Joining #TeamNELFT means you’ll become part of a welcoming and supportive working environment. We’re CQC rated Good, and we want you to join us on the journey towards an Outstanding rating. NELFT has sites across North East London, Essex, Kent and Medway. We provide community and mental healthcare services to adults and children within these areas.
The Trust has award winning equality and diversity initiatives and staff health and wellbeing activities. We invest heavily in your development, because when you are valued and supported, we provide the best care to our patients. We are a Level 3 Disability Confident Leader, have been featured in the Working Families Top 10 Employers benchmark for five consecutive years, and we have achieved a Carers UK Level 1 Accreditation. Along with our staff networks and training opportunities, we work hard to embed a just and compassionate culture here at NELFT.
Find out more about NELFT careers and what makes our Trust a great place to work, in this video
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and dedicated person to be part of the Integrated Supported Home Discharge Team (iSHDT).
The team is multidisciplinary team consisting of Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists, Social Workers, Social Care Assistants, Rehabilitation Assistants and Rehabilitation Practitioners .
The team provide reablement support to patients in their own homes following hospital discharge. You will have support from and work closely with the multidisciplinary team to provide patient centred reablement and rehabilitation programmes.
Main duties of the job
We are looking for an individual who has:
1. Relevant experience in a health and social care setting and base level of Occupational therapy/Physiotherapy knowledge
2. Knowledge of patient/client conditions relevant to community rehabilitation
3. Strong administrative and communication skills, able to liaise with a wide range of stakeholders.
4. Ability to work under own direction
5. Able to travel to meet the need of the role
In return iSHDT offers you:
6. The opportunity to work in an innovative integrated health and social care team.
7. Regular monthly clinical supervision
8. A programme of In-service training
9. Training and development opportunities
Working for our organisation
COVID-19 Vaccination
We continue to encourage all staff to ensure that they have been double vaccinated and received their booster. We recognise that taking the vaccine provides the best defence against COVID 19 for our patients, our staff and their families.
Probationary Period
This post will be subject to a probationary period. Internal applicants are exempt from the probationary period (unless you are an internal applicant currently part way through a probationary period or currently a bank member of staff).
Starting with NELFT
NELFT place a great deal of importance on new starters being properly welcomed and inducted into the Trust. All new starters will join the Trust on the first Monday of each month and will undertake a comprehensive induction of up to two weeks which will include mandatory training, systems training and the allocation of equipment. As part of the process new starters will have the opportunity to also meet the executive team, senior managers and attend a number of drop in sessions focusing in engagement, health and wellbeing and key processes. The induction will be held at our head office in Rainham, Essex.
High Cost Area Supplement – London
This post also attracts payment for High Cost Area Supplement of 15% of the basic salary (minimum payment of £4,313 and a maximum payment of £5,436 per annum pro rata).
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for further details on this vacancy.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
10. Relevant NVQ Level 3 or equivalentCompleted
11. Relevant experience in a healthcare setting and base level of therapy knowledge
12. Care Certificate
Desirable criteria
13. Associate Practitioner Course or Trusted Assessor training
14. Evidence of study of human anatomy and physiology OR work based experience that has developed this knowledge
Experience of providing Rehabilitation
Essential criteria
15. Strong experience of working as a band 3 rehabilitation assistant in a community setting
Desirable criteria
16. Minimum of two years at a band 3
17. Awareness of relevant therapy techniques
18. experience of working in adult social care
Knowledge
Essential criteria
19. An awareness of NHS Plan, NSF and clinical governance priorities
20. Knowledge of patient/client conditions relevant to the community setting
21. Knowledge of multi-professional working
22. Understand the need for professional conduct
Adminstrative Skills
Essential criteria
23. Proficient IT user - familiar with Microsoft Office, RiO or similar
24. Communication and interpersonal skills - developed through working within Health / Social Care
Desirable criteria
25. Experience of working independently and to manage workload
26. Experience of working within highly diverse communities
Benefits
We believe in bringing your authentic and best self to work, in order to deliver the best care to our patients. We are committed to supporting our employees holistically. Here is a snapshot of what is on offer at NELFT:
27. A long-standing and award-winning approach to equality and diversity with supportive networks for ethnic minority staff, staff with disabilities or long term/chronic conditions and LGBT staff.
28. A commitment to supporting colleagues to achieve a work life balance, through flexible working opportunities and our effortsto support our working parents and carers. This has resulted in us being recognised as a ‘Top 10 Family Friendly Employer’ from the Working Families Charity.
29. Proactive health and wellbeing support, including access to our employee assistance programme, staff psychological support, individual wellbeing conversations and a network of health and wellbeing ambassadors.
30. Detailed information about our wellbeing and benefits offer can be found in this link.
As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that’s a job share, part time hours or another flexible pattern.