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Job summary

Main area
Rehab assistant
Grade
Band 3
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Part time - 16.5 hours per week (over 3 days)
Job ref
813-237-1025-LR
Employer
Medway Community Healthcare CIC
Employer type
NHS
Site
Sheppey Community Hospital
Town
Minster
Salary
£24,937 - £26,598 pro rata
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
Today at 23:59

Employer heading

Medway Community Healthcare CIC logo

Stroke rehabilitation assistant

Band 3

Do you want to be part of an award winning and dynamic social enterprise that:

  • is renowned for providing high quality care and is ranked ‘Good’ by the CQC;
  • is a for-better-profit organisation, reinvesting any surplus back into our health and care services and our local community;
  • is friendly, ambitious, welcomes innovation and rewards excellence;
  • offers superior benefits; everything you get in the NHS and more;
  • and whose achievements reflect the passion, dedication and commitment demonstrated by our staff across all services?

Our vision is to be a successful, vibrant, community interest company that benefits the communities we serve. So if you want be a part of this, we would love to hear from you.

Job overview

  • -          Do you want to explore a career in healthcare or further your knowledge and skills in a different area?
  • -          Are you passionate about working with people and want to help them reach their full potential through a rehabilitation?
  • -          Are you keen to learn new, specialist skills?

 If you answered yes then we have the perfect job for you

 

MCH are looking for a self-motivated, committed and dynamic Stroke Rehabilitation Assistant to join our friendly stroke team.

This exciting opportunity will allow you to work with stroke survivors both in an inpatient setting and in their own homes. You will work alongside all disciplines of the Multi Disciplinary Team and will carry out ongoing therapy plans as directed by the qualified members of the team.

The service covers diverse communities in Medway and Swale and gives you the chance to work with your patient from hospital discharge to home.

This post is part time 16.5 hours and is based predominantly at Sheppey Community Hospital.

The stroke pathway consists of inpatient Stroke Rehabilitation Units (SRU) at Harmony House and Sheppey Community Hospital, as well as Early Supported Discharge Team (ESD) and Stroke Community Assessment Rehabilitation Team (SCART) for longer term rehab. You will have the opportunity to support your patients to achieve their goals for as long as clinically indicated.

 

 

Main duties of the job

Main duties:

-          To assist the qualified members of the team in delivering therapy to patients who have had a stroke.

-          To  deliver individual care plans designed by qualified members of the stroke team under supervision.

-          To participate in and support qualified team members in stroke prevention

-          To work alongside colleagues from within Medway Community Healthcare and other organisations to carry out enabling care tasks on a daily basis.

 

 

Working for our organisation

So what else?

  • This is your chance to join a progressive and innovative service in a social enterprise that is patient and staff focused - you’ll even have the opportunity to become an MCH shareholder.
  • We encourage staff to get involved in exploring new ways of working and service development.
  • We’ll provide well established, in-service training, one to one supervision, and appraisals with regular support.
  • You’ll be able to develop your skills in a friendly and supportive team.

Would you like to work flexibly?  In the NHS, we are reminded every day of how important work life balance is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement.

The small print

  • Informal visits can be arranged on request.
  • We will offer you the choice of two pension schemes; the NHS Pension scheme and the scottish widows group pension scheme.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To work as a member of the stroke interdisciplinary team, providing rehabilitation to stroke patients in hospital and community settings, under the guidance of professionally qualified members of the team and in liaison with the manager of Stroke Services and other members of the interdisciplinary team:

  • Assist in the treatment of patients following a stroke in Medway and Swale
  • Implement a treatment and rehabilitation program for the patient as instructed by the qualified team members.
  • Assist in the on-going development and evaluation of the stroke service

 

Person specification

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Ability to evidence interest in healthcare and working with people
Desirable criteria
  • Experience of working in healthcare

knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Awareness of role
Desirable criteria
  • Awareness of MCH

knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Awareness of MDT working and roles
Desirable criteria
  • Experience of working in MDT

MCH Values

Essential criteria
  • Good understanding of MCH values

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.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Victoria Wisniewska
Job title
Team Lead and Physiotherapist
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01795 879119
Additional information

Andrea Dennis 

[email protected]

Clinical Lead Therapist

If you have problems applying, contact

Address
MCH House
Bailey Drive
Gillingham Business Park
Gillingham
ME8 0PZ
Telephone
07796182085
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