Senior Rehab Assistant

Job summary

As a Band 4 Senior Rehabilitation Assistant, you will work as part of a multidisciplinary team to support the delivery of rehabilitation programmes, helping individuals to achieve their goals and maintain independence. This includes working alongside therapists and other colleagues to provide coordinated, high-quality rehabilitation. You will also contribute to supporting discharge from hospital by delivering timely rehabilitation interventions in patients' own homes where appropriate.

You will support the management of a varied caseload under the direction of a qualified therapist, including patients with complex needs, and contribute to service development and quality improvement initiatives.

If you are passionate about supporting individuals to regain confidence and independence following a change in their abilities, we would love to hear from you. You will be supported by experienced community therapists and will follow guidance and, where appropriate, complete assessments of individuals in their own homes to maximise their functional outcomes.

You will receive regular one-to-ones, training, and the opportunity to attend peer support meetings with other Band 4 staff.

You'll be joining a friendly team known for its collaborative spirit and commitment to patient-centred care.

There are several posts available across the New Forest and Eastleigh localities. If you are ready for a new challenge and want to make a difference to people's lives, we would love to hear from you.

Main duties, tasks & skills required

To co-ordinate and conduct rehabilitation programmes (including 1:1 and group classes) for patients both independently and under the guidance of the Physiotherapists. This will initially be in care home settings and individuals own homes.
To work closely with the physiotherapists and occupational therapists in the rehabilitation of patient with mixed physical diagnosis, recognising and immediately escalating any concerns around patient deterioration or lack of progression, referring back to physiotherapist or occupational therapist as appropriate
Responsible for recognising signs of a potentially unwell patient while under their care either in class or 1:1 setting
To be responsible for the diary management of their classes/patients
To be a resource for continued training to wider registrant and rehabilitation assistant workforce in the use of safe and effective exercise rehabilitation. 

About us

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust provides joined-up mental and physical healthcare for around two million people across our communities. With over 13,000 staff working in the community and local hospitals, we deliver care at every stage of life, helping people live their best and healthiest lives.

Our mental health services include community-based support and early intervention in psychosis (EIP) for both adults and young people, alongside a network of specialist inpatient wards covering forensic, learning disability, eating disorder and older person's care.

We deliver extensive physical health services too, from urgent community response teams helping frail and older patients remain safely at home, to hospitals at home teams providing acute-level care in familiar surroundings. Our neurological services offer rehabilitation and treatment for conditions including Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson's Disease, Motor Neurone Disease, Head Injury, Cerebral Palsy and Stroke. Across Hampshire, our community hospitals provide inpatient rehabilitation as a step down from acute care, and our dedicated teams also staff Treetops Sexual Assault Referral Centre in Portsmouth, offering expert, compassionate support.

Everything we do is underpinned by our CARE values of compassion, accountability, respect and excellence

Job description

Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached. It is important to us that we ensure our recruitment processes are accessible and inclusive to everyone - if as a potential candidate you are concerned a person specification may prevent or restrict your application for employment as a result of unintentional barriers on the grounds of your sex, race, age, sexual orientation, religion/belief or disability please initially contact the Trust's Recruitment team - detailed in the advert. The Trust will seek to resolve this issue wherever possible.

We are happy to talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential

One or more of the following:

* Level 2 Gym instructor

* Level 3 or 4 Personal Training Diploma or equivalent

* Member of the Register of Exercise Professionals

* Appropriate Liability Insurance or Otego qualification

* Equipment ordering and assessment training.

* Proven delivery of community balance and falls prevention classes.

*FULL UK DRIVING LICENCE is required at time of applying for role.*

(GOV website states - Driving in Great Britain on a non-GB licence. You can drive in Great Britain on your full, valid driving licence for 12 months from when you became resident. After 12 months you'll need to apply for a provisional licence and pass the theory and practical driving tests to drive in Great Britain.)

As this role is out in the community, we cannot accept applicants with a non-GB licence*

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

For help with your application, contact: 

Hannah Godfrey 

hannah.godfrey9@nhs.net 

07867341105