Do you have experience in looking after friends, relatives, children or other people in the community?
Independence is the key to well-being. You will be working alongside therapists, therapy assistants and senior enablers. Enablers support and motivate patients to regain their independence by following individualised service users goal plans. Involving service users to ensure they can regain their independence and achieve their goals. In other words, it's helping people 'to do' rather than 'doing' to or for people.
We offer ongoing training and you will be assigned a supervisor to support with training needs and regular supervisions, We will also work with you to achieve a care certificate or work towards a NVQ qualification.
This is your chance to join a progressive and innovative service in a social enterprise that is patient and staff focused - you'll even have the opportunity to become an MCH shareholder.
We encourage staff to get involved in exploring new ways of working and service development.
We'll provide well established, in-service training, one to one supervision, and appraisals with regular support.
In the NHS, we are reminded every day of how important work life balance is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can 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.
We will offer you the choice of two pension schemes; the NHS Pension scheme and the scottish widows group pension scheme.
MCH encourages all staff to be double COVID vaccinated to protect themselves, their colleagues, their family and their patients.
To be a to part of the intermediate care enablement team by ensuring that the values of the organisation are evident in all interactions with service users and colleagues across health and social care.
To ensure that all activities carried out to contribute to supporting independence and delivering excellent care.
To ensure that service users and their families are fully involved in their care and enablement by engaging with them and responding to their feedback.
Follow enablement care plans to meet goals set out by therapists to encourage independence and minimise on-going care needs.
To work autonomously as well as part of a team in line with MCH policies and procedures.
To promote and provide a high standard of fundamental care to patients
Report and record Patient information on clinical notes system as per policy
Building professional relationships with service users, ensuring they are aware of and engaged with their enablement and care.
Handing over key information and on-going updates about the service(s) provided by intermediate care therapy/enablement team and what service users should expect
Personal care (washing and dressing activities)
-Supporting, encouraging and motivating service users to transfer, mobilise and participate in activities of daily living.
-Ensuring service users dietary needs and support
-Travelling efficiently to and from each visit within the allocated times
Take the lead on-site in the event of an incident until support is available from health care, social care or emergency services.
Exercise good clinical practice and assist the senior staff in achieving high morale for both patients and staff
To work in a team structure, liaising with and maintaining an adequate/ effective communication with colleagues and other members of the multidisciplinary team to the benefit of patients and staff
Escalate/ communicate any issues to the named clinician/supervisor
To communicate effectively, so the appropriate qualified clinician is aware of any changes to patients needs or problems associated with the prescribed programme of nursing care/ rehabilitation
Knowledge, training and experience
To manage mandatory training via ESR / Health Education England portfolio and ensure it is up to date
Attend required training course/ sessions which are required for the remit of the post
NVQ level 2 or equivalent with evidence of working towards NVQ level 3
IT skills, including use of health records system for documentation of care provided.
Able to demonstrate empathy and be able to motivate and persuade patients to take part in rehabilitation programmes.
Willingness and ability to learn, reflect and develop in order be able to complete the required evidence of personal development such as the Care Certificate.
# Planning and organisational skills
Work under the instruction of the trained clinician having participated in formulating the structure of the shift.
Follow care plans and communicating appropriately such as when plans need updating due to completion or difficulty in meeting objectives
# Support the Therapy Team in the rehabilitation of patients using a range of techniques.
Support the Therapy Team in the moving and handling of complex, high-risk patients in preparation for therapy or during therapy sessions according to the patients risk assessment.
# Responsibility for patient / client care
Build professional relationships with service users, ensuring they are aware of and engaged with their enablement and care.
Support members of the team working with you to achieve the agreed standards of care
Ensure the patients needs are being met as identified in the plan of care
Undertake therapy tasks with the patient independently by use of my plan/enablement goal sheets and expectations set by the therapy team.
Using empathy, sensitivity and good interpersonal skills to encourage patients and their carers in an active approach to regaining and maintaining personal independence.
Responsibility for policy and service development implementation
Identify any problems which may interfere with the smooth running of the unit and together with the senior staff on the unit, discuss ways of resolving.
Put forward suggestions and ideas to the team/ Hub Lead and encourage others to do the same.
Comply with organisational policies and procedures with particular knowledge and understanding of the sickness processes.
To be able to report/ act on accurately, clearly and effectively care undertaken/ prescribed in line with service policies and guidelines.
To be proactively aware of health and safety aspects of your work environment and implement any policies, which may be required to improve the safety of the unit, including prompt recording and reporting of incidents and concerns including near misses.
Responsibilities for financial and physical resources
To ensure that all resources are used appropriately to provide quality care in line with MCH policies such as the use of the dressing formulary to support the Unit Lead in the management of the team budget.
# Take part in orientation and induction programmes for new staff.
Participate in team training.
The post holder is expected to always act in ways that support equality and value diversity, in accordance with the MCH values and local/ national legislation.
Undertaking mandatory and professional study days/ courses to ensure up to date evidence-based practice.
Undertake individual performance review as required.
To maintain NVQ level knowledge and competencies by reading clinical/ professional literature and research and attendance at training.
To undertake relevant continues professional development (CPD) activities to maintain and develop skills, knowledge and abilities and to keep CPD portfolio.
# Ensure all interactions in relation to patient care and rehabilitation are recorded appropriately, accurately and timely.
To be responsible for maintaining accurate and prompt records of all clinical intervention undertaken by post holder in line with legal requirements and local policy
# Understanding of research and development in the practice of nursing.
To provide the information required to support service delivery to patients/ carers and other users of Intermediate Care services.
To participate in audits as required ensuring high standard of care delivery.
# The ability to plan and organise own workload without direct supervision; with regular progress reports to line manager on key tasks, guided by defined policies and procedures.
# To be a to part of the intermediate care enablement team by ensuring that the values of the organisation are evident in all interactions with service users and colleagues across health and social care.
To ensure that all activities carried out to contribute to supporting independence and delivering excellent care.
To ensure that service users and their families are fully involved in their care and enablement by engaging with them and responding to their feedback.
Follow enablement care plans to meet goals set out by therapists to encourage independence and minimise on-going care needs.
To work autonomously as well as part of a team in line with MCH policies and procedures.
To promote and provide a high standard of fundamental care to patients
Report and record Patient information on clinical notes system as per policy
Building professional relationships with service users, ensuring they are aware of and engaged with their enablement and care.
Handing over key information and on-going updates about the service(s) provided by intermediate care therapy/enablement team and what service users should expect
Personal care (washing and dressing activities)
-Supporting, encouraging and motivating service users to transfer, mobilise and participate in activities of daily living.
-Ensuring service users dietary needs and support
-Travelling efficiently to and from each visit within the allocated times
Take the lead on-site in the event of an incident until support is available from health care, social care or emergency services.
Exercise good clinical practice and assist the senior staff in achieving high morale for both patients and staff
To work in a team structure, liaising with and maintaining an adequate/ effective communication with colleagues and other members of the multidisciplinary team to the benefit of patients and staff
Escalate/ communicate any issues to the named clinician/supervisor
To communicate effectively, so the appropriate qualified clinician is aware of any changes to patients needs or problems associated with the prescribed programme of nursing care/ rehabilitation
Knowledge, training and experience
To manage mandatory training via ESR / Health Education England portfolio and ensure it is up to date
Attend required training course/ sessions which are required for the remit of the post
NVQ level 2 or equivalent with evidence of working towards NVQ level 3
IT skills, including use of health records system for documentation of care provided.
Able to demonstrate empathy and be able to motivate and persuade patients to take part in rehabilitation programmes.
Willingness and ability to learn, reflect and develop in order be able to complete the required evidence of personal development such as the Care Certificate.
# Planning and organisational skills
Work under the instruction of the trained clinician having participated in formulating the structure of the shift.
Follow care plans and communicating appropriately such as when plans need updating due to completion or difficulty in meeting objectives
# Support the Therapy Team in the rehabilitation of patients using a range of techniques.
Support the Therapy Team in the moving and handling of complex, high-risk patients in preparation for therapy or during therapy sessions according to the patients risk assessment.
# Responsibility for patient / client care
Build professional relationships with service users, ensuring they are aware of and engaged with their enablement and care.
Support members of the team working with you to achieve the agreed standards of care
Ensure the patients needs are being met as identified in the plan of care
Undertake therapy tasks with the patient independently by use of my plan/enablement goal sheets and expectations set by the therapy team.
Using empathy, sensitivity and good interpersonal skills to encourage patients and their carers in an active approach to regaining and maintaining personal independence.
Responsibility for policy and service development implementation
Identify any problems which may interfere with the smooth running of the unit and together with the senior staff on the unit, discuss ways of resolving.
Put forward suggestions and ideas to the team/ Hub Lead and encourage others to do the same.
Comply with organisational policies and procedures with particular knowledge and understanding of the sickness processes.
To be able to report/ act on accurately, clearly and effectively care undertaken/ prescribed in line with service policies and guidelines.
To be proactively aware of health and safety aspects of your work environment and implement any policies, which may be required to improve the safety of the unit, including prompt recording and reporting of incidents and concerns including near misses.
Responsibilities for financial and physical resources
To ensure that all resources are used appropriately to provide quality care in line with MCH policies such as the use of the dressing formulary to support the Unit Lead in the management of the team budget.
# Take part in orientation and induction programmes for new staff.
Participate in team training.
The post holder is expected to always act in ways that support equality and value diversity, in accordance with the MCH values and local/ national legislation.
Undertaking mandatory and professional study days/ courses to ensure up to date evidence-based practice.
Undertake individual performance review as required.
To maintain NVQ level knowledge and competencies by reading clinical/ professional literature and research and attendance at training.
To undertake relevant continues professional development (CPD) activities to maintain and develop skills, knowledge and abilities and to keep CPD portfolio.
# Ensure all interactions in relation to patient care and rehabilitation are recorded appropriately, accurately and timely.
To be responsible for maintaining accurate and prompt records of all clinical intervention undertaken by post holder in line with legal requirements and local policy
# Understanding of research and development in the practice of nursing.
To provide the information required to support service delivery to patients/ carers and other users of Intermediate Care services.
To participate in audits as required ensuring high standard of care delivery.
# The ability to plan and organise own workload without direct supervision; with regular progress reports to line manager on key tasks, guided by defined policies and procedures.
# Care Certificate/ NVQ Level 2 in Health and/or Social Care
NVQ Level 3 or Foundation Degree in Health and Social Care or working towards
High quality organisational skills
Previous experience in a social care setting
Driving Licence
Care Certificate/ NVQ Level 2 in Health and/or Social Care
NVQ Level 3 or Foundation Degree in Health and Social Care or working towards
High quality organisational skills
Previous experience in a social care setting
Driving Licence
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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