NIGHT Rehabilitation Support Worker

NHS; Llanelli; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job description

Salary: £12 per hour with an extra £1 on bank holidays and weekends.

Hours: To be discussed at Interview

Location

Ty Aberdafen is located in the Avenue area of Llanelli. Llanelli is where east Wales meets west Wales. It is located on the Loughor Estuary, some 12 miles south-east of Carmarthen town.

We are within close distance to a number of attractions, including the Millennium Coastal Path, which runs from Llanelli through Sandy Water Park, Burry Port to Pembrey Forest.

Main duties of the job

The Role

We provide assessment and rehabilitation, continuing rehabilitation, and a range of transitional living options to support those progressing to greater independence. When a service user is admitted to Ty Aberdafen, they undergo an in-depth neurobehavioral assessment to determine their potential for social reintegration and increased independence.

Ty Aberdafen is a bright modern purpose-built residential rehabilitation centre that provides rehabilitation and support services to people who have suffered various types of acquired brain injury. The service can accommodate up to 24 residents.

Within the centre, the residents are supported to participate in group sessions led by an in-house activity coordinator, with staff getting involved. Access to communal lounges like the coffee shop, games IT lounge, and Sensory lounge is provided. Group sessions can include baking, arts and crafts, quiz days, disco nights, and more.

The aims and objectives of the staff team at Ty Aberdafen are to provide residential accommodation, personal care, rehabilitation therapy, and support for people aged over 18 with cognitive, behavioural, and functional difficulties resulting from different forms of acquired brain injury.

About us

Brainkind is a charity that aims to improve the lives of people with brain injuries in the UK. Our assessment centres, rehabilitation units, and hospitals use expert neurorehabilitation to support people to regain the skills they have lost. We treat people with a range of brain injuries sustained through trauma, illness, substance abuse, and more to recover and meet their personal goals. Our employees are incredibly passionate about the jobs they do; you'll find a strong team spirit across our services and amazing colleagues who always pull together and look out for each other.

Brainkind are a Disability Confident Employer. As users of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the vacancy. Brainkind is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive organisation. It's a place where we recognise, celebrate and live our values, which includes offering a range of inclusive employment policies and staff engagement forums to support employees from all backgrounds.

Job responsibilities

The Role

We provide assessment and rehabilitation, continuing rehabilitation, and a range of transitional living options to support those progressing to greater independence. When a service user is admitted to Ty Aberdafen, they undergo an in-depth neurobehavioral assessment to determine their potential for social reintegration and increased independence.

Ty Aberdafen is a bright modern purpose-built residential rehabilitation centre that provides rehabilitation and support services to people who have suffered various types of acquired brain injury. The service can accommodate up to 24 residents.

Within the centre, the residents are supported to participate in group sessions led by an in-house activity coordinator, with staff getting involved. Access to communal lounges like the coffee shop, games IT lounge, and Sensory lounge is provided. Group sessions can include baking, arts and crafts, quiz days, disco nights, and more.

Ty Aberdafen is under new management and the service is led by an experienced Service Manager, who is supported by a senior management team comprising the senior staff in the following areas: the clinical team, rehabilitation team, business management team, and facilities team.

The people we support have access to a wide range of activities developed around their personal rehabilitation needs, personal interests, hobbies, and preferences. Many activities are included in individual rehabilitation programmes and support people's independence, socialisation, and progress towards their individual goals; some of these take place in the centre and some are achieved by accessing the local community supported by our staff team.

Staff encourage and support the people we support to take part in their preferred social and leisure pursuits, within the home and the local community. Whenever possible, people we support are encouraged and supported to use public facilities as part of their long-term rehabilitation and relapse prevention, and social reintegration programme, as well as for social and leisure purposes.

Our rehabilitation support staff work closely with the onsite clinical team and assist with the delivery of rehabilitation plans and therapy sessions.

If you are looking for a new challenge in a role where you will have a varied workload and can see the significant difference you can make to people's lives daily, this will be the role for you.

About you

We are not looking for any kind of specific experience. It is your personality and values that will make you a good fit for the role and our charity. We can train and develop you to become a great rehabilitation support worker if you:

• have genuine empathy for our residents, with the positivity, patience, and resilience to support them through the challenging times of their rehabilitation
• enjoy teamwork and take pride in getting a job done well alongside your colleagues
• have excellent face-to-face communication skills and a good standard of literacy
• have good time management skills and the ability to prioritise your own workload.

Rewards

You can look forward to excellent benefits, including handy discounts on many brands and services:

• A competitive rate of up to £13.00 per hour
• 33 days annual leave inclusive of bank holidays (pro-rata)
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
• Excellent training and support
• Group life assurance
• Long service and staff awards
• Free parking
• Nationwide employee staff discounts including eating out and shopping
• Blue Light Card: provides those in the NHS, emergency services, social care sector and armed forces with discounts online and in-store

Person Specification

Qualifications

• have genuine empathy for our residents, with the positivity, patience, and resilience to support them through the challenging times of their rehabilitation
• enjoy teamwork and take pride in getting a job done well alongside your colleagues
• have excellent face-to-face communication skills and a good standard of literacy
• have good time management skills and the ability to prioritise your own workload.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975, and as such, it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.