Integrated Care Worker (Rehab) – development role
Apply for the Integrated Care Worker (Rehab) – development role at Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust (CPFT).
PREVIOUS APPLICANTS NEED NOT APPLY
We are offering a permanent contract in Cambridge. The Home First Intermediate Care Service supports patients to achieve optimum independence by early discharge from hospital and avoiding hospital admission. You will assist in delivering high standards of health care and support patients within their own homes by following prescribed packages of care and therapy. The vision of the service is to provide outstanding, patient‑focused, community‑based health care and therapy, optimising people’s potential to achieve their goals by supporting earlier discharge from hospital, early assessment for care needs and avoidance of hospital admission.
Our operating hours are 7 am to 10 pm, 7 days a week.
Please note this post may be offered as a Band 2 Development post depending on qualifications and experience. You will be supported fully to develop into a Band 3.
Please note for this role you will be required to travel independently around the county meeting strict time deadlines. You will need to hold a full UK driving licence and have use of a vehicle. Public transport is not a reliable form of transport and will not allow you to meet service needs. Confirm your eligibility in your application.
Main Duties
* With training, use skills from nursing, allied health professionals and medicines management to undertake delegated tasks.
* Apply competency‑based treatment techniques and care to patients with specific conditions under the supervision of a qualified practitioner, following a prescribed treatment and care plan.
* Provide care to patients with deterioration in their health or function with a particular focus on admission avoidance to acute hospitals.
* Deliver functional assessments, personal care, medication prompts, including mobility and appropriate exercise, personal and domestic ADLs, and equipment provision.
* Carry out duties delegated and supervised by registered professionals.
* Provide a high standard of care.
* Manage own caseload of patients who require ongoing management and support with complex needs.
Cambridgeshire & Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust is a health and social care organisation dedicated to providing high quality care with compassion to improve the health and wellbeing of the people we care for, as well as supporting and empowering them to lead a fulfilling life.
As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applications from all sectors of the community, particularly from under‑represented groups including disabled people and members of our ethnic minorities and LGBTQ+ communities.
Regrettably, we cannot offer sponsorship for all our job roles. If you apply for a role that we cannot offer sponsorship for, unfortunately, your application form will be rejected from the process.
For contact information: Name: Vanessa Bunn – Clinical and Operational Manager, Email: Vanessa.Bunn@cpft.nhs.uk, Telephone: 07970 707190.
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