Rehabilitation Coach Penarth, Wales
Job description
Could you make a difference to someone who has had a life changing spinal or acquired brain injury event, through physical activity, meaningful activity or helping to communicate their needs?
We are seeking new members to our team who share our passion for the care and holistic rehabilitation of patients that have experienced life changing injuries.
The Band 4 rehabilitation coach roles will work across both our specialist spinal and neuro rehabilitation wards in the spacious and modern new rehabilitation centre at University Hospital Llandough.
The innovative Band 4 Rehabilitation Coaches will support the practice of the multidisciplinary team (including Dietetics, Nursing, Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy, Speech and Language Therapy and Clinical Psychology) to deliver the therapeutic goals of people undertaking rehabilitation. They will also be responsible for delivering person centred meaningful activities working closely with patients, their relatives and carers, volunteers as well as the professionals involved.
A key aim of the role is to deliver rehabilitation across 7 days to improve flow and enhance the patient experience. Therefore, rotas will include weekends and bank holidays as well as week day shifts.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.
Cardiff and Vale University Health Boardis one of the largest Integrated Health Boards in the UK, employing over 14,000 staff, providing over 100 specialist services. Working across 6 hospital sites, we have a diverse range of career opportunities to offer. Serving around 500,000 people living in Cardiff and the Vale, we are focussed on the health and care needs of our local population whilst working with our partners to develop regional services. Together we are committed to improving health outcomes for everyone, delivering excellent care and support.
Our mission is“Caring for People, Keeping People Well”,and our vision is that every person’s chance of leading a healthy life should be equal. Our 10-year transformation and improvement strategy, Shaping Our Future Wellbeing, is our chance to work collaboratively with the public and our workforce to make our health board more sustainable for the future.
We are a teaching Health Board with close links to the university sector, together we are training the next generation of healthcare professionals, while working on research that will unlock the cures for today’s illnesses.
If you are flexible, adaptable, willing to learn and practice within a collaborativeenvironment and share our values this may be the role for you.
- We care about the people we serve and the people we work with
- We trust one another
- We respect each other
- We take personal responsibility
- We treat people with kindness
- We act with integrity
Additional contact details:
Sophie Brown - Speech & Language Therapist/Clinical Service Lead
[email protected]
