Job summary
- Main area
- Reablement Assistant
- Grade
- Band 3
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Days and nights)
- Job ref
- 343-7507206-FM-AG
- Employer
- Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- SHC Reablement Unit St Helier Hospital
- Town
- Carshalton
- Salary
- £29,651 - £31,312 pa incl HCAS Outer pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 15/10/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Reablement Assistant
Band 3
At Epsom and St Helier Hospitals, above all we value respect. We put respect at the heart of all we do, by living up to our shared behaviours of kindness, professionalism, positivity and teamwork. This enables us to provide great patient care and make ESTH a great place to work. When you sign up to work with us, you sign up to this and we welcome applicants who share our values.
Job overview
The Reablement Assistant will function as part of the SH&C Reablement Unit providing care, support and rehabilitation for patients within the Unit and within their own home. The post holder will undertake a range of delegated tasks, follow care plans and report daily to the Nurse in charge and Therapy leads. The role will be supported to develop skills and abilities to work with this client group to provide the appropriate level of reablement.
It is anticipated that this role will continue to develop through the acquisition of further skills, knowledge and competencies to be determined within the clinical teams with focus on patients needs.
Main duties of the job
Please refer to the job description for full details on:
-Clinical duties
-Clerical duties
-Job dimensions
-Working relationships
Working for our organisation
St George’s, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals and Health Group cares for a population of four million people in South West London and North East Surrey. Our sites include St George’s Hospital, one of 11 major trauma centres in the UK and the largest healthcare provider and major teaching hospital in the area; St Helier Hospital, home to the South West Thames Renal and Transplantation Unit and Queen Mary's Hospital for Children; and Epsom Hospital, home to the South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre (SWLEOC).
After years of collaboration, our two Trusts became a hospitals group in 2021. While remaining as two separate Trusts, being a hospitals group will help us to collaborate more closely on research, and the development, education, and training of our 17,000-strong workforce.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached supporting job description and person specification document which contains more information about the role and requirements. Please ensure your application refers to the job description and person specification.
The recruiting team reserve the right to close this advertisement early once applications reach maximum limit.
Person specification
Education Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Written, verbal and numeric skills to GCSE level or similar
- NVQ Level 3 or equivalent
Desirable criteria
- Care Certificate
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of working in a caring role
Desirable criteria
- Able to demonstrate an understanding of MDT working
- Worked as a therapy or healthcare assistant
- Experience of working in more than one specialty within a health care environmen
Skills and Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Able to demonstrate organisational and time management skills
- A willingness to learn new skills
- Able to deal with pressurised or unexpected situations
- Demonstrate organisational and time management skills
- Good written, spoken and non-verbal communication skills
- Have a UK driving license
Desirable criteria
- Able to demonstrate initiative
Personal qualities
Essential criteria
- Ability to show flexibility
- Able to effectively work under supervision
Your application: Please ensure that you have read the job description and person specification and that your supporting statement reflects these, as your application will be assessed and scored against these criteria.
References: You will be required to provide 3 years of employment/educational history. We do not accept references from personal email addresses such as Hotmail, Gmail etc. therefore please ensure you are providing professional working email addresses within your application form. If you are unable to provide professional email addresses and are invited to an interview, please ensure you advise the interviewers of this - otherwise, this may delay your pre-employment checks.
Closing date: In order to streamline recruitment within our Trust, we reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once we have received a sufficient number of applications.
Shortlisting: You will only be contacted via e-mail/SMS by the SWL Recruitment Hub if you are successfully shortlisted for this post. Please ensure that you check your Trac registered e-mail regularly.
DBS: We are committed to safeguarding children and adults who are at risk of abuse. As such, if this post will have access to children or vulnerable adults, you will be required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check. However, all employees have a responsibility for safeguarding children and vulnerable adults in the course of their duties and for ensuring that they are aware of the specific duties relating to their role.
Telephone: 02082963786
Text: 07501066267
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Applicant requirements
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Sophie Bennie
- Job title
- Ward Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07760976301
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