Job Introduction
We are looking for a Rehab Support Worker to join our team! We are based at the Clara Cross Centre Falls, Parkinson’s and Other Related Disorders Clinics held at St Martin's Hospital in Bath.
We are looking for someone to join us part-time for 23.5 hours per week (weekdays only) at a salary of £23,100 (pro-rata) If you are interested we would love to hear from you!
The purpose of this role is to assist in the nursing assessments on medical clinic days, and to carry out initial Occupational Therapy telephone screening assessments and follow-up calls under the supervision of the Occupational Therapists. You may also be required to assist the Physiotherapist with the exercise groups when other staff are off.
If you are a rehab support worker looking for a change and would like to come and work along side a friendly and dynamic multi-disciplinary team, working with Falls and Parkinson’s patients, in an out-patient setting then please apply.
Main Responsibility
Key elements of the role are:
- You will support the Nurse in carrying out a comprehensive Nursing assessment within the Falls and Parkinsons Disease Clinics.
- Carry out Occupational therapy Screening assessments
- Carry out cognitive screening assessments
- Carry out follow-up phone calls to service users
- Order equipment
- Support people to access appropriate information and support, by sign-posting to a range of support services.
- Complete accurate records in a timely manner, using electronic notes
- Undertake some administrative tasks as required by the team.
- You will maintain good communication within the team and with other services eg. GPs, Community rehabilitation teams.
- You will receive regular supervision and opportunities for training and development.
- Work in a variety of locations: Clara Cross clinic and when appropriate, support with the assessments in patient’s homes.
- Support with balance exercise groups when required.
- Carry out any administrative tasks as required.
The Ideal Candidate
Ideally you will have:
- experience as a HCA or Support Worker/Therapy Assistance previously.
- Relevant experience working with older people
- Experience of working in a team
- Awareness of health and Social Care
The role is designed to provide support to the Falls Service Nurse, and Occupational Therapy.
At times the role may require the successful applicant to be mobile, visiting several locations across a wide geographical area so the post holder must hold a valid UK driving licence and have access to an appropriate means of transport to undertake the job effectively.
For information and enquiries or to arrange a visit please contact Angela Bush, or Karen Smith on 01225 831518
Interview date will be Monday 12th August 2024
Package Description
- A salary of £23,100 (pro-rata) with access to our group pension
- Free tea and coffee at your base location
- 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
- The pride of working for an organisation, committed to the highest clinical and quality standards: with a majority of our rated services holding “good” or “outstanding” ratings from the Care Quality Commission
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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