Reablement Support Worker

NHS; Dereham; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 26,000

Job description

Reablement Support Worker | 7966 | Permanent contract | £24,201 to £25,795 per annum (Scale E) | 35 hours per week (Weekend and bank holiday working on a rota basis) | Dereham Hospital

As a Reablement Support Worker (Swift) you will be assisting people with their daily living activities such as personal care, meal/drink preparation and medication with the aim of helping them back to independence with these activities.

Main duties of the job

Norfolk Swift Response is a service that runs 24/7 to deliver unplanned social care services to adults in their own homes in Norfolk. As a Swift, your duties would include requests to assist uninjured fallers and supporting with one-off personal care needs. Workers usually visit people in their own homes in teams of two.

Both experienced social care workers and those new to care are welcomed to apply. Full training will be provided.

Benefits of working for Norfolk First Response

• Competitive annual leave per year
• Competitive pension scheme
• Guaranteed salaried hours
• Regular working pattern
• Paid induction
• Norfolk Rewards Scheme

If you would like to discuss the role in further details please contact: [e-mail]

About us

These are some benefits you can enjoy by working for Norfolk County Council:

• Generous holiday entitlement
• Health and Wellbeing services including fast-track physiotherapy and a free counselling service
• Flexible working opportunities including flexi-time, part time, remote and hybrid working depending on your job role and business need.
• Financial benefits such as:
• Norfolk Rewards, our employee discounts programme which helps you save money on almost anything, from everyday groceries and clothes, to holidays, new technology, gym membership, trips to the cinema and days out.
• A Blue Light card for Fire Service and Social Care Workers
• Relocation expenses (where applicable)
• An advance of your expenses if you travel for work
• Local Government Pension Scheme with generous employer contribution, life assurance, death in service payments and dependants pensions.
• Tax efficient ways of getting extra pension and new bikes
• Access to our tax efficient car lease scheme for greener travel enabling you to lease a brand new, ultra-low emission vehicle (subject to eligibility)
• A payment if you refer someone you know to a hard to fill job

Before you apply, we recommend reading the full Job Description and Person Specification to help you demonstrate you meet the criteria. You can also find information on our Terms and Conditions.

Job responsibilities

• With the knowledge and approval of the Reablement Practitioner, to work with service users, in their own homes, as detailed in their service user plan and agreed outcomes by providing active support to enable them to live as independently as possible and take part in the activities of everyday life.
• To be an active part of the assessment & reablement process in delivering and reviewing the service user plan.
• To work as part of the multi-disciplinary team liaising with other professionals and services as necessary to provide the best possible care to service users and their carers.
• In view of the nature of the work, no information concerning service users must be communicated to anyone who is not either employed by the Department or attending the service user in a professional capacity.

Person Specification

Experience

• Experience of identifying and communicating peoples needs and preferences.
• Experience of being part of a team member.
• Full driving licence/provision of a vehicle as you may be required to travel to venues not accessible by public transport.
• An understanding of the needs of elderly, disabled and other vulnerable people in the community.
• Demonstrate a basic understanding of using ICT and mobile technology (smart phones/tablets).
• Demonstrable knowledge of working in a care environment, preferably within a domiciliary care or informal setting.

Skills

• An ability to communicate clearly verbally and in writing.
• Can demonstrate an empathetic nature.
• To be able to exercise judgement and initiative within the designated areas of responsibility.
• Ability to prioritise own workload and be flexible.
• Ability to work without direct supervision.
• Suitability to work with vulnerable adults; an enhanced DBS check will be undertaken and screening will be in accordance with the Health & Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) Regulation 2010- schedule 3.

Qualifications

• Willingness to undertake specialist training including the Care Certificate which includes Moving & Handling and administration of medication. Willingness to undertake Key skills Maths and English.
• Willingness to undertake social care level 2 Diploma.
• NVQ2 (Care) or equivalent.
• Key skills/GCSE in Maths and English.

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.