Job Summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a part time Stroke Reviewing officer to join our established Integrated Community Stroke Service to deliver six and twelve month post stroke reviews and support the therapy team to delivery rehabilitation into various community settings.
Our award winning Integrated Community Stroke Service delivers rehabilitation 8am-5pm, 5 days a week, including Bank Holidays. Weekend working may be required in the future.
The team has won AHP Team of the Year for two consecutive years and offers full or part time roles, including flexible working which aims to achieve the right work-life balance, maintaining the wellbeing of our workforce.
The Community Health Services Division of NottsHC has an extensive portfolio providing childrens, adults and specialist services, covering a vast geographical area. Offering various roles and career development opportunities, working within supportive teams that encourage us all to work to the best of our abilities to provide the highest quality care.
Main duties of the job
The core component of the role will be to provide specialist assessment, signposting and support via a designated reviewing process at 6 and 12 months after stroke
This role will also involve working collaboratively within our Integrated Community Stroke Multidisciplinary Team of AHP’s, together you all make the difference. You will be expected to:
- Demonstrate your passion and clinical ability to assess patients who present with significant physical health care needs.
- Support our patients within the community to enable them to live their optimum life, being self-caring and independent with their health needs following a stroke.
- Assess, analyse and support clients, working collaboratively within a multidisciplinary framework, providing compassionate, realistic and timely support to a diverse patient group and their families.
- Demonstrate excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to be adaptable, reliable, resourceful and approachable, evidencing high levels of personal and clinical credibility, being able to establish effective working relationships in a range of work settings
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- NVQ 3 in Health or Health and Social Care or equivalent
- Foundation degree or equivalent eg accredited CPD units
Experience
Essential
- Experience of multi-disciplinary work. This could include substantial voluntary work or work in a related field eg housing.
- Experience managing own work in a team setting
- Experience of working with Stroke patients
- Experience of record keeping, report writing, correspondence
Desirable
- Experience of working as Assistant Practitioner
- Experience of working as Rehab Support Worker
- Community Working (stroke)
Knowledge
Essential
- Good understanding of community care objectives and practices
- Understanding of role of community stroke and the social services and their services
- Familiarity with the role of relevant agencies. (eg health and housing)
- Understanding of need and risk in relation to community care
- Understanding of the concepts of single assessments and care planning
- Understanding of the roles and skills of the members of the MDT
- Awareness of a range of minor daily living equipment and adaptations
- Awareness of rehabilitation and promoting independence
Desirable
- Ability to empower patients / service users and enable them to live as independently as possible
- Ability to undertake standard and specialist assessments
- Ability to work in partnership with patents / service users and carers
Skills
Essential
- Evidence of team player
- Effective written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to communicate with patients and carers who may have cognitive or communication impairment.
- Ability to deal with challenging family situations, or circumstances.
- Ability to prioritise and plan workload
- Ability to manage caseload independently
- Evidence of IT skills
Desirable
- Experience of working with system one
Contractual requirements
Essential
- Evidence of flexible working
- Driver and access to car
Values and Behaviours
Essential
- All colleagues are expected to demonstrate that they act in line with Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Values: Trust Honesty Respect Compassion Teamwork
- All colleagues are expected to demonstrate an understanding of and commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) and how it applies to their role. The Trust’s expectations are highlighted within our EDI Policy, and associated EDI and Human Rights legislation
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Closing Date: 13 April 2025
