Are you looking to develop your career in Rehabilitation?
We are looking for a Rehabilitation Support Worker to join our therapy stroke rehabilitation team in South Bristol Community Hospital.
You will be working with experienced health care professionals as part of an integrated multidisciplinary team who will give support, joint working, regular supervision, appraisal, competencies and training programme.
The unit consists of 30 beds at South Bristol Community Hospital, which provides a purpose built environment where patients who are ‘medically stable’ can receive stroke rehabilitation assessment, along with focused therapy and support from our multidisciplinary team.
Main duties of the job
- Promote optimum independence through encouraging rehabilitation techniques.
- As a therapy support worker you will be a key figure in completing the day to day rehabilitation with patients under the instruction of the lead therapists. You will be required to provide feedback on patients’ progress and help to ensure that they achieve their maximum potential.
- Undertake a range of delegated clinical and therapy led activities to support patients on the caseload.
- To provide safe, patient centred, effective and evidence-based clinical activities.
- The post holder will work under direct supervision and be responsible to senior therapists providing one to one and group rehabilitation.
- You will work within the Adult Service to deliver a full range of health and social care activities, both acute and long term, supported by a robust competency framework to adults within the complex assessment beds.
- You will be part of an integrated multi-disciplinary team (MDT), which includes nurses, physiotherapists, occupational therapists and other Allied Healthcare Professionals
About us
Ever dreamt about a career that sparks excitement and fosters your professional growth? Picture yourself waking up eager to make a real difference in our community, surrounded by teams who value your unique ideas. It’s time to turn your dream into reality!We are Sirona care & health – England’s largest provider of Adult’s and Children’s Community Services and we’d love for you to join us in Bristol, North Somerset or South Gloucestershire.Agenda for Change Salary, full NHS benefits, 27+ days’ annual leave, and participation in the NHS Pension Scheme – just a glimpse of the benefits we offer.Whether you’re starting your journey in healthcare, looking for a fresh challenge within the NHS, or contemplating a career change, don’t be daunted by the prospect of something different – we create development opportunities for all our colleagues and apprentices.Interested? View our benefits leaflet which you can find as an attachment on this vacancy.
Job responsibilities
Please note, we cannot offer a Certificate of Sponsorship for this role.
If you currently require a visa to work in the UK, there must be a minimum of 14 months remaining until the expiry date. If you do not disclose your expiry date within your application, it may not be considered.
If you refer to qualifications or employment within your supporting statement, that has not been included in your Qualifications, Training or Employment History, this information may be discounted.
All interviews will take place in person (unless to accommodate for a reasonable adjustment)
Person Specification
Supporting Information
- Please tell us why you have chosen to apply for this role with Sirona care & health?
Qualifications and Training
- NVQ level 3 in Health & Social Care or willingness to work towards
Skills, Knowledge & Experience
- Able to work as part of a multidisciplinary team but also to act on own initiative
- Please provide an example where you have communicated effectively with patients / service users to resolve an issue
- Experience of direct patient care in a health or social care setting
- Able to use a variety of IT systems e.g. email, EMIS
- Able to communicate clearly verbal/written/electronic e.g. with people who have barriers in communication
- Recent relevant experience within a rehabilitation setting
- Experience of working with stroke / neurology and/ or other complex
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.
Employer name
Address
Sub-acute Stroke Rehabilitation Unit, Ward 100
£25,760 to £27,476 a yearper annum, pro rata
Contract
Fixed term
Duration
12 months
Working pattern
Reference number
083-8343409-HO
Job locations
Sub-acute Stroke Rehabilitation Unit, Ward 100
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