WITHIN LOCALA’S HEALTH AND WELLBEING INTEGRATED COMMUNITIES WE DELIVER A RANGE OF MULTIDISCIPLINARY COMMUNITY SERVICES, INCLUDING INTEGRATED HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE WITH OUR COLLEAGUES IN KIRKLEES COUNCIL. LOCALA HAS BEEN SUCCESSFUL IN OUR SERVICE IMPROVEMENT WORK AND PLANNING WITH ENHANCED SERVICE OFFERS PROVIDING SUPPORT TO PATIENTS, IMPROVING THEIR EXPERIENCE, AND ENSURING EXCELLENT CONTINUITY OF CARE.

The health care support worker role is a fantastic opportunity to develop your rehabilitation skills. The post will involve completing a combination of delegated nursing and therapy tasks, typical duties will include; daily mobility and transfer practice with patients, facilitation of group exercise programme, completion of basic nursing tasks such as pressure ulcer prevention and malnutrition care plans

DO YOU HAVE A PASSION FOR;

• Rehabilitation and supporting patients into their home setting?
• Do you have strong communication skills?
• Do you enjoy working as part of a Multidisciplinary team (MDT)?
• Are you looking to develop your existing skills?
  The service is based within Ings Grove House, serving the residents of North and South Kirklees, there may also be a need to work within patients home across Kirklees to support home visits and our outreach service when required.
  We offer a 7-day service, working 8am until 7pm in a rota pattern providing assessment, treatment and evaluation of clients’ needs using a holistic and patient centred approach. The ultimate aim being to prevent unnecessary future admission to hospital and to ensure the swift appropriate discharge from hospital to offer rehabilitation and enable our clients to return home. Working with initiative is essential, and there will be opportunities to support and skill share with colleagues within the team as well as across the different sectors.
  This is an exciting time to be part of well-established team, with a number of service transformation projects in progress. Regular clinical and managerial supervision will be received, and the opportunity to develop clinical skills.
  Find out more about Locala with our Thrive Strategy
  For full details of the role please see Job Description & Person Specification
  Please note: We do not offer sponsorship for this role.
  For more information please contact Emma Swallow at emma.swallow@locala.org.uk

Please refer the Job description for details