Multiprofessional Rehabilitation Assistant in Stroke

We are looking to appoint motivated and enthusiastic individuals to support stroke patients in our inpatient and community rehabilitation teams. TheMultiprofessional Rehabilitation Assistant (MPRA) role will support the practice of the multidisciplinary teams (including Dietetics, Nursing, Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy, Speech and Language Therapy and Clinical Psychology) to deliver the therapeutic goals of people undertaking rehabilitationafter strokeat Cardiff and Vale University Health Board. The post holders will work as part of the multidisciplinary teams for the 38-bedded inpatient Stroke Rehabilitation Centre (SRC) and Early Supported Discharge (ESD) community stroke team to deliver specialist patient centred and goal-oriented rehabilitation to support stroke patients. They will be responsible for delivering person centred meaningful activities working closely with patients, their relatives and carers, volunteers and multidisciplinary professionals across the service. A key aim of the role is to deliver rehabilitation across 7 days to improve flow and enhance the patient experience. Therefore, rotas will include weekends and bank holidays as well as week day shifts., The successful candidate will need to:

• Contribute to the day-to-day delivery of a high-quality service to patients recovering and rehabilitating after stroke.
• Work well within a multidisciplinary team, under the guidance of registered health professionals.
• Advocate and support patients' rights by promoting shared decision making, respecting individual choice and beliefs, ensuring privacy and dignity at all times.
  
  The post will involve rotating between the SRC and ESD teams and therefore the ability to drive with access to a car is desirable for this post. The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.
  
  Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is one of the largest Integrated Health Boards in the UK, employing over 17,000 staff, providing over 100 specialist services. Working across 6 hospital sites, we have a diverse range of career opportunities to offer. Serving over 500,000 people living in Cardiff and the Vale, we are focussed on the health and care needs of our local population whilst working with our partners to develop regional services. Together we are committed to improving health outcomes for everyone, delivering excellent care and support.
Our mission is "Living Well, Caring Well, Working Together", and our vision is that every person's chance of leading a healthy life should be equal. Our 10-year transformation and improvement strategy, Shaping Our Future Wellbeing, is our chance to work collaboratively with the public and our workforce to make our health board more sustainable for the future.