Band 3
CASELOAD HIV INTERMEDIATE CARE UNIT NHS
Opportunity to work in a patient-focused team dedicated to the rehabilitation of older adults.
Part-time flexible working hours (22.5 hours over 3 days) allow for a better work-life balance.
Experience of collaborating within a multidisciplinary team, gaining insights from physiotherapists, occupational therapists, nurses, and social care professionals.
Chance to directly contribute to patients' recovery and enable them to return home safely.
Exposure to a variety of patients and their unique rehabilitation needs, enhancing skills and knowledge in intermediate care services.
Being part of a well-established therapy team in a reputable NHS Trust known for its innovative and integrated health and social care system.
The Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a part-time Band 3 Rehab Assistant for the therapy team at Ascot House Intermediate Care Unit in Sale. This role involves delivering therapeutic interventions to older adults requiring short-term care to aid their safe return home. The successful candidate will work within a multidisciplinary team led by a Clinical Lead Physiotherapist and Senior Occupational Therapist, focusing on patient-centered rehabilitation. Key responsibilities include assisting with mobility and transfers, implementing exercise programs, assessing patient progress, and supporting equipment provision.
Candidates should possess experience in older adult therapy services, knowledge of intermediate care, and skills in equipment handling and patient documentation. The position, which offers 22.5 working hours per week across three flexible days, requires strong organisational skills and the ability to thrive in a collaborative environment. This opportunity is part of a larger initiative to integrate health and social care, with a commitment to sustainability and innovation within one of England's largest NHS Trusts.
Candidates should possess experience in older adult therapy services, knowledge of intermediate care, and skills in equipment handling and patient documentation. The position, which offers 22.5 working hours per week across three flexible days, requires strong organisational skills and the ability to thrive in a collaborative environment. This opportunity is part of a larger initiative to integrate health and social care, with a commitment to sustainability and innovation within one of England's largest NHS Trusts.
The therapy team at Ascot House Intermediate Care Unit are looking to recruit a part time (22.5 hours) Band 3 rehab assistant who has a desire to deliver therapy interventions to older adults who require a period of short term Intermediate Care to return to their home safely.
Ascot House is a therapy led intermediate care unit, which is commissioned and delivered via integration between Trafford Local Care Organisation and Trafford Council.
This is an exciting opportunity to join the well established therapy team at Ascot House who work in partnership with Trafford Council to provide a patient focused Intermediate Care service.
The team are based within Ascot House and are led by a Clinical Lead Physiotherapist and an Occupational Therapist Senior Practitioner.
Ascot House is based in Sale and the current working pattern is Monday to Friday (22.5 hours flexible over 3 days).
Key Attributes For Potential Candidates Include
Experience within older adult therapy services
Experience of intermediate care services
Knowledge and experience with equipment and adaptations
Adaptable to change
Experience with exercise programmes
Well organised
Person centered
Equipment and moving and handling skills
Experience with clinical systems
Awareness of clinical documentation
Awareness of the wider MDT
The post holder will support the therapy team with the rehabilitation and reablement of patients within Ascot House with guidance and support from the allocated Occupational Therapist and Physiotherapist.
The Role Includes But Is Not Limited To
Practicing mobility and transfers with patients
Delivering exercise programmes as prescribed by the allocated physiotherapist
Accompanying clinicians on environmental visits, home visits and discharge visits
Supporting the team by picking up and delivering equipment
Providing verbal handovers on the progression of the patients to help the allocated therapists make decisions regarding discharge
Being part of a team who deliver patient centered goals and outcomes
The team is committed to integrated working and you will have the opportunity to work alongside physiotherapists, occupational therapists, nurses, medics, a pharmacy technician and the social care team.
As the caseload is often demanding, candidates should be well organised and self- motivating. Above all you must be able to function well as part of a supportive team.
MFT is one of the largest NHS Trusts in England with a turnover of £2.8bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We’re creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.
Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 30,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you’ll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.
We’ve also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.
We’re proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What’s more, we’re excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.
At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Rosie Reynolds Job title: Band 7 OT Email address: Telephone number:
Ascot House is a therapy led intermediate care unit, which is commissioned and delivered via integration between Trafford Local Care Organisation and Trafford Council.
This is an exciting opportunity to join the well established therapy team at Ascot House who work in partnership with Trafford Council to provide a patient focused Intermediate Care service.
The team are based within Ascot House and are led by a Clinical Lead Physiotherapist and an Occupational Therapist Senior Practitioner.
Ascot House is based in Sale and the current working pattern is Monday to Friday (22.5 hours flexible over 3 days).
Key Attributes For Potential Candidates Include
Experience within older adult therapy services
Experience of intermediate care services
Knowledge and experience with equipment and adaptations
Adaptable to change
Experience with exercise programmes
Well organised
Person centered
Equipment and moving and handling skills
Experience with clinical systems
Awareness of clinical documentation
Awareness of the wider MDT
The post holder will support the therapy team with the rehabilitation and reablement of patients within Ascot House with guidance and support from the allocated Occupational Therapist and Physiotherapist.
The Role Includes But Is Not Limited To
Practicing mobility and transfers with patients
Delivering exercise programmes as prescribed by the allocated physiotherapist
Accompanying clinicians on environmental visits, home visits and discharge visits
Supporting the team by picking up and delivering equipment
Providing verbal handovers on the progression of the patients to help the allocated therapists make decisions regarding discharge
Being part of a team who deliver patient centered goals and outcomes
The team is committed to integrated working and you will have the opportunity to work alongside physiotherapists, occupational therapists, nurses, medics, a pharmacy technician and the social care team.
As the caseload is often demanding, candidates should be well organised and self- motivating. Above all you must be able to function well as part of a supportive team.
MFT is one of the largest NHS Trusts in England with a turnover of £2.8bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We’re creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.
Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 30,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you’ll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.
We’ve also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.
We’re proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What’s more, we’re excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.
At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Rosie Reynolds Job title: Band 7 OT Email address: Telephone number:
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