Rehab Support Worker

Contribute to, support and promote ECCHs, strategic direction, values and culture in relation to primary care home services. Communicate effectively with patients, relatives and carers, respecting patient confidentiality with privacy and respect for diverse cultural backgrounds and requirements. Communicate routine information to patients, relatives or carers, using skills of persuasion, reassurance, tact and empathy as required. To support relatives at all times and be aware of the effects of illness on the family. Enable individuals and their families to express their needs and preferences and take appropriate action to overcome barriers to communication. To support and deliver aspects of activites of daily living. To include management of dietary and fluid intake, management of continence, assisting with toileting programmes, including use of sheaths, catheters and continence pads. To promote confidence in the patient by means of appropriate standards of appearance, behaviour and
attitudes Check compliance with medication- Prompt, assist and manage medication as directed by Medication Administration Record chart. Reporting any problems with medication and/ or compliance. To safeguard the confidentiality of all personally sensitive information. Contribute to the clinical governance agenda through participation in clinical audit. Create an environment conducive to effective working, respecting and supporting staff to deliver high quality clinical services. Work as part of the multidisciplinary Primary Care Home to deliver planned and unplanned services. Work with patients towards self-care and independence. Participate in caring for patients at the end of life when appropriate. To implement the care as planned taking into account own competencies. Take, record and report blood pressure, respiration, pulse rate, oxygen saturation levels, urinalysis. Be able to recognise and report the deteriorating condition of a patient To report any concerns / changes in the
patients condition to a registered nurse or appropriate Health care Professional without delay. Undertake skin assessments. Undertake like for like dressing change if required. Provide walking aids, provide and fit small aids and equipment as directed. Ensure a high standard of record keeping is achieved in line with ECCH standards. Engage in personal development, maintain competence, knowledge and skills commensurate with role Take responsibility for the safe use of clinical equipment, Contribute to the effective use of resources. Report any concerns/ changes in a patients condition to a registered health care professional without delay. All roles within East Coast Community Healthcare CIC (ECCH) require staff to demonstrate our Values and Signature Behaviours in the care and service they provide to patients, service users, stakeholders and colleagues. All members of staff should consider these as an essential part of their job role. Our Values outline the core
behaviours that we can all achieve and are summarised as an acronym within the word CARE. These stand for: Compassion, Action, Respect and Everyone. Underpinning our Values are our Signature Behaviours which highlight by taking the right actions we continue to build a strong culture. Our four Signature Behaviours are: Compassion - We Listen, We Learn, We Lead| Action - My Accountability, My Responsibility | Respect - Respect Our Resources: People, Time and Money | Everyone - Work Together, Achieve Together.