Rehabilitation Assistant - Dursley, United Kingdom - Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust

Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust

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Dursley, United Kingdom

1 week ago

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We are looking for applicants with a passion for delivering the highest quality of Stroke Rehabilitation and Care to join our team.

Rehabilitation assistants in our service work under the direction of stroke specialist therapists to deliver planned integrated therapy sessions, working towards patient-led goals.

The team, including Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists, Psychologist and Speech & Language Therapists, work closely with Nursing colleagues to provide a high-quality service to enable patients to reach their rehabilitation potential.

Our team of rehabilitation assistants provide a seven day service.

The In-Patient Stroke Specialist Rehabilitation Unit is based at the Vale Community Hospital in Dursley, and provides Gloucestershire residents a dedicated Therapy Led Specialist service in a Community Hospital environment.

You should have experience of healthcare environments, an interest in Stroke rehabilitation and a passion for working closely with people.

Team working is key to the success of our Stroke Unit, upholding Trust values on a daily basis.

A band 3 rehabilitation assistant, participates as a member of the Specialist Stroke Rehabilitation Unit team to provide effective rehabilitation programmes to the service users, either managing a caseload of patients with the support and supervision of the therapists, or working together with the therapists.

The team will provide a personal care and rehabilitation programme to people with the aim of enabling them to return home, encouraging and promoting rehabilitation and independence.

At Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust, we are supportive of the people we care for in the community and aim to provide a fully responsive service to everyone who needs it.

This is the same approach we take for our employees.

We look to value the skills and experiences of those we work with, whether they are service users, carers, families or those looking to work with us.

Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust is part of the NHS. We treat NHS patients according to NHS principles and standards.

The difference is the Trust is accountable to local people, rather than to Government, and so we are able to work closely with our community to develop services in the way that best suits the needs of local people.

Our Staff Survey results showed people at our Trust feel they are engaged, part of a team and work for a compassionate and inclusive organisation.

Our overall scores were better than average in eight of nine themes and level in one - the best overall results for a community, mental health and learning disabilities Trust in the south west and first equal amongst all sector NHS providers within the region too.

Gloucestershire Health and Care is committed to embedding and providing personalised care through all of its services as part of our high-quality care strategy.

The purpose of personalised care is to empower people to lead the lives they want to live. Personalised care starts with a conversation with people about what matters to them. It builds on what people can do, as well as addressing their health needs.

Including new ways of working and delivering care, emphasising that we need to make effective use of the full range of our people's skills and experience to deliver the best possible patient care.

So we want to know What Matters to You and that you will share our values and join us on this very important journey.

The qualification, training & experience requirements for the role are underlined in the Job Description/Person Specification.