Rehabilitation Support Worker

Job overview

We have an exciting opportunity to join our Newton Abbot Community Hospital therapy team as a part time band 3 Rehabilitation Support Worker. This is as a fixed term position for a period of 12 months to cover maternity leave.

This post offers the opportunity to support the delivery of rehabilitation to patients under the direction of qualified Physiotherapists and Occupational therapists on our inpatient medical wards in a community hospital setting. Our patients require ongoing therapeutic intervention to support their discharge home or to an alternate location. Our patients are predominately older, frail patients who require a supportive and encouraging approach to allow them to achieve what is important to them.

You will work alongside other members of the multi-disciplinary team including nurses and GP’s. We currently provide a therapy service on a Saturday, and you will be required to work approximately one Saturday in five.

This post offers 26 hours per week.

Main duties of the job

Delivering rehabilitation programmes to patients with the aim of increasing their independence and facilitating discharge from hospital under the direction of qualified therapy staff. This will include Physical exercise programmes, functional activity practice and cognitive interventions.

Supporting patients with the provision of equipment to support their independence.

Supporting patients at the time of their discharge. This may include attending the patients property as part of home visits or on the day of discharge.

Supporting the general day to day function of the therapy team

To work in partnership to achieve the best possible outcomes for our patients

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Strengths Based Working (Respect and Dignity)

• To value everyone as an individual and actively support their right to have their voice heard in decisions about how their needs are met.
• To value differences and individuality, showing respect to all.
• To Support Informed decision making

Individualised Approach (Everyone Counts)

• Providing an equitable service across the Trust.
• To respond with humanity and kindness to every person, by listening attentively and respecting others in conversations.

Quality (Commitment to Quality of Care)

• To provide the highest quality of care by listening to and acting on feedback.
• By taking personal responsibility for service improvement, by implementing change positively and contributing to team discussions in a constructive and flexible way.

Partnership and Collaborative Working (Working Together for People)

• To work in partnership to achieve the best possible outcomes for our population.
• Helping and supporting colleagues to work well together in order to achieve common goals and objectives.
• To support the Trust’s patient safety initiative.

Managing Connections and Relationships (Compassion)

• To act as a role model, valuing everyone’s opinion and experiences.
• To seek out, recognise and value the contributions of others and the role they play in a patient’s life.

Service Delivery and Improvement (Improving Lives)

• To support the Inpatient Therapy service to provide excellent, innovative services that helps our population to live their lives to the full.