About Hobbs:
In 2005, neuro physiotherapists Helen Hobbs and Nicky Ellis set up Hobbs Rehabilitation and since then it has expanded rapidly offering an exceptional level of personalised skill and expertise. Now operating from 11 locations, Hobbs Rehabilitation provides specialist inpatient and outpatient neurological rehabilitation for adults and children across the south of England, treating a wide variety of conditions, including stroke, acquired brain injury and spinal cord injuries. An expert team of over 100 therapists, including OT, PT, SLT and Psychology, provide an interdisciplinary patient-centred neuro rehabilitation service, ensuring the individual is placed at the centre of care. We are passionate about pursuing the latest advances in research and technology to support our clients and staff to achieve their full potential, through involvement in research projects, development of services using advanced technology, and support for training and CPD.
Role Summary:
Chedington is Hobb’s new state-of-the-art site centre, which is growing at an exciting speed. This is allowing us to build upon our already experienced multidisciplinary team so that we can offer exceptional rehabilitation to more clients. At Chedington, we are really lucky to have the opportunity to think beyond the normal remit for therapy and can be more imaginative with our approach. We are able to use adaptive sports such as paddleboarding, cycling, archery, air rifle shooting, equine therapy, adaptive Hyrox and CrossFit on site and off site with a large therapeutic element to these activities. We can do activities such as gardening and bushcraft to work on functional rehabilitation skills. Then we can take clients to the beach, into local towns and countryside to work on putting skills into practice. Chedington has a number of pieces of exciting Neurotechnology, including the only UK Lokomat that is able to treat both paediatrics and adults.
The person who gets this role will have the exciting opportunity to be able to join the team at an early stage of development of our service and will be able to help us mould what we can offer at Chedington. We receive a wide range of referrals from different sectors such as medico-legal, NHS, therapist-led, charity-based, and self-referrals. Hobbs partners with the Rugby Football Union (RFU) Injured Players Foundation (IPF), Help for Heroes, Injured Jockey Fund and the Spinal Injury Association (SIA), to name a few. The Rehabilitation Assistant will be at Hobbs Chedington as part of an experienced multidisciplinary team, working with inpatient and outpatient clients who have complex neurological conditions including Stroke, Traumatic Brain Injuries, Spinal Injuries, and complex poly-trauma including amputees. The post-holder will need to be:
- Enthusiastic
- Good at taking initiative
- A problem solver
- Flexibile
- Willingness to learn
- An interest in adaptive sports
- An interest in Multidisciplinary Team working, including helping with occupational therapy, speech and language therapy and physiotherapy treatment plans
- Able to bring ideas to help develop service
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
COMMUNICATION:
- Communicate in a manner that positively represents Hobbs Rehabilitation at all times
- Communicate professionally and effectively with other team members and external stakeholders
- Communicate professionally and effectively with patients and carers in person and over the telephone.
- Communicate professionally and effectively in all written communications with patients, carers, Hobbs staff and external stakeholders, through email, letters, written reports and comments on social media accounts and company websites.
- Ensure client confidentiality is maintained at all times, in line with Hobbs Rehabilitation policies and procedures
- Recognize people’s needs for alternative methods of communication and respond accordingly.
- Respect and respond to clients' individual, cultural, and religious needs.
- Gain consent for treatment and information-sharing, considering barriers such as dementia and cognitive impairments, in compliance with the Mental Capacity Act.
- Support clients with communication and cognitive impairments to communicate effectively, with appropriate support from senior colleagues.
Role-specific duties not covered above
- Communicate effectively with the multi-disciplinary team, recognising and highlighting any problems or concerns to seniors in a timely manner.
- Communicate with clients effectively in one to one sessions as well as leading group exercise sessions
CLINICAL:
- Create and provide clinically effective, high-quality one-to-one and group intervention to patients with acquired physical and cognitive impairments, as directed by the therapy team.
- Deliver high-quality care in a variety of clinical settings including inpatient rehabilitation units, outpatient clinics, patient homes, care homes, and community locations.
- Evaluate patients’ progress using published outcome measures, as directed by the therapy team, reporting back findings.
- Liaise regularly with the Hobbs MDT and wider care teams to ensure continued patient safety and clinical effectiveness.
- Support the organisation and planning of the Chedington caseload in conjunction with the service lead and other clinical team members to meet the patient’s and service needs, readjusting plans as situations change or arise.
- Maintain up-to-date and accurate clinical notes using site-specific software and local procedures, in line with professional standards.
- Ensure safe and competent use of clinical equipment, providing guidance to staff and patients where clinically appropriate.
Role-specific duties not covered above:
- To help with maintenance and setup of adaptive sports and activities
- To be flexible in offering support to other Hobbs Services as required
ADMINISTRATIVE:
- Ensure up-to-date and complete clinical records are maintained, using Hobbs-specific procedures and software
- Maintain an up-to-date work diary using Hobbs-specific procedures and software
- Answer the telephone and respond to emails and chat messages within a timely manner
- Ensure client confidentiality is maintained at all times, in line with Hobbs Rehabilitation policies and procedures.
- Support the creation and implementation of patient and staff timetables in your clinical area
Role-specific duties not covered above
- Support administrative team in maintaining clinic admin processes e.g. audits / archiving notes
PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT:
- Maintain professional practice in line with HCPC standards and profession-specific guidelines
- Comply with all Hobbs Rehabilitation policies and professional standards.
- Promote client safety and well-being at all times.
- Attend work regularly, in accordance with the specific working hours set out within the role, ensuring punctuality
- Alert Line Manager and/or other clinic staff in good time if unable to attend work, to allow alternative cover arrangements to be made
- Represent Hobbs Rehabilitation positively and professionally at all times
- Act professionally with all colleagues and clients at all times
LEADERSHIP / MANAGEMENT / SUPERVISION:
- Manage own delegated clinical caseload with appropriate time management and prioritisation, with support from the therapy team.
- Support the day-to-day coordination of therapy services to meet service priorities.
- Contribute to service improvement initiatives in collaboration with the wider team.
- Assist in the implementation of service objectives and participate in relevant projects.
- Represent the department in working groups and team meetings as required.
EDUCATION / TRAINING / CPD:
- Engage in continuing professional development (CPD) activities, regular supervision and Hobbs annual appraisal process
- Take responsibility for seeking appropriate support and supervision to ensure and enhance clinical practice.
- Ensure mandatory training compliance and support others in meeting requirements.
- Contribute to the training of healthcare professionals, patients, and carers, as directed by the therapy team.
- Support the induction and competency training of new staff, as directed by the therapy team.
- Apply CPD, learning and research findings to clinical practice and share relevant evidence-based information.
Role-specific duties not covered above
- Engage in training for Neurotechnology and Adaptive Sports and Activities
HEALTH & SAFETY / DATA SECURITY:
- Manage and maintain your own and others’ health, safety and security at all times, in accordance with Hobbs Rehabilitation policies and procedures
- This will include (but will not be limited to):
- Fire Safety
- Infection Control
- Moving and Handling
- First Aid
- Risk Assessment
- Report any incidents or identified risks using Hobbs Rehabilitation internal incident reporting procedure
- Maintain and up to date knowledge of health and safety and infection control statutory and best practice guidelines and ensure implementation across the business, through completion of annual mandatory training.
- Keep own work areas and general/patient areas clean and accessible, identifying issues, hazards and risks in undertaking work activities, reporting these, and taking responsibility for reducing risks and keeping others safe.
- Ensure compliance with Hobbs Rehabilitation information governance policies, national and international data protection legislation at all times.
- Seek support and guidance from Hobbs Information Governance Team if required to share information with others to ensure compliance with GDPR
- Take responsibility for ensuring that the confidentiality of clinical information is maintained at all times, including ensuring compliance of other team members and members of the public
- Operate at all times within Hobbs Rehabilitation Data Protection and Privacy policies
Pay: £25,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Company events
- Company pension
- Free parking
- On-site parking
- Sick pay
- UK visa sponsorship
Work Location: In person
