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Rehabilitation Coach
The closing date is 04 August 2025
The Live Well serviceseeks a compassionate and motivated individual to join its therapy team as a Rehabilitation Coach.
The postholder will be responsible for:
Supporting people with long term Neurological conditions to meet their goals in a number of community settings including groups and 1:1 under the guidance of the registered staff.
Delivery of online and face to face interventions.
Collection of data and service user administration.
Applicants will have relevant qualifications to the role and knowledge of health promotion, long term condition management and experience of group facilitation. Previous experience as a therapies support worker or experience as an exercise professional is advantageous. They will have experience in health promotion type activities and demonstrate strong communication and interpersonal skills. Theywill need to have excellent verbal and non-verbal communication skills, be able to work as part of a varied team, and be able to motivate service users. Previous experience of groups delivery, data collection and audit are desirable.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.
Main duties of the job
JOB PURPOSE
To provide a service that will promote physical and functional activity and promote healthy lifestyle for residents of Cardiff and the Vale UHB living with long term conditions.
To work under supervision and assist the Live Well service Therapists in clinical and administrative duties.
To be delegated routine interventions to be carried out independently, and to progress these interventions within guidelines laid down by the Live Well service Therapists.
In addition, the post holder may be required to work in other areas depending on service needs.
About us
Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is one of the largest Integrated Health Boards in the UK, employing over 17,000 staff, providing over 100 specialist services. Working across 6 hospital sites, we have a diverse range of career opportunities to offer. Serving over 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 "Living Well, Caring Well, Working Together", 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.
Job responsibilities
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person specification attached within the supporting documents
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Numerate and literate to GCSE level or equivalent. Dealing with people individually or in groups
* Recognised qualification NVQ level 3,Agored Cymru or equivalent.
Experience
* Health and Social care experience.
* Dealing with people individually or in groups
* Working with people within long term conditions
* Experience working as Therapy support worker
Skills
* Ability to communicate with a wide range of people
* Ability to motivate people
* Ability to work as a member of the team
* Basic IT skills
* Teaching skills
* Experience of group facilitation
* Experience of delivering an exercise group
Specialist Knowledge
* A proven knowledge base in rehabilitation and role of Therapies
* Knowledge of disability issues
* Knowledge of the effects of Neurological conditions
Personal Qualities
* Self motivated
* Adaptable to change
* Demonstrates initiative
Other
* Ability to make travel arrangements to meet the requirements of job
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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