Intermediate care enabler | Medway Community Healthcare CIC in Hale

Overview

Are you a positive individual with a caring nature? Are you able to work within a team, as well as independently and have good communication skills? Are you able to motivate others? Do you have experience in looking after friends, relatives, children or other people in the community?

If you answered yes, we’ve got the perfect role for you!

What is an enabler?

Independence is the key to well-being. Reablement requires a multidisciplinary workforce to enable improvement in patient functioning and achievement of goals. You will be working alongside therapists, therapy assistants and senior enablers. Enablers support and motivate patients to regain their independence by following individualised service users goal plans. Involving service users to ensure they can regain their independence and achieve their goals. In other words, it’s helping people ‘to do’ rather than ‘doing’ to or for people.

If you feel you already have the necessary skills, have experience as an enabler or want to become an enabler, then you can apply to the current vacancies. Please don’t hesitate to get in touch with us if you have any queries.

We offer ongoing training and you will be assigned a supervisor to support with training needs and regular supervisions, We will also work with you to achieve a care certificate or work towards a NVQ qualification.

Positions are available in Gillingham/Rainham/Hempstead/Chatham/ Walderslade and Lordswood, Rochester, Strood, Hoo (and the surrounding areas)

Please specify your preference on application form

So what else?

• This is your chance to join a progressive and innovative service in a social enterprise that is patient and staff focused – you’ll even have the opportunity to become an MCH shareholder.
• We encourage staff to get involved in exploring new ways of working and service development.
• We’ll provide well established, in-service training, one to one supervision, and appraisals with regular support.
• You’ll be able to develop your skills in a friendly and supportive team.
• Previous applicant need not apply

Would you like to work flexibly? In the NHS, we are reminded every day of how important work life balance is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement.

The small print

• Informal visits can be arranged on request.
• We will offer you the choice of two pension schemes; the NHS Pension scheme and the scottish widows group pension scheme.
• MCH encourages all staff to be double COVID vaccinated to protect themselves, their colleagues, their family and their patients.

Job purpose

To be a part of the intermediate care enablement team by ensuring that the values of the organisation are evident in all interactions with service users and colleagues across health and social care.

To ensure that all activities carried out contribute to supporting independence and delivering excellent care.

To ensure that service users and their families are fully involved in their care and enablement by engaging with them and responding to their feedback.

Follow enablement care plans to meet goals set out by therapists to encourage independence and minimise ongoing care needs.

To work autonomously as well as part of a team in line with MCH policies and procedures.

To promote and provide a high standard of fundamental care to patients.

Report and record patient information on clinical notes system as per policy.

Key tasks

• Building professional relationships with service users, ensuring they are aware of and engaged with their enablement and care.
• Handing over key information and on-going updates about the service(s) provided by intermediate care therapy/enablement team and what service users should expect.
• Provide and assist with a range of activities such as:
• Personal care (washing and dressing activities).
• Supporting, encouraging and motivating service users to transfer, mobilise and participate in activities of daily living.
• Ensuring service users dietary needs and support.
• Prompting and administering medications as per needs.
• Timely and accurate completion of records (for example logs of activity, outcomes, enablement goals, incidents, etc.).
• Effective, timely and relevant communication of issues and exceptions.
• Travelling efficiently to and from each visit within the allocated times.
• Take the lead on-site in the event of an incident until support is available from health care, social care or emergency services.

Key responsibilities

1. Communication and relationship skills
2. Exercise good clinical practice and assist the senior staff in achieving high morale for both patients and staff
3. To work in a team structure, liaising with and maintaining effective communication with colleagues and other members of the multidisciplinary team to the benefit of patients and staff
4. Escalate/ communicate any issues to the named clinician/supervisor
5. Participate in team meetings
6. To communicate effectively, so the appropriate qualified clinician is aware of any changes to patients needs or problems associated with the prescribed programme of nursing care/ rehabilitation
7. To act courteously and professionally towards patients and colleagues always applying the MCH values.
8. To be encouraging at all times

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