Bank Rehab Assistant Band 3 | Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust

Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust; Epsom and Ewell; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in the United Kingdom is seeking a Rehabilitation Support Worker to aid in the rehabilitation of patients within various settings. Responsibilities include gathering patient information, implementing therapy programs, and monitoring progress. Candidates should have experience in physiotherapy, occupational therapy, or speech and language therapy. This role requires the ability to work unsupervised under guidance, contributing to achieving excellent patient care.

Qualifications

• Experience in physiotherapy, occupational therapy, or speech language therapy is required.
• Ability to work unsupervised under guidance.
• Training in proper procedures is mandatory.

Responsibilities

• Gather client information and provide feedback to therapist.
• Carry out mobility and transfer assessments.
• Implement therapy programmes and provide feedback.
• Monitor patient progress and implement changes.
• Contribute to evaluation of therapeutic interventions.

Skills

Physiotherapy experience

Occupational therapy experience

Speech language therapy experience

Ability to work unsupervised

Job description

Overview

Our ambition is to provide an outstanding level of care to our patients and communities.

Above all we value respect. This means everyone at the Trust – whether a member of staff, a patient or their loved ones – can expect to be treated with respect, whatever their role or background. This ensures kind, positive, professional teamwork, delivering great care to every patient, every day.

By choosing to work here, you also choose to value and role model respect. This means having respect for the Trust and your roles and responsibilities, as well as colleagues, patients and anyone who interacts with the Trust.

To provide rehabilitation support services.

To undertake specific skilled support work to aid the rehabilitation of patients in the Community. Treatment may occur in the department, patients’ home or other appropriate setting. Treatment may be provided for Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy or Speech and Language Therapy.

To carry own patient caseload, assessing and treating routine patients within guidelines agreed by the treating therapist. Monitor progress and make minor alterations to patient treatment programmes as required.

Work unsupervised reporting back patient progress and informing the treating therapist of any problems. Receiving guidance and advice on an almost daily basis.

We offer an extensive range of services, including cancer, pathology, surgery, and gynaecology to 500,000 people in south west London and north east Surrey. We operate two busy general hospitals, Epsom Hospital and St Helier Hospital, and run services from other locations, including Sutton Hospital.

St Helier Hospital is home to the South West Thames Renal and Transplantation Unit and Queen Mary’s Hospital for Children, while Epsom Hospital is home to the South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre (SWLEOC). Both Epsom and St Helier hospitals have Accident and Emergency departments (A&E) and Maternity services (Obstetrics).

We also play an active role in the local healthcare economy, and are the lead provider in two innovative health and care partnerships.

In Surrey Downs (that’s the Epsom, East Elmbridge and Dorking areas), we have partnered with CSH Surrey, the three GP federations in the Surrey Downs area, and Surrey County Council (who are an associate member), to provide adult community health services. This innovative partnership is called Surrey Downs Health and Care. You can visit our website https://surreydownshealthandcare.nhs.uk

In Sutton, we have joined forces with the London Borough of Sutton, Sutton GP Services and South West London and St George’s Mental Health Trust to provide adult and children’s community health services and sexual health services to local people. Together, we are called Sutton Health and Care – you can visit www.suttonhealthandcare.nhs.uk.

Responsibilities

• Gather information prior to seeing client and provide feedback to therapist: obtain biographical information, take case history, explore other sources.
• Carry out mobility and transfer assessments for specific equipment as requested by therapy or nursing staff and report back to qualified member regarding the need for further input.
• Implement therapy programmes/approaches, both individually and for groups and provide feedback to therapist: carry out programme devised by therapist using delegated exercises and manual physical therapy techniques.
• Work jointly with clinicians in cases which are complex and may require physical moving and handling as part of rehabilitation.
• Plan patient treatment programmes for approval by therapist and implement.
• Monitor progress and implement changes as appropriate, keeping the therapist informed.
• Undertake support work alongside therapist for highly dependent patients with complex needs.
• Be responsible for assessing and managing clinical risk in relation to own caseload, seeking guidance from therapist as appropriate.
• Will not attempt any procedure without appropriate training and deemed competent to carry out specific instructions.
• Contribute to evaluation of therapeutic interventions, including discharge planning: contribute objectively and comment on observed therapy intervention, using an outcome measurement for a specific goal.
• Adapt the treatment programme according to the outcome measurements.
• Prioritise workload following managerial supervision, prioritise and plan day‑to‑day workload, identify factors involved in prioritisation and contribute to discussion about long‑term prioritisation of work.

Qualifications

Qualifications not explicitly listed in the description. Role requires experience in physiotherapy, occupational therapy or speech language therapy and ability to work unsupervised under guidance.

Benefits

Benefit information not provided in the description.

This advert closes on Saturday 31 Jan 2026