The 17% enhancement is for working unsocial hours. Portsmouth City Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable adults, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

DBS Disclosure at Enhanced level will be required prior to any offer of employment and this post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.

The Service

The Portsmouth Rehabilitation and Reablement Team is an integrated health and social care team, providing a short term Intermediate Care and rehabilitation service to vulnerable and disabled service users. The team consists of Rehabilitation and Reablement Assistants, Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists, Nurses and Social Workers. The post holder will provide skilled support to maximise independence and to help the individual remain living in their own home for longer.

What is the role?

• To work at all times to a rehabilitation philosophy enabling clients to be as independent as possible. • To assist clients in a range of daily living tasks, for example with transfers, mobility, washing and dressing, toileting, household tasks, meal preparation, social activity and access to the community. • To have an understanding and implementation of safe moving and handling, promoting health and safety for service users. • To report promptly and discuss significant changes in service users to appropriate professionals. • To maintain confidential, legible and accurate records. • Work jointly and effectively with others including internal and external staff. • To attend regular supervision sessions and participate in monthly staff meetings.

Who is the person?

You need to:

• Have an understanding of the needs of the client group, promoting and supporting individuals' rights and choices. • Have the ability to be patient and to sensitively assist service users to maintain their independence. • Have the required level of literacy and numeracy to enable you to accurately report and record. • Have well developed communication skills. • Be able to maintain confidentiality. • Be able to offer social and emotional support. • Be flexible and able to adjust to the ever changing client needs. • Be able to work as an effective team member of the service. • Work flexibly between the hours of 7am and 10pm in order to meet the needs of the service. This includes working alternate weekends. • Ideally you will have a full driving licence and your own transport as your role will involve visiting service users across the city on a daily basis within a specific time span.

Closing time/date, 16:00, on the 9th January 2015 Applications received after this may not be considered. Interview process: 22nd & 23rd January 2015