Rehabilitation Assistant

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To work as a member of the Intermediate Care Team central Manchester, providing direct care for patients in the community who have been referred to the service

The team are multi-professional and multi-agency and provide assessment and rehabilitation. Their aim is to maintain people in their own homes, prevent re-admission to hospital or inappropriate admissions to residential or nursing homes, by maximising function and independence. Care is delivered in a variety of settings including units and patients own homes and their community.

The post holder will follow agreed protocols for ensuring appropriate and timely input, and ensuring pathways of care and communications with all agencies working with the service ensure continuity of care whilst respecting patient choice and autonomy.

We are a Manchester Local public sector organisation that is bringing together NHS community health services and social services.

Intermediate Care in the Central Manchester area is looking to recruit an innovative, enthusiastic Assistant, to be part of a lively and dynamic multi-professional team comprising health, social services and, independent sector staff. therapists and nurses in providing short term rehabilitative and enabling care

Intermediate Care is a constantly evolving service so if you like change and challenges this is the job for you. You will support the work of a team of physiotherapists, occupational

The service provides care to people in their own homes and in dedicated Intermediate care beds, both nursing and residential within Gorton Parks nursing home. You will work in people’s homes and in the bed base so it is essential that you can travel independently within the local geographical area to meet the service needs. You will be required to work weekends and late shifts on a rota basis, with late shifts being from 12 noon until 8pm.

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust is committed to continuing professional development for all staff and with our commitment to improving the working lives of our staff, we offer flexible working practices and benefits.

Experience of working in the NHS and experience of working in a rehabilitation/ community setting are desirable.

MFT is one of the largest NHS Trust In England with a turnover of over £3bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We’re creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.

Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 30,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you’ll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.

We’ve also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.

We’re proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What’s more, we’re excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.

At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Kerry Buckley Job title: Intermediate Care Email address: kerry.buckley2@mft.nhs.uk Telephone number: 0161 230 3010

0161 230 3010

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Entry level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Health Care Provider

• Industries

  Hospitals and Health Care

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