000 of ringfenced innovation funding each year
- Free tea, coffee and milk at your base location
About the Company
We change lives by transforming health and care.
Established in 2006, we are one of the UK's leading independent providers of community health and care services, working with health and care commissioners and communities to transform services with a focus on experience, efficiency and improved outcomes. We deliver and transform adult and children community health services, primary care services including urgent care, sexual health, dermatology and MSK services as well as adult social care and wellbeing services. Across England, we support communities of many millions and directly help more than half a million people each year - guided by our simple values: we care, we think, we do.
We're committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from a broad, diverse range of people who want to join our team. We're a Disability Confident Committed company, so we work to provide facilities, work environment adjustments and technical solutions to be as inclusive of everyone.
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To find out more about HCRG Care Group, please visit https://www.hcrgcaregroup.com/about-us-2
