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Early Supported Stroke Discharge Team Rehabilitation Assistant
The closing date is 22 September 2025
Carlisle & Brampton Early Supported Stroke Discharge (ESSD) Team Rehabilitation Assistant 20 hours
The ESSD service is offering a rare and exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic, hard working, reliable and flexible person to join the team as a Band 3 Rehab assistant based in Carlisle. If you fit the above description and have an interest in supporting stroke survivors in the community following discharge from hospital then the I Dream Team is the place for you!
The ESSD service provides stroke-specific rehabilitation for patients in the community, facilitating a smooth transfer from hospital to home. The service supports patients to achieve their chosen goals and helps them to reintegrate back into their communities with the appropriate levels of support for the stroke survivor and their families and carers. The service also helps to prevent inappropriate hospital admissions and promotes a safe and supported discharge from hospital. The service provides high quality, multi-disciplinary (MDT) assessment and treatment, advice/support and/or referral onto other agencies.
The post holder will be part of a 7 day rota system and will be expected to work flexibly across the whole of the stroke patient pathway as well as supporting other teams and services in the delivery of the highest quality patient rehabilitation and care within the West Cumbria Locality.
Main duties of the job
* To work with stroke patients and provide them with the highest quality care, with a rehabilitation and therapy focus, in order to support them to maximise their recovery potential and enable the best possible quality of health and wellbeing after stroke.
* To work with stroke patients across the whole of the patient pathway including: their own home; other community settings such as out-patient clinics, community centres; on any of the acute or community hospital wards.
* To be able to work unaccompanied as a lone worker, without direct supervision at times but under the professional guidance and supervision of qualified staff.
* To contribute to the assessment, implementation, evaluation and modification of team interventions.
* Use skills to carry out simple assessments and prescribe routine equipment within the scope of the job and to a level of assessed competence.
* To maintain accurate written and computer-held records.
* Be responsible for daily administration tasks and duties.
* To work flexibly to meet the needs of the service and the patients which will include 7 day working and may include periods of rotation between community and ward settings.
* Support patients with daily tasks using a rehabilitation approach including personal care, washing, dressing, bathing etc.
The essential criteria for this role includes the requirement to have a care certificate or the willingness and ability to undertake this.
About us
At NCIC, we have an ambition to deliver outstanding healthcare services to the population of North Cumbria. The Trust is committed to creating a centre of excellence in providing rural and remote healthcare and provides a wide range of community and acute services throughout our county.
Our five key principles demonstrate our belief in the delivery of safe, high quality care every time:
* Being a clinically led organisation
* Quality and safety at the heart of our Trust
* A positive patient experience every time
* A great place to work
* Managing our money well
As an organisation we are serious about supporting a diverse workforce that reflects our local community and are very much focused on being an inclusive and compassionate place to work. Across the North East and North Cumbria we are working together to deliver our ambition to be the greenest region in England by 2030. All staff are expected to support sustainability.
Job responsibilities
Please see attached job description and person specification for further information regarding the role and the essential and desirable criteria required to be met by applicants.
Note: due to changes implemented by the Government to the UK immigration policy, individuals who require a Health and Care Visa or a Skilled Worker Visa may no longer be eligible for sponsorship where the UKVI salary threshold is not met or if the occupation is not included in the updated Immigration Salary List (ISL). Applicants must check their eligibility to be employed in any role before applying. Any applicants who do not meet the eligibility criteria will not be progressed.
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Disclosure and Barring Service:
On 28 November 2020, the new Disclosure and Barring Service filtering rules will come into effect. The changes mean that: youth cautions, reprimands and final warnings will no longer be subject to automatic disclosure; the multiple conviction rule has been removed, meaning that if an individual has more than one conviction, each conviction will be considered against the remaining rules individually, rather than being automatically disclosed.
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The Trust is committed to safeguarding adults and children; therefore if the post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended) the successful candidate(s) will be subject to a criminal records check with the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). The cost of the DBS must be met by the successful candidate(s) through salary deduction. DBS charges are as follows (if applicable to the post):
Standard Check: £21.50 + Administration cost of £5.90 = £27.40. Deducted from salary over following 4 months or one-off payment.
Enhanced Check: £49.50 + administration cost of £5.90 = £55.40. Deducted from salary over following 4 months or one-off payment.
As part of being one of the largest employers in the UK, NCIC future employees will have access to the following benefits.
* A lease car may be available for this position; further details will be provided upon appointment if applicable.
* 27-day holiday scheme rising to 33 after 10 years
* Access to NHS discounts with retailers and leisure companies
* EAP (Employee Assistance Programme) a free, confidential counselling and information service to assist with personal or work-related problems
These schemes are subject to availability.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* NVQ Level 3 or equivalent qualification in health/rehabilitation
* Care Certificate or the willingness and ability to undertake (applicable for all non-registered support workers that provide health care)
* Specific stroke rehabilitation course
Knowledge & Experience
* Evidence of working within rehabilitation.
* Able to work with a wide range of people
* Experience of working in a community setting.
* Experience of lone working
* Previous experience of working in a multi-disciplinary team
* Experience of working with stroke patients
* Understanding of the basic philosophy of rehabilitation.
* Evidence of ongoing training and mandatory courses.
* Understanding of reflective practice and its application.
* Understanding of the role of all MDT disciplines - OT, PT, psychology and SALT.
* Self-awareness and appreciation of limitations.
* Experience with stroke patients
Other requirements
* Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing
* Able to use own initiative
* Ability to work as a member of a multi-disciplinary team.
* Basic IT skills
* Must be able to maintain confidentiality
* Ability to demonstrate the compassionate values and behaviours needed for dignified care
* Computer Skills
Personal Circumstances
* Enthusiastic and self-motivated
* Ability to motivate others
* Responsible and reliable
* Committed to personal development.
* Able to travel independently across North Cumbria sites.
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.
North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust
£24,937 to £26,598 a year, per annum, pro rata
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