Rehabilitation Support Worker - IMC Irvine Unit

About

East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust is recruiting a permanent, full-time Band 3 Rehabilitation Support Worker for its Intermediate Care Rehabilitation team at the Bexhill Irvine Unit. The post supports patients' personalised rehabilitation plans, rehabilitation dosage and care delivery alongside therapy and nursing teams. Applicants need specified English and mathematics qualifications, a Level 3 health-care-support qualification or equivalent knowledge and experience, and experience in health or social care settings. Job grade: Band 3 Salary: £25,760 to £27,476 a year per annum, pro rata Terms of service: Permanent Reference: 374-KNLL05111 Duty station: Irvine Unit, Holliers Hill, Bexhill on Sea, TN40 2DZ, United Kingdom

How to apply

Apply online through the official advert page on NHS Jobs.

Responsibilities

• Conduct rehabilitation activities, including group sessions and individual patient rehabilitation, as directed by the rehabilitation team, ensuring regular and accurate progress updates are provided to therapy leads.
• Collaborate with patients to establish clear rehabilitation goals and work alongside the wider rehabilitation team to develop and implement a comprehensive, personalised rehabilitation plan.
• Work flexibly with the broader intermediate care teams including therapy and nursing teams to ensure patients receive safe, effective, and high-quality care and treatment.
• Support the professional development of colleagues across nursing and therapy teams by sharing knowledge and skills to optimize the collective expertise for patient care.
• Work with broader intermediate care teams during staff shortages to ensure patients consistently receive safe and effective rehabilitation.

Qualifications

• English and Mathematics GCSE grade 4 and above or GCE C and above or Level 2 functional skills
• Level 3 apprenticeship for example senior health care support worker or similar and / or NVQ level 3 qualification in relevant subject or equivalent level of knowledge and experience
• Experience in health or social care settings such as employment, work experience volunteering or placements
• Demonstrate the values of the NHS and commitment to personal and professional development
• Demonstrating respect, kindness and empathy at all times
• Understanding of role boundaries and the importance of supervision and carrying out appropriately delegated tasks.
• Able to understand and follow procedures protocols and plans