Job Summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen within our critical care therapy team for a dynamic and engaging Rehabilitation Support Worker.
We are looking for individuals who are attentive, compassionate and have a significant interest in rehabilitation. You will be supported by the critical care therapy team, through supervision and teaching opportunities to progress your development and support your career aspirations. We welcome applications from candidates who strive to deliver excellent care and rehabilitation, to promote good patient outcomes and positive care experiences. The critical care therapy team work closely together and with the wider multiprofessional team and this position will be integral and central in the patients’ rehabilitation journey. You must have excellent communication skills, be flexible in your work and have the ability to adapt to fast changing circumstances.
This is a substantive full-time post of 37.5hrs per week, with occasional weekend working
Main duties of the job
To assist in the rehabilitation for patients on the critical care unit and on the hospital wards, under the support from Occupational Therapy, Speech and Language Therapy (SLT) and Physiotherapy clinicians. This will include contributing to the assessment and treatment of these patients, ensuring they receive excellent care, with good therapy outcomes. This role will also support with complex discharges from the unit, ensuring patients are kept at the centre of their care, throughout their critical care journey.
About us
The Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust (RCHT) is the main provider of acute and specialist care services in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. We serve a population of around 500,000 people – a figure that can increase significantly with
visitors during the busiest times of the year. We employ approximately 6,700 staff and have a budget of approximately £580 million.
We are a teaching hospital in partnership with the University of Exeter Medical School, University of Plymouth School of Nursing and Midwifery, and Peninsula Dental School.
The Knowledge Spa on the Royal Cornwall Hospital site is the base for medical and nursing as well as ongoing education for health professions in clinical and non-clinical roles.
Keeping at the forefront of medical advances, we are continually developing our clinical services as well as our facilities and are committed to maximising the range of specialist care that can be offered locally. Allied to this is a growing reputation for research and innovation.