Rehabilitation and Reablement Assistant (S113)

Rehabilitation & Reablement Assistant     

Salary:  Band: 4, £24,420 p.a. plus a shift allowance (if applicable)

Hours:  37 hours, including early, late and weekend shifts (although part time hours would be considered - if applying for part time please state on your application the hours you would be available for). 

Portsmouth City Council

At Portsmouth City Council we're all about developing our staff, because we want to build a bigger and better city but we need the best employees to do so.

With a little over 207,000 residents and 8,000 businesses throughout this city, this unitary authority's main goal is to ensure the best care and development of all those within the city. From customer service to multi-million-pound projects, our residents are at the heart of everything we do.

The Service 

The Community Rehabilitation Service 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. The post holder will provide skilled support to maximise independence and to help the individual remain living in their own home for longer. 

What our patients say about us:

'Helpful, encouraging and reassuring. The whole experience was heart-warming and comforting.' 

'The care I was given was wonderful, can't thank the team enough.'

'Reliable, friendly and efficient team.'

Your New Role

As an RRA you will 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.  You will work to a rehabilitation philosophy empowering individuals to meet their personalised goals enabling them to be as independent as possible.  With an understanding and implementation of safe moving and handling you will promote health and safety for service users  working jointly and effectively with other professionals within the MDT including nurses, OT's and physiotherapist.  You will report promptly and discuss significant changes in service users to appropriate professionals. You will attend regular supervision sessions and participate in group supervision.

What our staff say about working in the team:

"Working in rehabilitation is a very rewarding career, I get to go home knowing that I have made a difference to someone's day! The job provides great satisfaction as no two days are the same". (Higher Grade Rehabilitation Assistant)

Please view the full details on the role here.

What you'll need to succeed

You will be patient and have an understanding of the needs of the client group, promoting and supporting individuals' rights and choices as well as being able to sensitively assist service users to maintain their independence.  You will be need to accurately report and record information so you will need literacy and numeracy skills to enable you to do this.  You will have well developed communication skills and the ability to converse at ease with customers and provide advice in accurate spoken English is essential for this post.    Flexible and adaptable in order to meet the needs of the service you will be able to maintain confidentiality and be able to work as an effective team member.  You must have a full UK 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. 

What you'll get in return

We really appreciate our employees and fully realise they are essential to our success and look to offer an inclusive, supportive working environment where employees can reach their potentials with a healthy work life balance, offering the following rewards:

• Generous annual leave (27 days per year rising to 31, pro rata for part time hours) with the potential to purchase additional leave.
• A fantastic pension which allows you the opportunity to pay in more for that greater return.
• Flexible working hours.
• Access to a wide range of training and development opportunities including apprenticeships.
• Extensive wellbeing support through the Employee Assistance Programme 
• Discount on travel, travel loans and the bike loan scheme
• Discounts on a wide range of goods and services – access a range of discounts and offers from thousands of restaurants, shops and more.

Staff rewards: https://careers.portsmouth.gov.uk/working-for-the-council/ 

Application process:

Please feel free to contact Sarah McCully for an informal chat about the post on 0300 1234 021. 

We would welcome potential candidates coming in to meet the team/find out more about us prior to interview. 

There is no closing date.  Applicants will be contacted for interview as and when shortlisting takes place and we reserve the right to close the advert early if we have a successful applicant.

Please read the full job profile (click here) for further details on the post to ensure your application matches the requirements of the role stated in the who is the person.

Remember to demonstrate why you are suitable against each of the points described in the 'Who is the Person' points on the Job Profile using examples from your experience or transferable skills. This might be through qualifications or descriptive examples from your work / personal experience, which clearly illustrates what you did and the effect it had. This is important or you are likely not to be shortlisted.  Please do not just send a CV.

Please ensure you provide your full education history from secondary school, include name/address of establishment, details of relevant qualifications & awarding body. 

Please explain any gaps - this is essential for all safeguarding roles.

You may wish to attach an additional letter or document to supplement you application.

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. 

You will need to demonstrate that you have the Right to Work in the UK. No post will be offered without it.

We are a disability confident employer - committed to ensuring that our recruitment and selection process is inclusive and accessible and welcome applications from all areas of society.

A commitment to our values

We are committed to our values of respect, integrity, collaboration, inclusivity and being people-focussed. These values set out how we can contribute to the success of the council and our own success as individuals. Learn more about our values and behaviours.

We will email applicants from time to time; please ensure you check e-mail folders as sometimes our e-mails may go into spam/junk folders. 

Should you require any support in completing the application form please contact recruit@portsmouthcc.gov.uk