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Rehabilitation Assistant

South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS FT
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Location
Salary
£24,071 to £25,674
Profession
Healthcare support worker
Grade
Band 3
Deadline
14 Jan 2025
Contract Type
Permanent
Posted Date
31 Dec 2024

Job summary

We have an exciting opportunity to recruit a Rehabilitation Assistant (Band 3) to join the rehabilitation team at St. Benedicts Hospice and Centre for Specialist Palliative in Sunderland.

You will work closely with Occupational Therapists and Physiotherapists in the delivery of individual plans of care for patients, working across all departments.

You will be expected to move and handle patients in supporting their rehabilitation programmes and contribute to the delivery of therapeutic activity groups

We will offer excellent working conditions and a supportive culture promoting Continuous Professional Development and Life Long Learning

For an informal discussion please contact: Erin Baker, Senior Occupational Therapist, 01915128440 0r erin.baker1@nhs.net

This post is subject to enhanced DSB disclosure.

Main duties of the job

You will be/have:

  • NVQ 3 in Care or equivalent qualification
  • The Care Certificate or willingness to work towards
  • Good standard of general education
  • Experience of working in NHS or healthcare environment in a rehabilitation role
  • Experience of palliative care is desirable
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills are essential
  • Effective organisational skills
  • Ability to maintain confidentiality
  • Able to move and handle patients and loads
  • Car driver, valid license and business class insurance are essential.

Please note the Trust are not able to offer Skilled Worker Sponsorship for this role as it does not meet the UKVI threshold requirements. Applicants are requested to consider this when making their application. Please visit Gov.UK for further information

Job responsibilities

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One Team One Trust - There are many reasons to work at our Trust. From our commitment to putting people first to our accessible services and award winning teams. We have a passion for research, innovation and tackling inequalities. We are committed to respect, fairness and civility and promote a compassionate, caring and positive culture / working environment.

We welcome all applications irrespective of peoples race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, religion/belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy/maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups. Looking after our workforces health and wellbeing is a priority for STSFT. We also provide access to high quality education, training, career progression and support. Flexible working is supported via the Trust's Flexible Working Policy.

The Trust employs around 8,300 people and provides a range of hospital services to a local community of around 430,000 residents. We also provide a range of more specialised services outside this area, in some cases to a population as great as 860,000. We offer our staff outstanding benefits - Fitness Centre (SRH), libraries at both hospital sites, chaplaincy support and access to a Childcare Co-ordinator to help staff with childcare arrangements. The Trust will not accept applications which are found to be AI generated.