Reablement Worker

Job summary

Wiltshire Reablement - Empowering Independence

If you are passionate about helping others and looking to start your career in the care industry, this is the perfect opportunity for you. We believe in nurturing talent from within and offer NVQ apprenticeships and upskilling through practice and skills development.

Main duties of the job

Our Reablement Support Workers provide vital assistance to individuals in their homes post-hospital discharge. They play a pivotal role in helping customers achieve their goals, working closely with dedicated occupational therapists to co-develop personalised reablement plans.

We are seeking individuals with a genuine passion for helping others who are available on a rota basis between 7am to 10pm 365 days a year. Showcase your flexibility, adaptability, and excellent communication and interpersonal skills. Embrace teamwork while thriving independently and be part of a rewarding journey, making a positive impact on the lives of others.

Join our team and receive a £650 welcome payment which you will receive upon starting and a further £650 upon successful completion of your probation (subject to tax and NI).

** PLEASE NOTE WE ARE CURRENTLY UNABLE TO ACCEPT APPLICATIONS DIRECT ON NHS JOBS. PLEASE USE THE LINK TO APPLY TO OUR CAREERS SITE **

;mode=location

About us

Why us?

Wiltshire Council is a friendly, welcoming place to work, with a 'One Council' ethos. Thats why we focus on getting the things that matter to our people right.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Under the guidance and supervision of the Senior Reablement Support Worker (and from time to time other members of the reablement service management team). Your role will be to assist customers to achieve the goals and objectives set-out in their person-centred reablement support plan. This will include:

Providing customers with personal care and facilitating customers with daily living activities.

Specific duties and responsibilities include:

Work with customers to help them regain their independence with daily living skills, including washing, dressing, meal preparation, and personal care

Safeguard the health, safety and wellbeing of customers as well as colleagues

Take part in staff development programmes, assuming responsibility for own professional development undertake all mandatory training relevant to the service and part of the training pathway for the role Care Certificate and specialist reablement training

Assist customers with the use of mobility aids and assistive equipment where required

Deliver reablement support in a range of settings. Primarily customers own homes but, if required, also day centres, day hospitals and in the community

Assist customers with moving and positioning, adhering to health & safety requirements as well as organisational policy and procedures

Contribute to daily communications, accurate record keeping, recording actions, interventions and incidents in customers records

Participate in regular team meetings and customer review meetings

Ensure compliance with the Data Protection Act and maintain customer confidentiality and security of information at all times

Communicate effectively with the immediate team and other health and social care professionals as appropriate

Participate in own supervisions, appraisals and objective setting

Assist the team with general duties if required office filing, answering telephone calls etc

Work as part of the team, offering a flexible approach to staff rostering

Abide by the principles and practice set out in the staff handbook

Specific requirements for this post:

To work shifts to meet the needs of the service including early morning, evenings, weekends and bank holidays. An unsocial hours payment for unsocial hours working will be paid where appropriate.

To undertake travel across the Wiltshire area to carry out customer visits

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Care Certificate or equivalent skills and experience with willingness to undertake the required training

General level of education to GCSE A*-C or equivalent skills and experience

Experience

Essential

Empathy with the elderly and/or people with a disability and an understanding of their needs

Ability to work alone and as part of a team

Ability to prioritise and organise own workload

A pleasant and helpful manner

Effective communication both written and oral

Desirable

Basic knowledge of safeguarding.

Basic knowledge of regulations relevant to community care