About this role
Job summary
We have an exciting permanent, full-time (37.5 hour) opportunity for a new member to join our multidisciplinary team with the Stroke Early Support Discharge team as a Band 3 Rehabilitation Assistant. We are looking for a kind, passionate, organised, and resourceful individual to join our welcoming team to provide stroke specialist rehabilitation. You will be joining an experienced and supportive team striving to meet the physical, communication, cognitive and functional needs of patients following a stroke within the community.
Please note, we are unable to provide sponsorship.
Main duties of the job
- To provide stroke specialist rehabilitation in the community.
- To work as part of the multidisciplinary team under the direction and supervision of the registered staff, in a variety of community settings including patient's homes.
- To deliver indirect tasks which support the patient's care and therapy needs, such as record keeping and management of equipment.
- The role includes weekend working.
- A full Driving Licence valid for the UK and access to a vehicle insured for business use is essential for independent travel across the work locality.
About us
Apply now to join an organisation that has been awarded an Outstanding rating by the Care Quality Commission (CQC), the highest possible rating and the first stand-alone NHS community trust in the country to be awarded the title.
Please note, the selection processes at Norfolk Community Health and Care NHS Trust are in place to ensure we recruit candidates with the right values and skills, please be advised that the use of AI in applications are monitored. We remain watchful of candidates who misuse these tools to generate an application that doesn't accurately reflect their skills.
Job description
Job responsibilities
See attached Rehabilitation Assistant job description and person specification for further information.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- GCSE A-D or grade 3-9 in English and Maths or equivalent
- NVQ care level 2/3 or willing to work towards
Skills, Abilities & Knowledge
Essential
- Skills to manage challenging situations
- Good organisational skills/decision making
- Able to effectively manage available resources in the pursuit of quality service provision ensuring a safe environment
- Proficient in the using IT systems including Microsoft
Desirable
- Experience of using electronic patient / service user record systems
- Able to evaluate data and produce reports using Microsoft Excel and Word
Personal Qualities/Attributes
Essential
- Evidence of demonstrating the Trust's values and behaviours
- Able to communicate effectively at different levels of the organisation and with staff, patient/service users, visitors or external organisations both verbally and in writing in the exchange of complex, sensitive or contentious information which may require the use of negotiating and/or persuasive skills
- Able to overcome barriers to understanding where there are physical or mental disabilities
- Able to analyse and assess situations and to interpret potentially conflicting situations and determine appropriate action, where there is a range of options and judgement is required
- Demonstrable ability of using tact and diplomacy
- Ability to work autonomously if required
- Willing to work flexibly and proactively with the team, including weekend and bank holiday working
- Good time management skills
Other
Essential
- Able to work over a seven-day rota
- Demonstrable skills in written and spoken English to a standard which enables the post holder to carry out the full range of duties and responsibilities of the role effectively
- Subject to the provisions of the Equality Act, able to travel using own vehicle on Trust business
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 details
Employer name
East of England Community Health and Care NHS Trust
Address
Norwich Community Hospital
Bowthorpe Road
Norwich
NR2 3TU
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.eastofenglandcommunityhealthandcare.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)