Healthcare & Rehabilitation Assistant Margate, England
Job description
Are you an experienced health care assistant who has an interest in developing your skills in rehabilitation? Or perhaps you are thinking about a career in health care and are interested in learning about enablement and rehabilitation but need a step on the ladder? We have an exciting opportunity for enthusiastic, open minded people to come and work with us and break down some of the existing barriers in the provision of inpatient community rehabilitation.
Due to investment we are opening up 15 permanent beds at Westbrook House, Margate, providing rehabilitation to a mixed cohort of patients. 8 of these beds will form a stroke rehabilitation unit providing inpatient rehabilitation to patients who are currently unable to go home and require an intensive, specialist therapy programme to reach their goals. The other 7 beds will be offered to patients requiring other forms of rehabilitation or who are end of life.
In order to achieve the best results possible for our patients we want to create a 24/7 culture of rehabilitation on the unit and will provide specialist training to our bands 2 – 3 HCAs so that they can develop their confidence and ability to work with patients under the guidance of registered staff to deliver therapy programmes throughout the day as part of their day to day work with patients.
This will include specific stroke competencies with training and support to achieve these. For more information or an informal chat please contact Vicki Pout 07984068607
Additional Working Pattern: Working a mix of early late and night shifts over a 7 day rota
One of the largest community NHS trusts in the UK, KCHFT are rated ‘outstanding’ by the CQC. We’ve got a passion for delivering high standards of care to patients and deliver excellent services to improve the health of our communities. To do this we need outstanding people who share our valuesCompassionateAspirationalResponsiveExcellent
We’re committed to equality, diversity and inclusion, which leads to better patient care and a happier workforce. So, all our colleagues have equal access to career opportunities.
We’ve signed up to be a real UK living wage employer. From September 2022, the minimum salary we’ll pay is £10.90 per hour (excluding apprentices). The real Living Wage is the only UK wage rate voluntarily paid by 7,000+ UK businesses who believe their staff deserve a fair wage. Committing to the real UK Living Wage is one way we’re delivering our pledge to be the best employer
Flexibility is another way we do this. In the NHS, we’re reminded every day how important life is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want you to be able to 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 without having to sacrifice time for personal interests or family commitments. We’ll support you to work flexibly in a way that will suits us both
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Job responsibilities
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