Job description
Job overview
An exciting opportunity to join our newly formed Home First Rehab & Reablement team. Our service covers the whole of Salford facilitating clients discharge back into their own home. Our vision for Home First is ‘People are in the right place, at the right time - meaning nobody spends more nights away from home than is absolutely necessary’
We are looking to expand our current team and are seeking for caring and compassionate people who enjoys interacting and assisting people in their own homes and assisting them with their daily living activities. You will be an excellent team player and also possess excellent communication skills and must be able to work on your own initiative. Candidates must be warm and friendly, with a strong work ethic, a positive attitude and a genuine passion for providing high quality care and support for the people of Salford.
Due to the role working in the community a Full Driving Licence and the use of own vehicle is essential.
The Home First Reablement Service operates 7 days a week from 8am to 10pm and various shift working is available. The successful applicants will work on a rota that is provided in advance to cover shifts that includes weekends and Bank Holidays.
Main duties of the job
To provide support and person focused re-ablement as required to help ensure the efficient and effective running of the service.
To provide excellent customer service and establish and maintain communication between individuals, relatives, carers and the multidisciplinary team. To provide holistic patient care, correctly undertake tasks that have been delegated and to record information accurately and pass it on to the relevant people in the team in a timely manner. Duties may include:
- Assist the individual with personal care tasks, such as washing, dressing, eating and toileting
- Assist in the safe lifting, transferring, repositioning and movement of the individual
- To support individuals to live independently in their own homes and help achieve their own outcomes
- Observe, monitor and record clients physical and emotional well-being, and promptly report any changes to senior staff
- Encourage clients to participate in Social and recreational activities
Working for our organisation
Salford Care Organisation
Salford Care Organisation is part of the Northern Care Alliance, one of the largest NHS organisations in the country. A place with an outstanding reputation. Salford is the place which is taking bold, pioneering steps towards delivering a world class, fully integrated care system for adults. Twice rated Outstanding by the CQC, Salford Care Organisation is responsible for delivering a range of community and primary care services and specialist services to Greater Manchester and beyond.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website: www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk
In line with the Trust’s Single Equality Scheme we welcome applications from everyone irrespective of ethnic origin, disability, age, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, nationality, religion, marital status, social back ground or trade union membership.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Level 1 Literacy & Numeracy
Desirable criteria
- NVQ Level 2 or Care Certificate (or equivalent experience – in either Therapy or Health Care)
Knowledge, Skills and Experience
Essential criteria
- Full Driving Licence is required and the use of own vehicle
- Good communication skills / the ability to converse at ease with members of the public and provide advice in accurate spoken English is essential for the post
- Understanding of routine work procedures gained through a short induction period and on the job training
- Experience of working with members of the public or a desire to work in the Health Service
- Basic IT skills
Desirable criteria
- Experience of working within a health or social care environment
- Experience of working within a team
- Good organisational skills
COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course our patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst COVID-19 vaccination is not a condition of employment at this time, we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated. We will be checking the vaccination status of all new starters so that we can manage individual and environmental risks, and so that we can support those who may be undecided about vaccination. If you are unvaccinated there is helpful advice and information at https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/covid-19-vaccination-programme where you can also find out more about how to access vaccination. There is a current Government consultation underway which will determine whether some new starters may need to be vaccinated.
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The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust is committed to diversity and inclusion and welcomes applications from everyone. We value the contribution of individual talent, skills, knowledge, and experience and aim for a workforce demography representative of our local community. If you are disabled and require reasonable adjustments to the application process, please contact the Recruitment Team to discuss.
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