Rehabilitation Assistant - Band 2

at  Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust

Promote people to live safely and confidently at home, working with the team, including: o Providing practical, personal and intimate care whilst maintaining high levels of hygiene and health and safety o Assisting the person to work on outcome focussed goals enabling them to relearn or develop new skills and abilities required for daily living. o Monitoring progress and function of people within their reablement programme and contributing to the ongoing assessment of their rehabilitation needs by liaising with team colleagues and recording progress, in compliance with organisation policies and procedures o Identifying when a safeguarding alert may need to be raised, ensuring the timely escalation of suspected abuse and self-neglect promptly o Supporting people and where appropriate their families and carers, by advising them on all aspects of their Reablement plan including the correct use of equipment o Adhering to all health and safety instructions. Report to line manager any incidents, emergencies or accidents. o Connect people to community resources, promoting digital inclusion and the use of assisted technology e.g.
telecare o Be an active participant of your team, maintaining your own continuing professional development, to ensure you can deliver the best quality care and support to the people of Gloucestershire. For the main duties and responsibilities for this role please read the attached job description and person specification. In addition, you will find the Healthcare Support Worker Code of Conduct that applies to this role. Health Care Assistant, Social Care Workers and other Healthcare Support Workers employed by the Trust are required to follow the guidance set out in Code of Conduct for Health Care Assistants/ Health Care Support Workers to provide safe and compassionate care of a high standard, and to challenge others who are not.
When completing your application please ensure your supporting statement reflects the criteria set out in these documents by showing how your experience and skills apply to this post. Please remember that skills and experience gained outside of work can be used as evidence in your application. Please refer to the Healthcare Support Worker Code of Conduct attachment and use this to support your application

Please refer the Job description for details