Rehabilitation Assistant

Position Summary:

The post holder will work with the Stroke service team. This post is one of 2 Rehab assistants within the stroke service and this person will rotate with the rehab assistant who works within the Stroke Early Supported Discharge (ESD) team. When working with the ESD team there will be travel to the patients own home as the ESD service is based in the patients home.

The duties of the assistant are performed under the direction of the physiotherapist occupational therapist speech and language therapist on the Stroke team and may be subject to variation according to the needs of the patients and the service.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities:

Clinical
To develop rapport with patients.
To completed duties as delegated by the Speech and Language Therapist (SLT) Occupational Therapist (OT) and Physiotherapist (PT).
To develop and maintain all skills and competencies as required to complete duties designated by the therapist.
To assist the therapist in their assessment of clients/patients and implementation of treatment programmes. This will include direct/hands-on assistance.
To assist the therapist in their provision of any therapeutic materials/equipment/aids & appliances as appropriate.
To use skills learnt to support conversation with people with communication disability.
To organise/prepare clients/patients for treatment sessions as directed by the therapist.
To organise and supervise therapeutic activities as directed by the therapist.
To adapt individual and/or group activities to facilitate patients with reduced physical and communication abilities.
To carry out specific exercise programmes with patients as directed by the OT SLT and PT.
To clean equipment and to maintain the appropriate documentation as record of same.
To prepare resources to support communication (i.e. communication folders charts passports etc.) as directed by the speech & language therapist.
To collaborate in the preparation of written materials in an accessible format if required.
To assist and participate in group therapy as required.
To maintain patient records within hospital standards.
To work with all members of the multidiscipline team.
To work in the patients home and in Beaumont Hospital as required.

Administrative
To co-operate with data collection systems and departmental administrative procedures and to collate statistics as required.
To prepare and clean any equipment as required and to ensure that equipment is tidied away after use in line with hospital hygiene standards.
To assist with stock and resource control and the ordering of supplies and equipment and to ensure that supplies are stored appropriately once they are delivered.
To liaise with non clinical services as necessary (e.g. Technical Services IT Stores).
To provide limited clerical support as required (e.g. Photocopying).
To comply with all relevant statutory local and hospital regulations and policies at all times.

Working relationships
To work closely with the all other discipline assistants admin staff and any other relevant hospital staff in other departments of the hospital.
To manage working relationships in a professional manner.
To manage communications in a professional manner.
To negotiate effectively with relevant others when appropriate.

Other
To attend mandatory training (e.g. induction lifting and handling infection control etc) and other training as directed.
To attend departmental meetings and other relevant meetings.
To adhere to health & safety hygiene infection control and all other hospital guidelines.
To undertake other duties as may be required by therapy managers.
This job description is not restrictive and may be reviewed in the light of changing needs within services.

Selection Criteria:
Selection criteria outline the qualifications skills knowledge and/or experience that the successful candidate would need to demonstrate for successful discharge of the responsibilities of the post.
Applications will be assessed on the basis of how well candidates satisfy these criteria.

Mandatory:

Education & Registration:
(i) Possess the relevant Health Service Skills FETAC Level 5 qualification for a speech and language therapy assistant. Physiotherapy assistant occupational therapy assistant or other equivalent discipline assistant
Or
(ii) Have obtained an equivalent qualification to (i) from another jurisdiction.
Or
(iii) Be currently employed as a Speech and Language therapy assistant Physiotherapy assistant Occupational therapy assistant rehabilitation/therapy assistant or in a comparable assistant role.

Desirable:

Experience working with adults within a hospital or adult rehabilitation environment.
Knowledge of the Irish Health Service
Full drivers licence and access to a car
Good computer skills

Candidates must hold the relevenent work permissions for to be eligible for this post.

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