Job overview
Intermediate Care Lambeth
We are looking for a Band 3 Rehabilitation Support Worker to join us in our expanding and award winning services, which provide healthcare at home and prevents admission into our hospital and support discharge home.
You will be supported by our Team Lead and have access to professional support within our services. This is an excellent opportunity for clinically supported development within a Trust that is clinician-led, and strives to provide the highest possible level of clinical expertise throughout its healthcare services.
Our services:
The Reablement and rehabilitation service provide care and rehabilitation at home to adults aged 18 years and older who live in the boroughs of Lambeth and Southwark, South London. The people that we support have a range of diagnoses and clinical presentations, including falls, orthopaedic, respiratory, frailty and neurological conditions.
Main duties of the job
- To support senior clinicians in the assessment, planning, implementation and review of individual rehabilitation and care programmes for clients.
- To independently implement these rehabilitation and care programmes as appropriate.
- Tasks may include (but are not limited to) teaching prescribed exercise programs, practicing transfers and mobility, assisting and promoting independence in personal care and domestic tasks, delivering small items of equipment and documenting interventions accurately in notes in line with Trust guidelines
- To treat clients, often unsupervised, according to agreed care plans and protocols.
- To report back to the relevant professional or team leader as required, regarding any changes in the client’s condition.
- To seek timely advice and support as appropriate.
- To work as part of a flexible multidisciplinary team and undertake tasks delegated by the Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists, Nurses and Social Workers and/or team leaders in a variety of settings primarily in the clients home or community.
- To communicate effectively with clients and their carers; particularly clients with impairments, which may affect their ability to communicate their needs and/or give informed consent to treatment.
Please read the job description and Person specification for more details.