Job Details:
Job Reference: HCC620467
Salary Range: £32,149 - £35,241 per annum
Work Location: Dame Mary Fagan House, Basingstoke
Hours per week: 37
Contract Type: Permanent
Closing Date: 15 April 2025
The Role:
As a Reablement Practitioner, you’ll be working across all disciplines within the Reablement service including sensory loss, occupational therapy and the community response team (CRT). You’ll be part of a progressive team, using an enabling, adaptive approach, supporting people to live in their own homes where possible, and in the least restrictive way.
What you'll do:
- Alongside a multi-disciplinary team of Health and Social Care professionals, you’ll triage referrals, complete holistic assessments of need and plan supportive interventions.
- Use a strengths-based approach when providing advice and information throughout someone’s reablement journey, enabling them to problem solve and make informed decisions.
- Build positive working relationships with service users and their wider support network, healthcare professionals and local community networks.
- Support professional practitioners with safeguarding cases.
What we're looking for:
- Experience in a Reablement, Rehabilitation, Health or Social Care setting.
- General knowledge of the Care Act 2014 and Mental Capacity Act 2005.
- Excellent communication, interpersonal and teamwork skills.
- Detail-orientated and able to assess risks, needs and analyse information.
- Demonstrates patience, compassion and empathy, treating service users with dignity and respect in all interactions.
Why join us?
- Make a Difference: Work in partnership with organisations across Health and Social care to maximise independence, prevent hospital admissions, and facilitate rapid discharge from hospital to improve outcomes for the people of Hampshire. For further information please visit our Reablement website.
- Professional Development: Supportive supervision and continuous learning opportunities, including formal qualification routes and a comprehensive suite of management training. All team members obtain a Care Certificate once in post, fully funded by the council.
- Employee Support: Access to Health Assured's comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme to support your physical and mental wellbeing, including 24/7 telephone support, a suite of online resources, and legal and financial advice.
- Competitive Benefits Package: Including generous annual leave entitlement, occupational sick pay, and access to the Local Government Pension Scheme. Find more information here.
