Job summary
- Main area
- Intergrated Support Worker
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 3
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 374-CF3137-B
- Employer
- East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Rye Memorial Hospital
- Town
- Rye
- Salary
- £24,625 - £25,674 per annum, pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 04/06/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Integrated Support Worker - Rehabilitation Rye Memorial Hospital
NHS AfC: Band 3
We are proud to provide ‘Outstanding’ care and be a great place to work.
East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust provides safe, compassionate and high quality hospital and community care to the half a million people living in East Sussex and those who visit our local area.
We are one of the largest organisations in East Sussex with an annual income of £568 million and we are the only integrated provider of acute and community care in Sussex.
Our extensive health services are provided by over 8,000+ dedicated members of staff working from two acute hospitals in Hastings and Eastbourne, three community hospitals in Bexhill, Rye and Uckfield, over 100 community sites across East Sussex, and in people’s own homes.
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) rated us as ‘Good’ overall, and ‘Outstanding’ for being Caring and Effective. The Conquest Hospital in Hastings and our Community Services were rated ‘Outstanding’ and Eastbourne DGH was rated ‘Good’ Our two acute hospitals have Emergency Departments and provide 24 hour a day care, offering a comprehensive range of surgical, medical, outpatient and maternity services, supported by a full range of diagnostic and therapy services.
Job overview
We have an exciting opportunity for a B3 Integrated Support Worker to support the delivery of our rehabilitation strategy for Intermediate Care Services at East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust. This B3 role will support our nursing and therapy teams to provide high quality rehabilitation to patients accessing our service at Rye Memorial Hospital.
The ESHT Rehabilitation strategy is focused on improving the quality and performance of our acute and community services to deliver high quality rehabilitation across East Sussex. This is a dynamic and changing environment, and the strategy is working to support our staff, teams and the organisation as a whole to make meaningful changes that bring about improvements in rehabilitation for the benefit of our population. The role of the band 3 Integrated Support Worker is key in delivering our strategy.
Main duties of the job
To support the nursing and therapy teams to deliver rehabilitation over a 7 day working period.
To support patients to become more independent with daily tasks to include washing and dressing, continence and kitchen tasks.
To support patients with exercise programmes prescribed by a qualified therapist.
To support nursing with wound care and venepuncture tasks.
To support link roles associated with dementia, continence, nutrition and hydration, wound care.
Working for our organisation
We are proud to provide ‘Outstanding’ care and be a great place to work
We provide safe, compassionate and high quality care to half a million people living or visiting East Sussex. We are one of the largest organisations in East Sussex, the only integrated provider of acute and community care in Sussex. Our extensive services are provided by 7000 + members of staff working from acute hospitals in Hastings and Eastbourne, three community hospitals in Bexhill, Rye and Uckfield, over 100 community sites and in people’s own homes.
In 2020 the Care Quality Commission rated us as ‘Good’ overall, and ‘Outstanding’ for being caring and effective. The Conquest Hospital and our Community Services are rated ‘Outstanding’. Eastbourne DGH rated ‘Good’.
In 2020, the Trust launched its ambitious ‘Building for our Future’ programme. This once in a lifetime programme aims to repair, redevelop and expand our hospitals, transforming the environment in which we provide care for generations to come.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please refer to the job description attached.
If you have any questions about this position please do not hesitate to contact us.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Good standard of general education, including English and Maths.
- National Vocational Qualification (NVQ) Level 3 or equivalent experience
- Satisfactory General Education and evidence of additional training relevant to role.
Desirable criteria
- Educated to GCSE level
Experience
Essential criteria
- Previous experience in nursing or social care setting Customer care
- Experience of working independently as well as part of a team
Desirable criteria
- Previous community nursing and/or Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy experience
- Experience of working in a community setting
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Basic knowledge of the NHS and healthcare
- Knowledge of basic infection control principles
- Awareness of health & safety issues in the working environment
- Awareness of own skills & the requirements of the role
Desirable criteria
- Understanding the principles of adult & child protection
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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Applicant requirements
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Application numbers
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Nichola Hastings
- Job title
- Matron
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01797 224499
- Additional information
Contact telephone number: 0300 131 5078 ext 735078
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