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Aneurin Bevan University Health Board supports flexible working.
There is a temporary top-up for Bands 2 and 3 to reflect the incorporation of the top-up to the living wage of £12.60 per hour (£24,638 per annum). This top-up will be in place until the 2025/26 pay uplift is confirmed.
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Job Overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen within our team to work with people who have experienced stroke or brain injury as they return home from hospital and rebuild their lives. The successful applicant will work with a range of professionals including occupational therapists, speech therapists, psychologists, a dietitian, and physiotherapists to support individual rehabilitation programmes in people's homes and communities. Opportunities include supporting the Niwrostwt Neurological Recovery College programme and online groups. Applicants should have a level 3 qualification in a relevant field and undertake the AGORED level 4 Therapy Assistant Practitioner practice-based qualification.
English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.
Main Duties
To contribute to high-quality, effective support and rehabilitation services for people who have had a stroke or brain injury, enabling early hospital discharge and meaningful life rebuilding. This supports ABUHB's Clinical Futures strategy of reducing hospital stay length, providing care closer to home, and establishing home as the hub.
The post holder will manage a caseload of individuals with neurological conditions and work closely with registered clinicians.
Working for Our Organisation
Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is a multi-award-winning NHS organisation committed to caring. We offer a supportive workplace with opportunities for career development, flexible working, and extensive training, including recognised qualifications and management programmes. We promote a healthy work-life balance, occupational health support, and a Wellbeing Centre of Excellence.
Our Clinical Futures strategy aims to deliver care closer to home and high-quality hospital care when needed. Join us to help pioneer new ways of working and deliver world-class healthcare.
Qualifications and Knowledge
Essential:
* Evidence of AGORED Level 3 qualification relevant to the workplace or equivalent support worker training/qualifications
* STARS stroke training or equivalent
* Understanding of rehabilitation complexity
Desirable:
* ECDL
* Advancing STARS stroke training
* Knowledge of rehabilitation interventions
* Knowledge of Microsoft Word and Outlook
Experience
Essential:
* Experience as a support worker or in an allied field, managing own time and prioritising activities
* Self-development demonstrated by CPD portfolio and contributing to service improvement
* Independent working experience
Desirable:
* Experience as an OT/physio/SLT assistant or HCSW
* Experience with stroke or brain injury patients
* Teamwork experience
Aptitudes and Abilities
Essential:
* Good communication skills, interpersonal skills for individual and group situations
* Problem-solving skills and adaptability
* Reliability, responsibility, motivation for workload management
Desirable:
* Ability to move and handle people with disabilities
* Welsh language skills
Values
Essential:
* Qualities such as care, compassion, competence, communication, courage, and commitment
Other
Essential:
* Experience coping with distressing or emotional situations and handling challenging environments
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