Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Rehabilitation Support Worker/Healthcare Assistant to join our dedicated team in delivering high-quality, compassionate care to clients. This is a rewarding role ideal for individuals committed to making a difference in healthcare. Sponsorship is available for the right candidate.
About the Trust
Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust provides a comprehensive range of NHS healthcare services across South East London, Kent, and prison settings.
Our services include:
Community healthcare – District nursing, speech and language therapy
Mental health care – Psychiatry, nursing, and therapies
Care for learning disabilities
With over 4,000 staff members, we deliver care in diverse settings, including hospitals, clinics, schools, children’s centres, prisons, and people’s homes.
We manage more than 125 sites across London Boroughs of Bexley, Bromley, and Greenwich, extending into Kent. Key facilities include:
Queen Mary’s Hospital, Sidcup
Memorial Hospital, Woolwich
The Bracton Centre – A medium-secure unit for mental health care
As one of the largest providers of prison healthcare in Kent and South London, we work closely with NHS partners, local councils, and the voluntary sector through provider collaboratives.
Our Purpose
At Oxleas, our mission is simple: to improve lives by delivering the best possible care to our patients and their families. We take pride in our compassionate teams, outstanding care, and dedication to our communities.
Apply Now if you are a compassionate and dedicated professional with the required skills and qualifications. Sponsorship opportunities are available for suitable candidates.
Position: Rehabilitation Support Worker/Healthcare Assistant
Salary: £28,622 to £30,225 a year
Job Type: Full Time
Location: Woolwich, UK
About the Role
Applicants are advised to apply early, this vacancy is very likely to close early due to high numbers of applicants.
This is an exciting opportunity to join our integrated team and support the collaboration between Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust and the London Borough of Bexley.
The team provides holistic health and social care assessments for people over the age 18 years, who are registered with a Bexley GP and/ or live in the Borough of Bexley .
The team act as a liaison between acute and community settings, by identifying the most appropriate onward referrals and initiating integrated care pathways, ensuring seamless provision of care and on- going case management. Referrals are received from Health and Social Care professionals, Medical Teams, General Practitioners, and Ambulance Services.
This post will work as a part of a multi-disciplinary team, including health and social services colleagues to meet the needs of clients referred to the Rapid Response Team , ensuring the highest possible standards of practice.
This post will involve assisting the physiotherapy occupational therapy and nursing staff in delivering rehabilitation programmes, treatment sessions, and undertake clinical nursing activities.
The post holder will deliver designated individualised care and support plans within the community setting, supporting the Rapid Response Team members by facilitating high quality evidence based practice.
The Rapid Response Team (RRT) is a multi- professional team consisting of Advanced Clinical Practitioners, Advanced Primary Care Nurses, Nurses, Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists and Social Workers, Health and Social Care Assistants, and administrators. The team aims to avoid unnecessary presentation to hospital and residential care, by supporting community patients who are in crisis and to prevent direct hospital admission from Accident and Emergency and other areas such as Frailty Clinic and Clinical Decision Units.
The Rapid Response team Is able to provide community follow up and support and review for up to 5 days.
Main Duties
- Assist patient with activities of daily living
- To work closely with the registered therapists, nurses and wider MDT.
- Support the implementation if care plans; including therapy plans.
- Engage patients in therapeutic activities, monitoring their physical and mental state and progress.
- Undertake appropriately delegated clinical tasks once deemed competent i.e. Venepuncture urinalyses wound care monitor blood pressure temperature pulse respiratory rate blood sugar
- To engage in supervision, reflecting on and modifying practice where indicated
- To promote independence and wellbeing for the patients to regain their previous level of independence as quickly as possible.
You will be working under the direct supervision of the Registered Therapists and Nurses.
You must have basic computer literacy and be able to document care delivered on RiO.
You must be a car driver with access to a car for work
Qualifications
Education Qualifications (Essential)
- NVQ in Health and Social Care
- Completed Phlebotomy course
Experience (Essential)
- 12 months NHS Experience
Desirable
- Experience of working in the Community
- Skills (Essential)
- Car Driver with access to own car
- Computer literacy including word and e-mail
Benefits
Certificate of Sponsorship
- Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications.
Required Documents
- CV/Resume
- Cover Letter
Application Process
Interested and qualified candidates should kindly CLICK HERE to learn more and apply
Application Deadline
December 26, 2024