Senior Rehabilitation Assistant

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Come and join one of the UK's largest independent providers in neuro and mental healthcare. We proudly employ over 4000+ people.

We are looking for a Senior Rehabilitation Assistant at our service Park House in Bedford

At Park House, we have a strong focus on therapy, care and quality of life. We offer specialist post acute rehabilitation, as well as management of long term neurological conditions, in Bedford. We're committed to helping every person we support feel safe, happy, empowered enabling them to live the best life possible.

What you'll be working:

• Working 7 days a week on a rota
• 40.15 hrs per week
• Long Day and Night - Full time.

Should have NVQ Level 3 or been a Senior for 3 years

Job Summary

To professionally lead the care team during any span of duty, ensuring that a safe, effective and efficient care service is maintained which meets the needs of residents and purchasers. To provide care to residents in accordance with their assessed needs to an industry leading standard.

What you'll be doing:

Key Responsibilities

• Provide leadership and support for care teams and act as a champion for residents' safety and dignity.
• To maintain skills and knowledge and ensure that care is delivered according to latest guidelines and best practice evidence available.
• Ensure the ongoing safety of residents, colleagues and visitors through systematic assessment, monitoring and reviewing of processes.
• Ensure that clear and accurate records and communication systems relating to clinical and care delivery are maintained and effectively used.
• Act as a role model for good clinical and care governance practice .

Provide leadership and support for care teams and act as a champion for residents' safety and dignity

• Provide effective leadership and support for the care team.
• Supervise care colleagues on a day-to-day basis and through formal supervision processes.
• Liaise with GPs and other health professionals to ensure that residents receive the medical and clinical support they require.
• Demand high quality care delivery focused on residents individually assessed needs and choices.
• Promote the professional image of the services through excellent communication, appropriate behaviour and professional appearance.
• Support and assist new colleagues with the completion of induction programs, training and competency assessment.

To maintain skills and knowledge and ensure that care is delivered according to latest guidelines and best practice evidence available

• Maintain skills and keep up to date with clinical developments and best practice in areas relevant to care delivery in the home.
• Undertake training appropriate to your role and ensure learning is shared and transferred into practice.
• Review the daily delivery of care, including pressure area prevention, nutrition and infection prevention and control procedures. Ensure high standards of care delivery are maintained.
• Be responsible for the safe and appropriate management, administration and recording of medication, including controlled drugs and oxygen, in accordance with Active Care Group Policies and Procedures.
• Act at all times within your own skills and competence.
• Attend all statutory and mandatory training as required by the Company in order to fulfil your duties.

Ensure the ongoing safety of residents, colleagues and visitors through systematic assessment, monitoring and reviewing processes.

• Conduct and document care and risk assessments and develop care plans related to the assessed needs and choices of individual residents.
• Ensure that areas of identified risk are appropriately monitored, and outcomes recorded and acted upon e.g. fluid and nutrition charts, turning regimes, blood glucose monitoring.
• Report all accidents and incidents promptly in accordance with Active Care Group Policy. Ensure accident/incident reports are written clearly and concisely and that any remedial action or learning is incorporated into care delivery.
• Ensure that residents are encouraged and supported to remain as independent and active as possible. Promote the philosophy of activity-based care.
• Ensure the safety and comfort of all residents, whilst encouraging a happy, homely atmosphere.
• Be knowledgeable about Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults Policies and Procedures and report any untoward events in accordance with Active Care Group and Local Authority requirements.
• Ensure that clinical equipment is maintained in a safe, clean and fully functional state. Report any equipment failures or damage to the home manager.
• Be responsible for the care and protection of residents' property.
• Maintain standards of infection control within the home and to assist residents to maintain their own infection control needs.

Ensure that clear and accurate records and communication systems relating to clinical and care delivery are maintained and effectively used

• Be aware of company policies and procedures and ensure requirements are incorporated into practice.
• Ensure effective and clearly documented handover systems are maintained to facilitate the effective transfer of information between staff and shifts.
• Attend and participate in team meetings as required by the Home Manager/Deputy Manager/MDT
• Understand the requirements of the Mental Capacity Act (2005) and Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (2008) in relation to consent and best interest decision making.
• Provide information to residents and relatives in relation to care delivery, being mindful of data protection and Caldicott requirements.
• Ensure high standard of record keeping are maintained in accordance with the Health and Social Care Act (2008) and Essential Standards of Quality and Safety (2010) and Company requirements.

Safeguarding of Vulnerable Adults / Mental Capacity Act

To complete training on Safeguarding of Vulnerable Adults and the Mental Capacity Act and be able to understand and implement SVA and MHA policies and procedures taking responsibility for reporting any safeguarding concerns to the senior person on duty or on-call Regional Director.

Health and Safety

As an employee of Active Care Group, the post holder has a duty under the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974, to:

• Take reasonable care of the health and safety of themselves and all other persons who may be affected by their acts or omissions at work.
• Co-operate with their employer to ensure compliance with Health and Safety legislation and the Health and Safety policies and procedures of the organisation, not intentionally or recklessly interfere with, or misuse, anything provided in the interests of health, safety, or welfare, in pursuance of any of the relevant statutory provisions.
• To ensure that adequate measures are taken to protect the health and safety of all staff including the maintenance and upkeep of a safe environment.

What you will have:

Criteria

Essential

Desirable

Qualifications

• NVQ Level 3

• Evidence of personal and professional development

Experience

• Experience of working with older people
• Knowledge and use of clinical assessment tools e.g. Waterlow
• Understand care planning processes and have experience of writing care plans
• Experience of leading a shift

• Experience of working in the care home environment
• Experience of working with individuals with dementia

Technical Skills

• Good organisational skills
• Good supervisory skills
• Good communication skills both written and verbal
• Ability to contribute to, monitor and implement changes that improvement service delivery and outcomes for residents
• Ability to plan allocate and delegate work appropriately
• IT Literate

Personal

Qualities

• Ability to be flexible with regard to working hours
• Builds effective and credible relationships both internally and externally
• Works collaboratively with others sharing ideas and information at all times
• Effectively builds trust with a consistent approach between actions and words
• Has the ability to raise standards through innovation and new ideas
• Will take responsibility for issues and resolve them.
• Able to cope in difficult situations
• with tact and diplomacy
• Ability to build rapport and positively influence others
• Ability to inspire professionalism

ACGRES

What to look forward to:

• 25 days plus bank holidays
• Birthday off
• Join the Active Learning Hub and benefit from a wide range of e learning and face to face training and development opportunities
• Active Reward App giving discounts and savings on your weekly shop
• Free 24 hour confidential Employee Assistance Programme Helpline & App to support with legal, health, wellbeing, relationship and consumer advice
• A Nest Personal Pension account
• Access to join a Medicash Health Plan for you and your family to save money on everyday health essentials - like going to the dentist or opticians
• We recognise outstanding Active Behaviours via the Active Awards programme
• Enhanced Sick & Maternity Pay benefits
• Refer a Friend Scheme and earn yourself up to £1000 by recommending someone you know
• ......and, of course, the support and guidance of our qualified clinical and business leadership teams so that you can really develop your career with Active Care Group