Job overview

This is a unique opportunity to be part of a new initiative that is one of its kind in the country. Our vision and values are to work closely with our patient(s) using a ‘hands-on approach’ and supporting them to a successful discharge into the community where they can live as independent a life as they envision. Reablement is all about working closely with our service users to live as independent a life as they would like, in a time frame that is appropriate to their individual needs.  Working collaboratively with our service users, taking a ‘hands on’ and ‘Doing it with them, not for them’ approach. 

The Wolds sits within rehabilitation; we are a 16-bed, mixed-sex ward with individual rooms and en-suites.  We are very much a multi-skilled and diverse team who delivers excellent care to our service users and is inclusive to family or carers during the inpatient stay.

You will be working alongside the MDT to support our service users to achieve an independent life, supporting staff nurses with reviewing the service users' individual and personalised care plans, working closely with our social inclusion workers to better support our patients, as well as facilitating the groups specific to our clients' needs.

Due to the UKVI immigration changes, we are no longer able to offer sponsorship for this role. Please provide details of the visa type and expiry date in your application. Failure to provide the required information will result in your application being rejected.

Main duties of the job

To work alongside the nursing team to support our patients through their reablement pathway, working alongside the MDT to support our patients to achieve an independent life, you will be supporting the nurses with reviewing patients' individualised care plans, working closely with the Social Inclusion Workers to better support our patients' needs.

Duties include conducting observations, physical health checks and documentation; supporting patients with their ADL's including, facilitating escorts off ward; IROC using the recovery model; psycho education and life skills. Preparing our patients with the essential skills so they can use these to live their lives comfortably in the community. You will have the opportunity to have monthly managerial and clinical supervision and annual appraisals to identify the areas you wish to progress in to further your career.

Working for our organisation

Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust provides mental health services and a number of learning disability, autism and social care services in the county of Lincolnshire. Employing around 2,900 staff, and serving a population of over 768,400, our people lie at the heart of everything we do.

You could be part of a Trust rated by staff as one of the best mental health and learning disability trusts in England. We firmly believe the key to high quality care is a contented workforce. This is reflected in our Care Quality Commission rating of ‘outstanding’ for well-led and ‘good’ overall. In the most recent National NHS Staff Survey, our staff rated us as the number one trust nationally for staff morale and one of the top scoring NHS Trusts in the Midlands for being compassionate and inclusive. We’re really proud of this!

We offer options for flexible working and provide a wide range of training and promotion opportunities in all professions. We support and celebrate diversity, have active staff networks groups and are always looking at what more we can do to support our staff.

Whether you’re taking the first exciting steps in your career, itching for a new challenge or searching for a better place to raise a family,  Lincolnshire has a range of rewarding health and social care careers in a county that’s friendly, fascinating, affordable and brimming with everything you need to live a happy life. Visit beinlincolnshire.com to find out more.