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. • Be responsible for assessing service user's progress, their changing needs and to report back appropriately. • To review and update care plans in conjunction with the service user. • To have well developed oral and written communication skills and the ability to keep clear, precise, legible and accurate records. • To supervise, observe and monitor the performance of Rehabilitation Assistants and identify training if required. • To be able to work independently as well as collaboratively as a team member. • To attend regular supervision sessions and participate in monthly staff meetings.


Who is the person?

You need to:

• Have experience of working in a health or social care setting. • Have the ability to demonstrate an understanding of the implications of disability on people's lives. • Have the ability to be patient and promote dignity, choice and rights. • Have the required level of literacy and numeracy to enable you to accurately record and report. • Have excellent communication skills. • Be able to maintain confidentiality. • 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 1 in 4 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.

The 17% enhancement 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.

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